Player Watch #31: Josh Goater - re-signed until the end of 2026

[ferball]

12 games in 4 years.

What are you basing your rainbows and lollipops outlook on??

He's had one serious injury and is still coming back fro it, before that he played most of a season in the VFL and half nearly half the next season as well as 10 games in the AFL.

The first game of the next season was last year when he did his achilles.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

It's no coincidence that both he and CCJ are experiencing the same issues post their achillies tear. We should take some professional advice as it seems our rehab team may have made a mistake or two somewhere in failing to load some key muscles during the rehab process.

Hopefully a full preseason will fix it

Like most aspects of the club, we are simply amateurs with recovery.

 

[Gasometer]

Peter Jonas for the old timers !!

Remember Jonas in a VFL game at Arden St cutting loose and it looked like he was going to be the next Blighty. Ended up as Donald McDonald.

Another one that didn’t come back well after a serious collision was Maurice Boyce

 

[Masked Avenger]

Goater's the type that I wouldn't care if he didn't touch a football at all during preseason.

He should be spending every living second working on his fitness and building up physical resilience.

Wouldn't harm a few others also.

 

[zoomba23]

Bye bye Goaters

 

[Arthur Cloke]

Give him 5 years Signor Brady

 

[My Left Foote]

Adding him to the David Trotter Jesse Smith Cam Richardson Taylor Garner Flynn Perez Jackson Archer Cam Delaney Aaron Black Kieran Harper Miller Bergman wall of lame.

EFA

 

[TheNorthFan]

Last year for Goater in 2026. Lucky to get the contract extension in some ways. Is one game in AFL where Goater played a shut-down role on Toby Greene

4

Toby Greene

Age

32

Ht

182cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.7

5star

K

12.5

5star

HB

10.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.0

5star

G

1.2

4star

D

17.5

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

8.0

4star

M

4.8

4star

T

1.0

2star

G

2.3

5star

D

26.6

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

14.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.0

1star

in Rd1 2024 vs. GWS was that much a factor? Achilles injury he sustained vs. GWS in Rd 2024, seems to have really hampered him in multiple ways. Suspect the club will definitely draft 1 (of not 2) half-back(s) in 2025 AFL Draft in the event that Goater does not prosper in 2026. Looking grim, unless he has Levi Greenwood

19

Levi Greenwood

Age

36

Ht

181cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.1

4star

K

9.8

4star

HB

7.4

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

4.3

5star

CL

2.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

12.8

4star

K

9.2

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.8

5star

like revival in 2026.

 

[Moti]

Last year for Goater in 2026. Lucky to get the contract extension in some ways. Is one game in AFL where Goater played a shut-down role on Toby Greene in Rd1 2024 vs. GWS was that much a factor? Achilles injury he sustained vs. GWS in Rd 2024, seems to have really hampered him in multiple ways. Suspect the club will definitely draft 1 (of not 2) half-back(s) in 2025 AFL Draft in the event that Goater does not prosper in 2026. Looking grim, unless he has Levi Greenwood like revival in 2026.

We need a minimum 3x inside, clearance only mids, will struggle to look at a HB.

 

[Dinkers]

Not naming names, but who's the player heading off to the middle east for either a) world peace or b) working on his flexibility.

Grand news for the unnamed footballer. And super exciting for all bar Daniel nee Dinkers, one could suggest.

 

[Dinkers]

Paying his own way FYI- not sure that sits comfortably with me for the unnamed footballer.

 

[Gumble Frankieton]

Peter Jonas for the old timers !!

I remember my old man had high hopes for Anthony Furey and John Holt

 

[Mute Point]

Good to see he's giving himself every chance to make something of his football career.

Let's see if any of his team mates follow suit & make the sacrifices required to go to the next level.

 

[Karanicolas]

I remember my old man had high hopes for Anthony Furey and John Holt

Paul Spargo was another one.

 

[RightWingRoo]

Paying his own way FYI- not sure that sits comfortably with me for the unnamed footballer.

Yeah, it should be club funded.
But good on the lad for showing initiative.

 

[JGreezy]

Yeah, it should be club funded.
But good on the lad for showing initiative.

There might be salary cap rules on the clubs funding holidays in the offseason

 

[RightWingRoo]

There might be salary cap rules on the clubs funding holidays in the offseason

Ahh OK, fair enough.
Might've had to wait until the start of training in November, if it was club funded.

 

[KG27]

I remember my old man had high hopes for Anthony Furey and John Holt

I remember seeing Furey player - cruelled by injury - bit like Peter Jonas - could have been exceptional players

 

[Dinkers]

I remember seeing Furey player - cruelled by injury - bit like Peter Jonas - could have been exceptional players

Remember Furey kicking five in a quarter at Arden St under JF Kennedy, and at the quarter time break JFK went nuts at him, " no place for those spectacular marks, play in bloody front". I thought crikey, tad harsh he's on target for a 20 goal day, then the clouds opened and the whole area flooded, good times as a youngster.

 

[William Caresser]

Paul Spargo was another one.

Has there ever been another case of calf compartment syndrome - before or after?

 

[Moti]

Moti Season Review:

Rating: C

Probably deserves a B because he managed to play but injuries cost him so he underperformed. Best part of his year was seeing him play and not noticing any loss in athletic capacity. Could be the big 26 breakout player

Pre-Season focus: Pigs blood, strengthening the body

Projected 2026 position: AFL defender

 

[giantroo]

Having struggled to get on the park this year, Goater has jetted off to Aspetar, a sports medical clinic in Doha, Qatar.

"He's with club physio Liam Phillips undergoing an intensive week of assessment, testing and education led by renowned practitioner Dr Enda King and his team," White said.

"This expedition will look at enhancing our approach to programming for Josh in search of greater durability and robustness moving into the new campaign."

AFL off-season injury update: Latest on Roos in rehab

A large portion of North Melbourne's list will be fit and firing when the list returns for pre-season in November

www.nmfc.com.au

 

[Devski]

Off to see the Qatari wizards. Promising as long as Israel don’t blow him up.

 

[toepoker]

Doha
Bloke really can't avoid trouble, can he?

 

[BlueandWhiteinmyBlood]

Off to see the Qatari wizards. Promising as long as Israel don’t blow him up.

lol he was the first person I thought of when I heard about that today.