Joshua Cowan is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er for Geelong

Geelong Football Club

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...

 in the Australian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 (AFL). A versatile player, cowan is able to play in the midfield as well as on the half-back line

Half-back line

In the sport of Australian rules football, the half-back line refers to the positions of the 3 players on the field that occupy the centre-half back and left and right half-back flank positions....

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Schooling life

Cowan's school life began at Daylesford Primary School where he established himself as an avid sportsman, during this time he joined Daylesford Football Club

Daylesford Football Club

Daylesford Football Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, are an Australian rules football team in the Central Highlands Football League. The team was formerly known as the Daylesford Demons and competed for many years in the Ballarat Football League before switching leagues in the early 2000s.Daylesford's...

. He moved on to Daylesford Secondary College

Daylesford Secondary College

Daylesford Secondary College is a government secondary school located in Daylesford, approximately an hour and a half from Melbourne, Australia. The Vice principals are Phil White and Carol Gleeson . It is being renovated at the moment. Located in Smith Street, Daylesford....

 where he continued to excel at sports. At the beginning of year 11 Josh moved from Daylesford Secondary College

Daylesford Secondary College

Daylesford Secondary College is a government secondary school located in Daylesford, approximately an hour and a half from Melbourne, Australia. The Vice principals are Phil White and Carol Gleeson . It is being renovated at the moment. Located in Smith Street, Daylesford....

 to St Patrick's College, Ballarat

St Patrick's College, Ballarat

St Patrick's College was founded by the Christian Brothers in 1893. It is a Roman Catholic day and boarding school, located in Ballarat, Australia. It provides education for boys from Year 7 to Year 12, with an emphasis on sporting and academic programmes...

 a catholic school in Ballarat, Victoria

Ballarat, Victoria

Ballarat is a city in the state of Victoria, Australia, approximately west-north-west of the state capital Melbourne situated on the lower plains of the Great Dividing Range and the Yarrowee River catchment. It is the largest inland centre and third most populous city in the state and the fifth...

. it was here that he joined the 1st XVIII, a highly successful team that lost in the grand final of the herald sun shield. Whilst at St Patrick's College, Ballarat

St Patrick's College, Ballarat

St Patrick's College was founded by the Christian Brothers in 1893. It is a Roman Catholic day and boarding school, located in Ballarat, Australia. It provides education for boys from Year 7 to Year 12, with an emphasis on sporting and academic programmes...

 Josh was recruited by TAC Cup

TAC Cup

The TAC Cup is an under 18 Australian rules football representative competition held in Victoria, Australia. It is based on geographic regions throughout country Victoria and metropolitan Melbourne with each team representing 12 Victorian regions....

 club the North Ballarat Rebels

North Ballarat Rebels

The North Ballarat Rebels are an Australian rules football club which play in the TAC Cup, an under-18 competition in Victoria, Australia.North Ballarat is one of four regional clubs set up as part of a plan by the AFL to have clubs set in all regions of the state.This was to help aid in player...

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Early life

Cowan grew up in and played his junior football for Daylesford, Victoria

Daylesford, Victoria

Daylesford is a town located in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia. It is a former goldmining town about 115 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range. At the 2006 census, Daylesford had a population of 3,073...

. Cowan represented Victoria Country at the AFL National Under 18 Championships

AFL National Under 18 Championships

The NAB AFL Under 18 Championships are the annual national Australian rules football championships for players aged 18 years or younger. The competition is seen as one of the main pathways towards being drafted into a team in the fully professional Australian Football League...

 in 2009, and averaged 20 disposals in the TAC Cup in 2009. He is known as being a smart midfielder with great ball-winning ability, composure, decision-making skills and effective disposal and is strong overhead for his size.

AFL career

Cowan was drafted by the Geelong Football Club

Geelong Football Club

The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...

 with their fifth selection, and was the fifty-sixth overall draft pick in the 2009 AFL Draft

2009 AFL Draft

The 2009 AFL Draft consists of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2009/10 Australian Football League off-season. These were the Trade Week , the National Draft , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft .- Trades :In the lead up to the trade week many high profile players such as...

. Cowan made his debut in round 10 of the 2011 season coming on in the third quarter as a substitute and finishing with 9 possessions, 5 marks, 2 tackles and a goal.
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Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of 2011 season. Averages are in brackets.

Season	Team	#	Games	Disposals	Kicks Kick (football) Kicking is a method used by many types of football, including:* Association football* Australian rules football* International rules football* American football* Canadian football* Gaelic football* Rugby league* Rugby union...	Handballs Handball (Australian rules football) Handball is a term in the sport of Australian rules football which describes a method of disposing of possession of the football by hand. It is the most frequently used alternative to kicking the ball...	Marks Mark (Australian football) A mark is a skill in Australian rules football where a player cleanly catches a kicked ball that has travelled more than 15 metres without anyone else touching it or the ball hitting the ground....	Tackles Tackle (football move) Most forms of football have a move known as a tackle. The primary purposes of tackling is to disposses an opponent of the ball, to stop the player from gaining ground towards goal or to stop them from carrying out what they intend....	Goals	Behinds
2010 2010 AFL season -Premiership season:The draw for the 2010 AFL Premiership Season is not a random selection of matches, but rather is planned by the AFL. It is intended to produce a balanced draw while also providing the fans and television networks with blockbuster games. In a competition with 16 teams and 22...		41
2011 2011 AFL season The 2011 Australian Football League season was the 115th season of the Australian rules football competition. It was the debut year for , and was scheduled to be the only season to be played with 17 teams...	Geelong	18		30 (10.0)	14 (4.7)	16 (5.3)	10 (3.3)	(2.7)	(0.3)	(0.3)
Career totals			3	30 (10.0)	14 (4.7)	16 (5.3)	10 (3.3)	8 (2.7)	1 (0.3)	1 (0.3)

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