Joe Groves

Joe Groves
Personal information
Full name	Joseph Henry Groves
Date of birth	18 May 1874
Place of birth	Ballarat East, Victoria
Date of death	3 July 1961(1961-07-03) (aged 87)
Place of death	Macleod, Victoria
Original team(s)	Footscray (VFA)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897–1900, 1908	Essendon	58 (0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1908.
Career highlights
VFL premiership player: 1897
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Joe "Corker" Groves (18 May 1874 – 3 July 1961) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A smart winger whose tact overpowered other players, he played in Essendon's first premiership side in 1897. After leaving Essendon in 1900, he had stints with Footscray and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), and later returned to play one game in the 1908 VFL season.

Sources

• Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
• Joe Groves's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Essendon Football Club profile