Matt Dea
| Matt Dea | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Matthew Dea | ||
| Date of birth | 13 October 1991 | ||
| Original team(s) |
TAC Cup ) | ||
| Draft | No. 44, 2009 national draft | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Essendon | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2010–2015 | Richmond | 31 (1) | |
| 2016-2019 | Essendon | 39 (1) | |
| Total | 70 (2) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Matthew Dea (born 13 October 1991) is a former professional
2009 AFL Draft with the 44th overall pick by Richmond. He made his debut against Melbourne in round 4 of 2010 season.[1] In 2015, he won Richmond's VFL best and fairest award but was delisted in October.[2]
In January 2016, Dea signed with the Essendon Football Club as one of their top-up players in the wake of the club's supplements saga.[3] Under the player top-up rules, he was delisted at the conclusion of the 2016 season,[4] however, in November he re-signed with Essendon during the delisted free agency period.[5]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season[6]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2010 | Richmond | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 5 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 8.0 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
| 2011 | Richmond | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
| 2012 | Richmond | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 87 | 165 | 53 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 1.6 |
| 2013 | Richmond | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 10.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 |
| 2014 | Richmond | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 44 | 89 | 22 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 12.7 | 3.1 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | Essendon | 49 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 218 | 139 | 357 | 132 | 48 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 6.6 | 17.0 | 6.3 | 2.3 |
| Career | 52 | 1 | 1 | 381 | 328 | 709 | 236 | 105 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 13.6 | 4.5 | 2.0 | ||
References
- ^ Ralph, John (19 April 2010), "Hardwick calls for smaller bench", Herald Sun
- Bigpond. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- Bigpond. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ Twomey, Liam; Salemme, Kate (5 October 2016). "James Kelly will likely return to Essendon to play a second season with the Bombers". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Essendon officially signs James Kelly and Matt Dea to new deals". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ^ "Matt Dea stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
External links
- Matt Dea's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Matt Dea's statistics from Footy Wire
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