Joel Bowden

Joel Bowden played 265 senior AFL games for Richmond between 1996 and 2009, lining up most often as a defender. On 23-0, Joel Bowden's career spans 2 decades, from the 1990s to the 2000s of football.

Our era-fair model rates Joel Bowden at a peak of 91 out of 100, reached in the 2000s. That figure measures Joel Bowden only against the players of that same era — the teammates and opponents actually faced — using standardised output, honours and finals impact, so a 2000s defender can be compared fairly with players from any other decade of the game.

Honours on the record for Joel Bowden include 2 All-Australian selections. Joel Bowden also polled 41 Brownlow votes across the career.

Season by season, the data credits Joel Bowden with a best season of 591 disposals in 2001, 174 career goals and a top Brownlow year of 9 votes in 2001. The full year-by-year breakdown is below.