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Matthew Connell

{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1972}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2016}}

{{Use Australian English|date=January 2016}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Matthew Connell

| image =

| fullname = Matthew Connell

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|8|3|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Subiaco

| height = 181 cm

| weight = 76 kg

| position =

| statsend = 2000

| years1 = 1993

| club1 = {{AFL WC}}

| games_goals1 = {{0}}3 {{0}}(0)

| years2 = 1995–2000

| club2 = {{AFL Ade}}

| games_goals2 = 96 (28)

| games_goalstotal = 99 (28)

| careerhighlights =

}}

Matthew Connell (born 3 August 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League for the Adelaide Crows and West Coast Eagles. Educated at Newman College, he has now returned there as a teacher.

Connell did not have a big impact playing for West Coast but when he moved to Adelaide he had a brilliant season winning the Crows Best and Fairest and a position in the Western Australian State of Origin side. In 1996 Connell had a thigh injury early in the season and when he came back he was not at the level he was in 1995. He played in both of Adelaide's Premierships in 1997 and 1998 but never hit the form he had in 1995 again.

He coached the GB Bulldogs Australian rules football team in the 2005 International Cup, held in Melbourne, guiding the team to a 6th place finish.

Playing statistics

:[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/M/Matthew_Connell.html Matthew Connell's player profile at AFL Tables]

{{AFL player statistics legend}}

{{AFL player statistics start}}

|-

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1993

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL WC}}

| 42 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 17 || 1 || 18 || 5 || 0 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 5.7 || 0.3 || 6.0 || 1.7 || 0.0

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1994

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL WC}}

| 42 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1995

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}

| 14 || 21 || 6 || 9 || 329 || 152 || 481 || 109 || 18 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 15.7 || 7.2 || 22.9 || 5.2 || 0.9

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1996

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}

| 14 || 14 || 4 || 3 || 171 || 99 || 270 || 46 || 14 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 12.2 || 7.1 || 19.3 || 3.3 || 1.0

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1997

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}

| 14 || 17 || 6 || 0 || 215 || 62 || 277 || 71 || 25 || 0.4 || 0.0 || 12.6 || 3.6 || 16.3 || 4.2 || 1.5

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1998

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}

| 14 || 21 || 7 || 3 || 232 || 87 || 319 || 77 || 27 || 0.3 || 0.1 || 11.0 || 4.1 || 15.2 || 3.7 || 1.3

|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1999

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}

| 14 || 10 || 2 || 3 || 141 || 38 || 179 || 39 || 9 || 0.2 || 0.3 || 14.1 || 3.8 || 17.9 || 3.9 || 0.9

|-

! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2000

|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Ade}}

| 14 || 13 || 3 || 2 || 196 || 60 || 256 || 84 || 11 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 15.1 || 4.6 || 19.7 || 6.5 || 0.8

|- class="sortbottom"

! colspan=3| Career

! 99

! 28

! 21

! 1301

! 499

! 1800

! 431

! 104

! 0.3

! 0.2

! 13.1

! 5.0

! 18.2

! 4.4

! 1.1

|}

Honors

  • 1995 Adelaide best and fairest
  • 1997 premiership player
  • 1998 premiership player

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{AFL Tables}}
  • {{AustralianFootball}}
  • {{WAFL FootyFacts}}

{{1997/98 Adelaide dual premiership players}}

{{Malcolm Blight Medal}}

{{1995 Western Australia State of Origin players}}

{{1996 Western Australia State of Origin players}}

{{1991 AFL national draft}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Connell, Matthew}}

Category:West Coast Eagles players

Category:Adelaide Football Club players

Category:Adelaide Football Club premiership players

Category:Subiaco Football Club players

Category:Malcolm Blight Medal winners

Category:Australian rules footballers from Western Australia

Category:1972 births

Category:People educated at Newman College, Perth

Category:Living people

Category:Western Australian State of Origin players

Category:VFL/AFL premiership players