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.

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 career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1897–1900, 1908 Essendon 58 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1908.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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