{{short description|Australian football league player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox AFL biography | name = Josh Honey | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|10|17|df=y}} | birth_place = | originalteam = Western Jets | draftpick = No.3, 2020 AFL rookie draft, {{AFL Car}} | debutdate = 15 August 2020 | debutteam = {{AFL Car}} | debutopponent = {{AFL Fre}} | debutstadium = Perth Stadium | height = 186 cm | weight = 84 kg | position = Forward | statsend = the 2023 season | years1 = 2020–2023 | club1 = {{AFL Car}} | games_goals1 = 17 (10) | careerhighlights = | nickname = }}
'''Josh Honey''' (born 17 October 2001) is an Australian rules footballer who last played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
==Early football== Honey played in Division 1 for the Keilor Football Club in the Essendon District Football League.<ref name="EDFL"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Current AFL/AFLW Players|url=http://essendondfl.com.au/current-afl-aflw-players/|work=Essendon District Football League|accessdate=17 September 2020}}</ref> After a strong performance for Keilor, he was selected to play for the Western Jets in the NAB League.<ref>{{cite web|title=Class of 2019: Bloodlines so sweet this Honey has sport in his veins|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/148716/class-of-2019-bloodlines-so-sweet-this-honey-has-sport-in-his-veins|last1=Beveridge|first1=Riley|date=1 November 2019|work=AFL Media|accessdate=17 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2019 Rookie Draft selections|url=https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/2019/11/29/2019-rookie-draft-selections/|date=29 November 2019|last1=Williams|first1=Peter|accessdate=17 September 2020}}</ref> He played 26 games, kicked 32 goals and averaged 13.5 disposals over his two seasons.<ref name="ardc">{{cite web|title=Josh honey|work=Aussie Rules Draft Central|accessdate=17 September 2020|url=https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/player/josh-honey/}}</ref> He represented Vic Metro in the AFL Under 18 Championships in the 2019 season, where he played two games, kicked two goals and averaged 9.5 disposals.<ref name="ardc"/>
==AFL career== Honey was recruited by the Carlton Football Club with the 3rd draft pick in the 2020 AFL rookie draft.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rookie: Josh Honey|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/459201/rookie-josh-honey|date=29 November 2019|last1=McElroy|first1=Cohen|work=Carlton Blues Media|accessdate=17 September 2020}}</ref><ref name="EDFL">{{cite web|title=Two EDFL Juniors Taken In AFL Drafts|url=http://essendondfl.com.au/two-edfl-juniors-taken-in-afl-drafts/|date=29 November 2019|work=Essendon District Football league|accessdate=17 September 2020}}</ref> He made his debut in {{AFL Car}}'s after the siren four point win against {{AFL Fre}} in Round 12, 2020,<ref>{{cite web|title=A sweet surprise: Honey confirmed to debut|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/795168/a-sweet-surprise-honey-confirmed-to-debut\| date=14 August 2020|last1=Filippo|first1=Christian|work=Carlton Blues Media|accessdate=17 September 2020}}</ref> kicking one behind and collecting four disposals in his only match of the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Round 12 • Fremantle v Carlton - Player Stats|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/matches/2823#player-stats|accessdate=17 September 2020}}</ref> He played five senior matches in 2021, and was subsequently elevated to the club's senior list from 2022.<ref name="kenhon">{{cite web|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1033679/blues-upgrade-kennedy-honey|date=26 November 2021|accessdate=27 November 2021|publisher=Carlton Football Club|author=Cristian Fillipo|title=Blues upgrade Kennedy, Honey}}</ref>
He was delisted at the end of the 2023 season after 17 AFL games.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Former top-10 pick among three Blues axed|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/1044436/former-top-10-pick-lochie-obrien-among-three-carlton-blues-axed|website=Australian Football League|last=Kalinic|first=Dejan|date=29 September 2023|access-date=18 July 2024}}</ref>
==Statistics== : ''Statistics are correct to the end of 2021''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Josh_Honey.html|title=Josh Honey|work=AFL Tables|accessdate=11 November 2020}}</ref> {{AFL player statistics legend}} {{AFL player statistics start}} |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2020 |style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Car}} | 36 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 3.0 || 1.0 || 4.0 || 2.0 || 1.0 |- style="background:#EAEAEA; ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021 |style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Car}} | 36 || 5 || 6 || 3 || 24 || 12 || 36 || 13 || 6 || 1.2 || 0.6 || 4.8 || 2.4 || 7.2 || 2.6 || 1.2 |- style="background:#EAEAEA; font-weight:bold; width:2em" | scope="row" text-align:center class="sortbottom" colspan=3 | Career | 6 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 13 | 40 | 15 | 7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 6.6 | 2.5 | 1.1 |} {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{AustralianFootball}} *{{AFL Tables}}
{{2020 AFL rookie draft}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Honey, Josh}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:Australian rules footballers from Melbourne Category:Western Jets players Category:Carlton Football Club players Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen
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