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Matthew Wright

Matthew Wright

Adelaide / Carlton
Forward · Forward Pocket Right Retired
Career games
159
Debut
2011
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Player Information

Height 178 cm
Date of Birth 14-Dec-1989
AFL Debut 2011

Player bio

A career in numbers

Matthew Wright made his AFL debut for Adelaide in 2011 and played 159 games, including 94 for Adelaide between 2011 and 2015 and 65 for Carlton between 2016 and 2018.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2018 was right forward pocket. Across his recorded games, he averaged 3.9 marks and 3.1 tackles per game and scored 136 goals and 67 behinds. He played 19 games in his debut season, kicking 18 goals. His highest recorded season total was 30 goals, from 22 games in 2017 at an average of 1.4 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 20.45 per game in 2016. The largest total in those seasons is 450 disposals, recorded in 2016.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20162245020.45
20172235716.23
20182128313.48
About these season figures

Compared 8 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals 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
2018 23
Carlton CAR
Adelaide vs ADE
L
61-165
Marvel Stadium FWD HFFR 46 13 8 5 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 1 6 6 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 91% 31% 110 34 48 132 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 -- 2 100% 0% 2 11 -- -- -- -- -- 1 12.5% 0 1 -2.1 0 4 4 4 —
2018 22
Carlton CAR
Western Bulldogs vs WBD
L
49-66
Marvel Stadium INT INT 46 9 6 3 4 1 0 1 0 4 0 0 4 6 2 1 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 83% 78% 92 57 44 132 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 -- 2 50% 50% 3 9 -- -- -- -- -- 5 83.3% 1 1 6 0 2 4 4 —
2018 21
Carlton CAR
Fremantle @ FRE
L
72-101
Optus Stadium FWD HFFR 46 9 7 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 75% 56% 92 62 48 92 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100 0 -- 3 100% 66.7% 6 4 -- -- -- -- -- 4 57.1% 2 0 9.8 0 0 1 9 —
2018 20
Carlton CAR
Greater Western Sydney vs GWS
L
46-151
Marvel Stadium FWD FPR 46 18 15 3 7 2 1 2 0 1 4 0 5 12 5 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 88% 61% 111 79 90 284 5 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 -- 3 100% 66.7% 4 14 -- -- -- -- -- 9 60% 1 0 8.9 6 5 4 2 —
2018 19
Carlton CAR
Gold Coast @ GCS
W
79-44
People First Stadium MID ROV 46 14 6 8 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 3 5 8 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 90% 64% 119 69 65 171 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 -- 2 100% 50% 6 10 -- -- -- -- -- 4 66.7% 0 2 7.9 1 3 4 5 —
Latest 5 of 159 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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