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Peter Matera

West Coast

AFL career

253 games217 goals

Debut
R1 1990 v COL1 Apr 1990
Most recent
EF 2002 v ESS7 Sept 2002

Stats

2002
WCE
17
12.5
4.5
16.9
2.6
0.9
0.6
3.4
0.6
0.2
71
2001
WCE
19
12.9
3.5
16.4
3.6
0.9
0.8
2.2
0.1
0.2
65
2000
WCE
17
12.7
5.2
17.9
3.7
0.8
1.2
2.3
1.3
0.7
75
1999
WCE
16
12.3
5.8
18.0
4.4
1.1
0.9
2.3
0.5
0.4
73
1998
WCE
21
14.0
3.9
17.9
3.6
1.4
1.1
2.6
0.8
0.6
75
1997
WCE
21
16.0
6.3
22.3
4.4
1.7
0.9
1.9
0.3
0.4
83
1996
WCE
24
14.1
5.0
19.1
4.1
1.8
1.3
3.0
0.4
0.4
77
1995
WCE
20
14.2
4.1
18.3
3.7
1.8
1.6
2.0
1.6
0.8
77
1994
WCE
24
12.7
4.5
17.2
3.2
1.8
1.4
2.8
0.9
0.8
72
1993
WCE
20
15.9
6.2
22.1
3.7
1.9
2.1
2.2
1.2
1.2
84
1992
WCE
23
15.2
4.8
20.0
2.7
1.9
1.8
2.8
1.3
1.0
80
1991
WCE
26
15.4
5.2
20.6
3.3
1.8
1.7
2.2
1.2
1.0
80
1990
WCE
5
9.0
3.2
12.2
3.2
0.8
1.2
0.6
0.6
0.6
48
League
Season
ESS
CS
EF
14
2
16
2
0
0
0
6
0.0
76
KAN
MO
R22
14
5
19
2
0
1
0
7
1.0
89
PAD
SUB
R21
9
3
12
0
2
0
3
6
0.0
62
BRL
Gabba
R20
16
6
22
5
1
0
0
5
1.0
102
MEL
SUB
R19
12
3
15
0
2
0
1
3
1.0
63
ESS
SUB
R15
8
2
10
1
0
0
0
0
0.1
32
GEE
SS
R14
10
3
13
0
3
3
4
5
0.0
54
ADE
SUB
R13
14
3
17
4
0
2
0
2
1.1
69
CAR
OO
R12
13
5
18
4
1
0
0
2
2.1
83
SYD
SUB
R11
12
3
15
4
1
2
0
0
0.0
49
KAN
SUB
R7
17
4
21
5
2
0
0
1
1.0
86
PAD
FP
R6
17
6
23
3
1
1
0
4
0.0
86
BRL
SUB
R5
16
6
22
2
1
0
0
4
1.0
89
MEL
OO
R4
8
8
16
4
1
0
0
5
2.0
85
WBD
SUB
R3
12
3
15
2
0
2
0
0
0.0
42
COL
MCG
R2
10
8
18
2
0
0
0
3
0.1
65
FRE
SUB
R1
10
6
16
4
0
0
0
4
1.0
76

Profile

Born
03 Apr 1969 (age 57y 201d)
Birthplace
Wagin, WA
Height
181 cm
Weight
87 kg

Teams

Honours

  • Premiership(2×) 1992, 1994
  • Norm Smith Medal1992
  • Hall of Fame2006
  • All-Australian(5×) 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997
  • West Coast B&F1997
    3rd
    1991
    Top 10
    1996, 2000, 2001, 2002
  • Brownlow Medal
    2nd
    1994, 1997
    Top 10
    1991, 1995

Bio

1 revision

Recruited from South Fremantle, Peter Matera arrived at West Coast in 1990 and immediately redefined the role of the wingman with his electric pace and long-range goal-kicking. Hailing from the rural town of Wagin, he utilised the expansive wings of Subiaco Oval to devastating effect, regularly breaking lines to turn defence into attack. While he played alongside his brother Wally and later his younger brother Phil, Peter stood apart for his sheer athletic dominance and ball use, becoming the prototype for the modern running midfielder who could hurt opposition teams on the scoreboard.

Matera's career is most famously defined by his performance in the 1992 Grand Final, where he booted five goals from the midfield to secure the Eagles' maiden premiership and claim the Norm Smith Medal. He was equally pivotal in the 1994 flag triumph and remained an elite contributor throughout the decade, earning five All-Australian selections and finishing runner-up in the 1994 Brownlow Medal. A one-club player who retired in 2003 after 253 games, he is widely regarded as West Coast's greatest ever player, a legacy cemented by his inclusion in the Australian Football Hall of Fame and the Eagles' Team of the Century.

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