Josh Worrell

Joshua Worrell (born 11 April 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).^[1][2]

Josh Worrell
Personal information
Full name	Joshua Worrell
Nickname(s)	Woozle, Woz
Date of birth	(2001-04-11) 11 April 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	High Wycombe, England
Original team(s)	Sandringham Dragons (Talent League) Bentleigh Demons(SMJFL) East Brighton Vampires(SMJFL)
Draft	No. 28, 2019 national draft
Debut	Round 13, 2021, Adelaide vs. St Kilda, at Cazaly's Stadium
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	93 kg (205 lb)
Position(s)	Key defender
Club information
Current club	Adelaide
Number	24
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2021–	Adelaide	49 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 8, 2025.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Born in High Wycombe, England, Worrell moved to Australia as an infant and grew up in Melbourne, attending first CBC St Kilda (St Mary's College) and then Haileybury. He played his junior football for Bentleigh Demons and East Brighton Vampires^[3] and was drafted out of the Sandringham Dragons. In 2019 he represented Vic Metro at the under-18 championships and was the team's top goal-kicker.^[4]

AFL career

Worrell, a left-footed player, was selected by Adelaide with the 28th pick of the 2019 national draft. His league debut came in Cairns against St Kilda in 2021. He has since been used by the Crows as a medium defender, rather than his drafted position of forward.^[5][6]

Worrell showed signs of becoming a breakout star defender for the Crows in 2024 until he broke his wrist in a drawn match against Brisbane Lions.^[7] In "huge show of faith" by Adelaide, Worrell signed a two-year contract extension in the week following his injury.^[8] He returned to the side wearing a wrist support in round 21 against Geelong, and had a strong finish to the season. Worrell averaged a career-best 18 disposals in 2024, ranked "elite".

He started the 2025 season strongly with a career-high 25 disposals against St Kilda. Worrell escaped a ban against Fremantle, receiving a fine for a dangerous tackle against Michael Frederick.^[9] Teammate Mitch Hinge received a one-game suspension in the same match, and the following week, Worrell thrived with the additional defensive responsibilities against Carlton.^[10]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to round 7, 2025^[11]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2020	Adelaide	24	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2021	Adelaide	24	1	0	0	2	1	3	0	2	0	0	2.0	1.0	3.0	0	2.0
2022	Adelaide	24	4	0	0	33	24	57	8	7	0	0	8.3	6.0	14.3	2.0	1.8
2023	Adelaide	24	12	0	0	127	48	175	47	25	0	0	10.6	4.0	14.6	3.9	2.1
2024	Adelaide	24	13	0	0	155	78	233	67	19	0	0	11.9	6.0	17.9	5.2	1.5
2025	Adelaide	24	7	0	0	84	38	132	33	13	0	0	12.0	6.9	18.9	4.7	1.9
Career			37	0	0	401	199	600	155	66	0	0	10.8	5.4	16.2	4.2	1.8