Joshua Gibson (footballer)

Joshua Gibson (footballer)

Infobox afl player


firstname = Josh
lastname = Gibson
| birthdate = birth date and age|1984|3|13|df=y
birthplace =
Melbourne, Victoria
originalteam = Oakleight Chargers/Port Melbourne
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 10, 28 May 2005
debutteam = Kangaroos
debutopponent = Brisbane Lions
debutstadium = Gabba
playingteams = North Melbourne (2005-)

35 Games,0 Goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2007
careerhighlights =

Joshua "Josh" Gibson (born 13 March 1984) is an Australian rules footballer for the Kangaroos Football Club in the Australian Football League.

Gibson is known for his tough play as a back-pocket defender. He was instantly recognisable because of his afro hairstyle before he cut it. Josh has direct links to Barbados, where his father was born. He also attended Trinity Grammar School in Kew, a school which is renowned for producing great footballers, like Wayne Schwass and Luke Power.

Playing History

Josh came from Port Melbourne Football Club in the VFL and was drafted onto the Kangaroos rookie list.

A left footer, he is originally from Oakleigh Chargers and played 10 matches with the Kangaroos in 2006.

On 3 June 2007, he suffered a head injury in the bathroom at his home as he was preparing for training. [ [http://realfooty.com.au/news/news/afl-player-suffers-head-injury/2007/06/06/1181089124413.html Gibson suffers serious head injury] ] . After initially being ruled out of football for the remainder of the season, [ [http://www.afl.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=208&newsId=44638 Head injury ends Gibson's season] ] he was able to return to the AFL in Round 21 and was able to shut out Lance Franklin who had kicked seven goals the previous round.

References

External links

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*AflRleague|ref=J/Joshua_Gibson.html


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