Joe Misiti (born 9 November 1974) is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Originally from Keilor Park and of Italian descent, he made his AFL debut in 1992 and retired at the end of the 2004 premiership season with 236 games to his credit. Described as a "ball-magnet", Misiti was primarily a midfielder who was known for his quick handball and his ability to find space in tight situations. After being part of Essendon's 1993 premiership side, Misiti struggled to keep his place in the side in the next two years. However, he regained form and fitness in 1996 and came second in the team's best and fairest in 1997. Misiti was also part of Essendon's 2000 premiership side; and, after retirement, he became a member of the VFL/AFL Italian Team of the Century in 2007.
Biography
Misiti grew up in East Keilor and attended Keilor Heights Primary School and Keilor Heights High School. Misiti grew up being an Essendon supporter and often got his father and uncle to take him to watch the team play. "They built me a little stool to stand on so I could watch from behind the cheer squad. They would sneak off for a couple of quiet ones and then come back and get me at the end of the day and we would have a kick on the ground," Misiti said. Noel Judkins, Essendon's then recruiting manager, witnessed Misiti playing in an Under–15 team as a centre half-back. Although Judkins was impressed with what he saw, Misiti was "a bit slack at training."
Statistics
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|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1992
|style="text-align:center;"|
| 52 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 20 || 29 || 49 || 11 || 0 || 0.0 || 0.5 || 10.0 || 14.5 || 24.5 || 5.5 || 0.0
|-
|style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|1993†
|style="text-align:center;"|
| 24 || 23 || 12 || 13 || 350 || 212 || 562 || 90 || 23 || 0.5 || 0.6 || 15.2 || 9.2 || 24.4 || 3.9 || 1.0
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1994
|style="text-align:center;"|
| 24 || 16 || 6 || 3 || 199 || 126 || 325 || 48 || 16 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 12.4 || 7.9 || 20.3 || 3.0 || 1.0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1995
|style="text-align:center;"|
| 24 || 22 || 9 || 11 || 284 || 207 || 491 || 88 || 15 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 12.9 || 9.4 || 22.3 || 4.0 || 0.7
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1996
|style="text-align:center;"|
| 24 || 22 || 9 || 11 || 292 || 207 || 499 || 56 || 30 || 0.4 || 0.5 || 13.3 || 9.4 || 22.7 || 2.5 || 1.4
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1997
|style="text-align:center;"|
| 24 || 18 || 4 || 4 || 238 || 203 || 441 || 69 || 25 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 13.2 || 11.3 || 24.5 || 3.8 || 1.4
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1998
|style="text-align:center;"|
| 24 || 19 || 6 || 4 || 214 || 179 || 393 || 64 || 29 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 11.3 || 9.4 || 20.7 || 3.4 || 1.5
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1999
|style="text-align:center;"|
| 24 || 18 || 8 || 4 || 246 || 191 || 437 || 64 || 27 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 13.7 || 10.6 || 24.3 || 3.6 || 1.5
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
|style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|2000†
|style="text-align:center;"|
| 24 || 25 || 14 || 9 || 312 || 313 || 625 || 92 || 61 || 0.6 || 0.4 || 12.5 || 12.5 || 25.0 || 3.7 || 2.4
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2001
|style="text-align:center;"|
| 24 || 16 || 8 || 3 || 206 || 166 || 372 || 58 || 26 || 0.5 || 0.2 || 12.9 || 10.4 || 23.3 || 3.6 || 1.6
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2002
|style="text-align:center;"|
| 24 || 15 || 6 || 5 || 189 || 168 || 357 || 80 || 41 || 0.4 || 0.3 || 12.6 || 11.2 || 23.8 || 5.3 || 2.7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2003
|style="text-align:center;"|
| 24 || 21 || 6 || 4 || 185 || 160 || 345 || 56 || 37 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 8.8 || 7.6 || 16.4 || 2.7 || 1.8
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2004
|style="text-align:center;"|
| 24 || 19 || 6 || 3 || 153 || 115 || 268 || 52 || 32 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 8.1 || 6.1 || 14.1 || 2.7 || 1.7
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 236
! 94
! 75
! 2888
! 2276
! 5164
! 828
! 362
! 0.4
! 0.3
! 12.2
! 9.6
! 21.9
! 3.5
! 1.5
|}