John Noble (footballer)

John Noble (born 25 March 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL). Playing as a half-back or winger, he was selected in the 2019 mid-season draft after spending several years in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He made his AFL debut late in the 2019 season.

John Noble
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-03-25) 25 March 1997
Original team(s) West Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 14, 2019 mid-season draft
Debut Round 17, 2019, Collingwood vs. West Coast, at Optus Stadium
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Position(s) Half-back/winger
Club information
Current club Collingwood
Number 9
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Collingwood 92 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

SANFL career

Noble, originally from Adelaide, was born prematurely[1] as an identical twin. As a result, he was required to take medication during childhood which delayed his physical development.[2] He began playing for West Adelaide in the SANFL from 2016, playing 43 games and kicking 24 goals during his time at the club.[3] Noble represented his league in a 2019 match against a West Australian Football League (WAFL) representative side, laying four tackles and amassing 24 disposals.[4]

AFL career

Noble was recruited by Collingwood with pick 14 in the 2019 mid-season draft, replacing Lynden Dunn after he was moved to the long-term injury list. The club's recruiting manager, Derek Hine, cited Noble's combination of speed and endurance, together with his performance in the state-league representative match as the reasons he was selected.[4] Ben Hopkins, West Adelaide's chief executive, congratulated Noble on his selection but pointed out the club's disadvantage and lack of compensation for losing him to the AFL.[5]

Noble initially wore guernsey number #49 at Collingwood.[6] He began playing in the club's reserves side in the Victorian Football League (VFL), and after three matches was called up to the AFL team in a round 17 match against West Coast.[2] Noble accumulated 17 possessions on debut but injured his calf. He returned in the last two rounds of the home-and-away season and went on to play in Collingwood's two finals.[7] Ahead of the 2020 season he re-signed with Collingwood until the end of 2021,[8] and inherited guernsey number #9 from Sam Murray, who had been delisted.[9]

Family

Noble is the son of David Noble, a premiership player with North Hobart Football Club in the Tasmanian Football League,[10] and later a professional sports administrator with experience at Adelaide and the Brisbane Lions. Noble was able to use his father's connections, knowledge and advice to assist him as a prospective draftee.[1] David was appointed as the senior coach of North Melbourne in November 2020,[11] and would be sacked midway through the 2022 season after a series of poor results.[12]

Statistics

Updated to the end of round the 2023 season.[13]

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2019Collingwood49 50155389320110.00.211.07.618.64.02.20
2020[lower-alpha 1]Collingwood9 172016111627756290.10.09.56.816.33.31.71
2021Collingwood9 2220260149409114570.10.011.86.818.65.22.60
2022Collingwood9 2500291149440116660.00.011.66.017.64.62.60
2023Collingwood9 2331322148470123560.10.0414.06.420.45.32.41
Career 9272108960016894282190.10.0211.86.518.44.72.42

Notes

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. Gabelich, Josh (21 September 2019). "Collingwood rookie John Noble has gone from stacking shelves to playing blockbuster games in a very short space of time". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. Grieve, Charlotte (10 July 2019). "'Very overwhelming': Magpie Noble the third mid-season draftee set for AFL". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. "13 John Noble". SANFL.com.au. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  4. McNicol, Adam (27 May 2019). "Pies make Noble choice". collingwoodfc.com.au. Telstra Media. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. "AFL criticised for having 'little or no regard' for state teams after players get poached in mid-season draft". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. Noble, John (17 July 2019). "John's Noble Prize". AFLPlayers. AFL Players' Association. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  7. Gabelich, Josh (9 October 2019). "Collingwood mid-season recruit John Noble to be rewarded for eye-catching first five games". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  8. Gabelich, Josh (18 November 2019). "Collingwood re-signs mid-season rookie pick John Noble and first-round pick Isaac Quaynor for two more years". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  9. "2020 AFL guernsey numbers revealed". collingwoodfc.com.au. Telstra Media. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  10. https://afltashalloffame.com.au/inductees/302-david-noble/
  11. "North Melbourne appoints David Noble to replace Rhyce Shaw as AFL head coach". ABC News. 20 November 2020.
  12. https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/north-melbourne-kangaroos/afl-news-2022-david-noble-sacked-as-north-melbourne-coach-analysis-second-worst-record-kangaroos-list-rebuild-geoff-walsh-review/news-story/27bef91d25b13a4104952182928a79d5
  13. "John Noble statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
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