Martin Mattner
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | August 6, 1982, Ki Ki, South Australia |
| Recruited from | Sturt, Imperial Football Club |
| Height/Weight | 187 cm / 79 kg |
| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 14, July 7, 2002, Adelaide vs. Collingwood, at AAMI Stadium |
| Team(s) | Adelaide (2002-) |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season | |
| Career Highlights | |
9 Career Brownlow Medal votes (all in 2005) |
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Martin Mattner (born August 6, 1982) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He was elevated off the Adelaide Football Club's rookie list before the start of the 2002 season. He wears number 39 on his guernsey and has now played 79 career games.
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[edit] Early career
Mattner grew up in a small town called Ki Ki, which is in the south-east region of South Australia, a town with a population of just 12.[3]He attended Coomandook Area School and played some junior footy with Peake and Districts Football Club. He then seeked to further develop his game and progressed to play with the Imperial Football Club in 1997, and later Sturt until he was recruited to the Adelaide Football Club for the 2002 season, off of the rookie list.
[edit] 2002-2003 seasons
Debuting with the Adelaide Crows as a 19-year-old, Mattner slowly began his career. After being elevated from Adelaide's rookie list at the start of the 2002 season, he played just seven games for the year. One of his best performances was a game against Geelong where he laid 13 tackles, a feature of his game that he has become noted for. He picked up 11 disposals in his first game, and then 13 disposals in a win over St Kilda. He averaged eight disposals a match over his seven games, and had an impressive average of just over three tackles a game.
Much was the same the next year, with coach Gary Ayres displaying a tendency to not play his younger players. He was able to play ten games in the 2003 season, averaging nine disposals a match, including 21 in a game against the Kangaroos, in the same game as he kicked his first goal.
[edit] 2002 AFL season
| Round | Opponent | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals[4] | Marks | Goals[5] | Behinds[6] | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Collingwood | 5 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | St Kilda | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Western Bulldogs | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Geelong | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 18 | Sydney | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Port Adelaide | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 | Richmond | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] 2003 AFL season
| Round | Opponent | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Goals | Behinds | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fremantle | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | St Kilda | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Port Adelaide | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Geelong | 9 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Sydney | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Brisbane | 4 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Western Bulldogs | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 10 | Geelong | 7 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Hawthorn | 5 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | St Kilda | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
[edit] 2004 season
During the 2004 season, Mattner was seen to improve in a number of areas - averaging eleven disposals and playing 16 matches for the year. Midway through a disappointing season for the team (where the Crows missed the finals), new coach Neil Craig gave Mattner more opportunity than previous coach Ayres, which helped Mattner grow as a player, another feature becoming noticeable was his run through the midfield.
[edit] 2004 AFL season
| Round | Opponent | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Goals | Behinds | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Port Adelaide | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | Essendon | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Collingwood | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Hawthorn | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Carlton | 5 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | West Coast | 5 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 13 | Western Bulldogs | 7 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Melbourne | 11 | 10 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Sydney | 3 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Fremantle | 10 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Brisbane | 4 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 | Kangaroos | 5 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | St Kilda | 7 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | Richmond | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Geelong | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Port Adelaide | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[edit] 2005 season
In 2005, Mattner came of age and so did a younger Crows outfit. He played all but one match for the season and failed only once to gather more than ten disposals in a disappointing effect against Melbourne. His average of 16 disposals per game seeing him as an important cog in Adelaide's midfield. He also had 98 tackles, which was the highest of any Crow's play in the season. His long left-foot kicking, often described as "raking" and "accurate" by television commentators, was vital in setting up many of Adelaide's forward thrusts.
[edit] 2005 AFL season
| Round | Opponent | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Goals | Behinds | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast | 12 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Collingwood | 9 | 13 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Port Adelaide | 16 | 6 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | Sydney | 12 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Western Bulldogs | 4 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Kangaroos | 9 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Melbourne | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Brisbane | 14 | 9 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | St Kilda | 8 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Carlton | 8 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Essendon | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Geelong | 5 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Richmond | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Fremantle | 8 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Hawthorn | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 16 | Western Bulldogs | 10 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 17 | Kangaroos | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Sydney | 8 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 19 | Melbourne | 7 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 20 | Port Adelaide | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | Collingwood | 9 | 9 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| QF | St Kilda | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| SF | Port Adelaide | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| PF | West Coast | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
[edit] 2006 season
In 2006, Mattner started to play on a half-back flank, keeping a smaller player relatively quiet and gaining many possessions of his own. This was suggested by former Crows coach Malcolm Blight, as he did with Andrew McLeod and Simon Goodwin in 1997 and 1998[7]. At the end of the season, he had only missed out on two games due to a calf injury. He had a career high 27 disposals against St Kilda, and followed that performance with 25 disposals against Geelong playing on the likes of Gary Ablett and Jimmy Bartel. He continued to play well durig the season, picking up 21 dispoals against Fremantle in Round 19 and again against Melbourne three week later in Round 22. He picked up 12 Brownlow Medal votes, beating the likes of Simon Goodwin, Andrew McLeod and Mark Ricciuto.
He has been praised by coach Neil Craig after he wanted him to take some parts of his game to a higher level.[8]. He is now considered an "automatic selection" player - that is, he will always get into the starting squad unless he is injured.[9]
[edit] Career AFL Stats
| Year | Games | Kicks | Handballs | Disposals | Marks | Goals | Behinds | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 7 | 32 (av 4.6) | 22 (av 3.1) | 54 (av 7.7) | 10 (av 1.4) | 0 | 1 | 22 (av 3.1) |
| 2003 | 10 | 51 (av 5.1) | 38 (av 3.8) | 89 (av 8.9) | 17 (av 1.7) | 1 | 2 | 26 (av 2.6) |
| 2004 | 16 | 93 (av 5.8) | 86 (av 5.4) | 179 (av 11.2) | 34 (av 2.1) | 3 | 4 | 39 (av 2.4) |
| 2005 | 24 | 194 (av 8.1) | 188 (av 7.8) | 382 (av 15.9) | 80 (av 3.3) | 4 | 9 | 98 (av 4.1) |
| 2006 | 22 | 180 (av 8.2) | 164 (av 7.5) | 344 (av 15.6) | 96 (av 4.4) | 5 | 5 | 66 (av 3.0 |
| TOTAL | 79 | 550 (av 7.0) | 498 (av 6.3) | 1048 (av 13.3) | 247 (av 3.1) | 13 | 21 | 261 (av 3.3) |
[edit] References
- Publications
- Gleeson, Michael. AFL 2002 - The Official Yearbook. Sydney:Harper Collins Publishers, 2002. ISBN 0-7322-7620-9
- Notes & Web references
- ^ RLeague stats
- ^ Pro stats
- ^ ABC story
- ^ The number of kicks and handballs a player has picked up.
- ^ The number of times a player has kicked the ball through the two tallest posts (goal posts).
- ^ The number of times that a player has kicked between a the point posts and the goal posts.
- ^ The Advertiser story
- ^ AFC story
- ^ ABC story
