Joseph Huxley Honeysett was born in 1890, and arrived in Tasmania as a child in 1904, living on the family farm at New Norfolk.
Joe first played for the New Norfolk Football Club in 1906 before moving to South Hobart. He worked at the Cascade Brewery.
He was a player of immense talent and represented Tasmania in every interstate fixture from 1911 to 1924, a tremendous record that will be hard to replicate. He also captained the State on numerous occasions.
In the First World War, Joe was promoted to captain and awarded the Military Cross in 1920, the year he returned to Tasmania.
He famously captained the State team against the touring Chinese side at the North Hobart Oval in October 1923, Tasmania being the only state to beat the tourists.
Also in 1923, Tasmania toured South Australia and Victoria. It was to become one of the most successful tours to date with a 3-0 win in Adelaide and a 1-1 draw at the Fitzroy Oval against Victoria.
A staunch South Hobart player, he also captained the Southern Association team against the Northern Association throughout the twenties and in one North v South clash bagged seven of the eleven goals scored, which was a record.
When he hung up his boots in the late twenties, he took up a position on the Southern Tasmanian British Football Association for twelve years.
Joseph Huxley Honeysett was inducted into the Football Australia Hall of Fame in 2022.