| Corey Wagner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Wagner playing for Melbourne in July 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Corey Wagner | ||
| Born | (1997-03-23)23 March 1997 (age 28) | ||
| Original team | Aspley (NEAFL)/Brisbane Lions Academy | ||
| Draft | No. 41,2015 national draft and No. 57,2022 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 13, 2016,North Melbourne vs.Hawthorn, atEtihad Stadium | ||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
| Positions | Midfielder,Half Back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Fremantle | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2016–2017 | North Melbourne | 8 (0) | |
| 2019–2020 | Melbourne | 11 (6) | |
| 2023– | Fremantle | 38 (3) | |
| Total | 57 (9) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Corey Wagner (born 23 March 1997) is a professionalAustralian rules footballer who plays for theFremantle Football Club, having previously played forNorth Melbourne andMelbourne in theAustralian Football League (AFL). He is the younger brother of formerMelbourne defender,Josh Wagner.[1]
Wagner was born into a family with a strong history inAustralian rules football inQueensland, with his father, Scott Wagner, a 200-gamer for theSandgate Football Club and he was the inaugural captain of theBrisbane Bears development side, and his grandfathers, Gary Wagner and Col "Skinny" Robinson, played in premiership sides for Sandgate, along with Gary being a member of AFL Queensland's Hall of Fame.[2]
He was drafted by the North Melbourne Football Club with their fourth selection and forty-first overall in the2015 national draft.[3] He made his debut in the nine point loss againstHawthorn in round 13, 2016 atEtihad Stadium.[4]
Wagner was delisted at the conclusion of the 2017 AFL season.[5]
Ahead of the 2019 season, Wagner joined Melbourne during the newly implemented pre-season supplemental selection period.[6] He spent 2018 playing forCasey Demons in theVFL.
Wagner was delisted by Melbourne at the end of the2020 AFL season.
Wagner was drafted with the 57th pick in the2022 AFL draft by Fremantle after performing well forPort Melbourne in theVictorian Football League. Wagner played his first game forFremantle in Round 5 of the2023 AFL season, against theGold Coast Suns atNorwood Oval. He collected 12 disposals on debut for the Dockers in a 10 point victory. Despite collecting 18 disposals the following week against theWestern Bulldogs, Wagner couldn't regain his spot in the Fremantle senior side. He instead played for their WAFL affiliate, Peel Thunder.[7] He returned to the Dockers line-up in round eighteen againstCollingwood, and played out the remainder of the season.
Wagner suffered a calf injury during a pre-season WAFL practice match in early March 2024. He played his first game of the2024 AFL season in round 11 againstCollingwood, replacingJosh Draper in the third quarter. Wagner played well collecting eight disposals and helping in a tight contest.[8] He signed a two-year contract extension in late July to remain at Fremantle until at least the end of 2026.[9]
Wagner started the season strong with 24 disposals in Round 1 and 20 disposals in Round 2. However, Wagner was a late out forFremantle's Round 3 clash with cross town rivalsWest Coast after he pulled up with a sore calf from Round 2.[10] Wagner returned in Round 4 however, was subbed out of the game during the 3rd quarter with calf awareness.[11] Wagner returned to the AFL in Round 7 after missing the last two weeks with that calf injury. Wagner played well in round 11 in a big win forthe Dockers againstGold Coast where he had 18 disposals and kicked his first goal for the club.[12] After the bye Wagner continued on his good form by kicking another goal inFremantle's 6 point win overNorth Melbourne inNorth'sWA home game atOptus Stadium, in Round 17 he collected 22 disposals and kicked another goal in a close loss toSydney, and the following week he racked up 18 touches in a big win against fellow finals contenderHawthorn.[13][14][15] Wagner was again on the injury list after Round 19 due to a heel bruising. Wagner played a game in the WAFL before returning to the AFL team ahead ofFremantle's game againstBrisbane Lions in round 23. Unfortunately, Wagner injured his pec during the final game of the home and away season. This caused him to missFremantle's finals campaign.[16]
Updated to the end of the 2025 season.[17]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2016 | North Melbourne | 41 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 2017 | North Melbourne | 41 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2019 | Melbourne | 40 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 72 | 50 | 122 | 27 | 45 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 11.1 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Melbourne | 40[citation needed] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2023 | Fremantle | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 47 | 157 | 41 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 5.2 | 17.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 0 |
| 2024 | Fremantle | 34 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 59 | 191 | 48 | 20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.0 | 4.9 | 15.9 | 4.0 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2025 | Fremantle | 34 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 161 | 87 | 248 | 45 | 75 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 5.1 | 14.6 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 0 |
| Career | 57 | 9 | 9 | 507 | 270 | 777 | 173 | 193 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 8.9 | 4.7 | 13.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 0 | ||
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