Matthew Jefferson
- Career games
- 23
- Debut
- 2025
Player Information
Player bio
A career in numbersMatthew Jefferson made his AFL debut for Melbourne in 2025 and has played 23 games for the club. Melbourne selected him with pick 15 in the 2022 national draft.
In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was right half forward flank. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 2.6 marks and 1.3 tackles per game and scored 22 goals and 19 behinds. He played 7 games in his debut season, kicking 4 goals. His highest recorded season total is 18 goals, from 16 games in 2026 at an average of 1.1 per game. 2026 also has the highest per-game average among seasons with at least five appearances and complete goal records.
| Season | Appearances | Total | Per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 16 | 18 | 1.12 |
| 2025 | 7 | 4 | 0.57 |
About these season figures
Compared 2 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
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# | 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 |
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| 2026 | 24 |
vs
WBD
|
L | MCG | FWD | CHF | 21 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52% | 71% | 68 | 49 | 38 | 87 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 1 | 100% | 0% | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 2 | 66.7% | 0 | 2 | 5.4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | ||
| 2026 | 23 |
@
PTA
|
W | Adelaide Oval | INT | INT | 21 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 69% | 100% | 85 | 73 | 53 | 254 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 3 | 100% | 100% | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 8 | 100% | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | ||
| 2026 | 22 |
vs
FRE
|
W | MCG | INT | INT | 21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 62% | 75% | 77 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0% | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 1 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | ||
| 2026 | 21 |
@
GCS
|
W | People First Stadium | INT | INT | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 57% | 67% | 74 | 30 | 30 | 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0% | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 3 | 75% | 1 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | ||
| 2026 | 20 |
vs
GEE
|
L | MCG | INT | INT | 21 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 68% | 25% | 87 | 9 | 18 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0% | 3 | 100% | 0% | 5 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0 | -3.9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — |
Games
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FRE
BRI
GEE
MEL
NTH
CAR
SYD
WBD
GCS
HAW