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Matt Priddis

West Coast

AFL career

240 games73 goals

Debut
R10 2006 v GEE3 June 2006
Most recent
SF 2017 v GWS16 Sept 2017

Stats

2017
WCE
21
8.5
16.2
24.7
2.3
1.0
1.1
7.8
0.3
0.3
95
94
2016
WCE
22
9.7
17.4
27.1
1.8
1.2
1.2
8.5
0.2
0.2
102
109
2015
WCE
24
10.0
19.7
29.6
1.8
1.2
1.7
7.3
0.3
0.2
102
113
2014
WCE
22
11.9
16.6
28.5
2.5
1.6
0.9
7.3
0.5
0.4
108
113
2013
WCE
21
10.5
16.4
26.9
2.3
1.8
1.3
6.1
0.3
0.2
96
101
2012
WCE
22
8.9
17.2
26.1
2.7
1.5
1.0
5.5
0.4
0.1
93
108
2011
WCE
25
11.0
15.4
26.5
3.0
1.8
1.0
7.7
0.4
0.2
105
113
2010
WCE
19
8.0
17.7
25.7
1.9
2.0
0.8
6.8
0.2
0.3
94
109
2009
WCE
20
10.0
15.5
25.5
2.8
1.7
0.8
6.4
0.3
0.4
96
104
2008
WCE
18
11.2
12.7
23.9
2.4
1.2
0.6
5.7
0.1
0.5
90
96
2007
WCE
24
12.7
10.8
23.5
3.0
0.8
0.7
5.3
0.5
0.2
92
92
2006
WCE
2
9.5
6.0
15.5
3.0
0.5
0.0
4.5
0.0
0.0
68
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League
Season
GWS
SPS
SF
11
19
30
3
0
2
0
7
0.0
102
79
PAD
AO
EF
17
16
33
5
0
2
0
10
1.0
138
120
ADE
DS
R23
9
11
20
1
0
0
0
8
0.0
84
74
GWS
SPS
R22
10
20
30
5
5
2
0
7
2.1
125
128
CAR
DS
R21
5
12
17
1
0
4
0
10
0.0
70
80
COL
ES
R18
3
13
16
0
2
1
0
12
0.0
82
91
FRE
DS
R17
8
18
26
1
2
1
0
6
1.1
93
99
PAD
DS
R16
7
12
19
1
1
0
0
6
0.1
74
73
MEL
DS
R14
6
11
17
1
3
1
0
9
0.0
79
68
GEE
DS
R13
10
14
24
1
0
1
0
12
0.2
108
96
GCS
MS
R11
10
12
22
1
1
1
0
5
0.1
76
80
GWS
DS
R10
9
17
26
2
0
0
0
6
0.0
91
81
ESS
ES
R9
10
12
22
6
0
1
0
6
0.0
93
73
WBD
DS
R8
7
17
24
2
1
1
0
11
0.0
103
106
PAD
AO
R7
10
16
26
3
1
0
0
3
0.0
84
99
FRE
DS
R6
7
25
32
3
1
1
0
9
1.0
120
120
HAW
MCG
R5
4
18
22
0
0
0
0
11
0.0
92
97
SYD
DS
R4
9
20
29
5
1
2
0
7
0.0
105
107
RCH
MCG
R3
10
13
23
0
2
0
0
8
0.0
90
105
STK
DS
R2
9
22
31
4
1
1
0
5
1.0
107
110
NTH
ES
R1
7
22
29
3
0
2
0
5
0.0
88
88

Profile

Born
21 Mar 1985 (age 41y 214d)
Height
185 cm
Weight
86 kg

Teams

Honours

  • Brownlow Medal2014
    2nd
    2015
    Top 10
    2011
  • All-Australian2015
  • West Coast B&F2013
    2nd
    2010, 2011, 2014, 2015
    Top 10
    2007, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2017

Bio

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Overlooked in four national drafts due to concerns over his lack of pace, Matt Priddis forged one of the most remarkable careers in West Coast Eagles history through sheer work rate and determination. A prolific ball-winner in the WAFL with Subiaco, where he won a Sandover Medal, Priddis was finally given an opportunity via the rookie list in 2006. He quickly established himself as the engine of the Eagles' midfield, renowned as a contested ball beast and a tackling machine who thrived in heavy traffic. While he lacked the explosive speed of modern midfielders, his ability to extract the football and feed outside runners via sharp handballing made him indispensable to the team's structure.

His consistency was rewarded with the ultimate individual honour in 2014 when he won the Brownlow Medal, cementing his status as an elite clearance specialist. Priddis also claimed the John Worsfold Medal as club champion and earned All-Australian selection during his peak. A key figure in West Coast's run to the 2015 Grand Final, he remained a quintessential professional and a mentor to younger midfielders until his retirement in 2017. By the time he hung up the boots, the one-time rookie hopeful had etched his name as one of the club's all-time greats and a prime example of maximising natural talent through relentless effort.

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