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Mathew Stokes

Mathew Stokes

Geelong / Essendon
Forward · Half Forward Flank Left Retired
Career games
200
Debut
2006
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Player Information

Height 176 cm
Date of Birth 22-Nov-1984
AFL Debut 2006

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Mathew Stokes made his AFL debut for Geelong in 2006 and played 200 games, including 189 for Geelong between 2006 and 2015 and 11 for Essendon in 2016.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2016 was left half forward flank. Across his recorded games, he averaged 4.6 marks and 2.7 tackles per game and scored 209 goals and 107 behinds. He played 9 games in his debut season, kicking 9 goals. His highest recorded season total was 38 goals, from 22 games in 2008 at an average of 1.7 per game. 2008 also has the highest per-game average among seasons with at least five appearances and complete goal records.

His honours include 2 premierships in 2007 and 2011.

Selected seasons: goals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
200822381.73
20151440.29
20161160.55
About these season figures

Compared 11 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and goals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2016 22
Essendon ESS
Western Bulldogs vs WBD
L
53-93
Marvel Stadium MID ROV 48 31 16 15 9 0 1 3 0 5 3 3 8 23 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 85% 77% 98 106 118 345 6 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -- 1 100% 0% 7 10 -- -- -- -- -- 12 75% 0 1 9.4 8 12 9 2 —
2016 21
Essendon ESS
Gold Coast vs GCS
W
75-69
Marvel Stadium FWD FPL 48 32 13 19 7 0 0 2 0 4 2 2 9 24 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 87% 81% 97 105 106 307 7 0 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 -- 0 0% 0% 9 12 -- -- -- -- -- 9 69.2% 0 1 13.1 6 18 8 1 —
2016 15
Essendon ESS
West Coast @ WCE
L
52-130
Subiaco FWD FPL 48 8 6 2 5 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 83% 75% 100 38 49 187 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 -- 1 0% 0% 2 11 -- -- -- -- -- 4 66.7% 0 0 3.4 0 3 3 2 —
2016 13
Essendon ESS
Greater Western Sydney vs GWS
L
90-117
Marvel Stadium FWD HFFR 48 16 9 7 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 10 0 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 84% 81% 104 61 64 193 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -- 0 0% 0% 5 9 -- -- -- -- -- 6 66.7% 0 1 6.6 0 9 5 2 —
2016 12
Essendon ESS
Hawthorn vs HAW
L
43-151
Marvel Stadium FWD HFFR 48 11 7 4 5 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 78% 82% 93 38 48 252 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -- 0 0% 0% 1 13 -- -- -- -- -- 6 85.7% 1 0 2.5 1 5 5 0 —
Latest 5 of 200 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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