Matthew Leuenberger

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Matthew Leuenberger

Personal information
Full name Matthew Leuenberger
Date of Birth June 7, 1988 (1988-06-07) (age 20)
Place of Birth
Recruited from East Perth Football Club (WA)
Draft 4th overall, 2006
Brisbane Lions
Height/Weight 202cm / 92kg
Club information
Current club Brisbane Lions
Number 23
Playing Career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2007- Brisbane Lions 13 (1)
¹ Club statistics to end of R4, 2008 season
² Representative statistics to end of {{{repstatsend}}}

Matthew "Matt" Leuenberger is an Australian rules football player drafted by the Brisbane Lions in the 2006 AFL Draft at pick no. 4.

[edit] Early career

Leuenberger represented Western Australia in the under-18 Rising Star program and was a key prospect in the ruck. He stands at 202cm and weighs 92kg and is considered a ready-built utility, likened to Collingwood's last no 1 pick Josh Fraser and West Coast's Dean Cox. His ruckwork, mobility and agility are some of his key assets. He had an astonishing 61 hitouts in one game in the U18 championships; such performances earned him selection in the U18 All-Australian team.

Following a highly promising debut season in 2007, the Brisbane Lions extended his existing contract by an additional 2 years, which will see Leuenberger continue his career with Brisbane until at least the end of 2010.

After a slow start to the 2008 season, Leuenberger is finding his feet, and was named in the Fantasy Team of the Week on AFL Teams, aired on Fox Sports.

[edit] Positions

Matthew Leuenberger plays predominantly as a ruckman, but has the athleticism to play as a forward in a pinch.

[edit] References

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Brisbane Lions Football Club – current squad

1 Clark • 2 Proud • 3 Sheldon • 4 Johnstone • 5 Harding • 6 Power • 7 Adcock • 8 Notting • 9 McGrath • 10 Moody • 11 Sherman • 12 Hawksley • 13 Schmidt • 14 Henderson • 15 Tyler • 16 Brown • 17 Brennan • 18 Corrie* • 19 Charman • 20 Black • 21 Merrett • 22 Collier • 23 Leuenberger • 24 Patfull • 25 Mills • 26 Macdonald • 27 Garner* • 28 Selwood • 29 Roe • 30 Copeland • 31 Polkinghorne • 32 Stiller • 33 Hooper • 34 Dalziell • 35 Rischitelli • 36 Bradshaw • 37 Austin • 38 Kiel* • 39 Drummond • 40 Hamill* • 41 Clouston* • 43 McDonald • 44 Lappin • 45 Dzufer* • 46 Begley* • 47 Tippett* • n/a Hanley* • n/a Smith* • Coach: Matthews |}

* denotes Rookie Listed players
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2006 AFL Draft
Second Round
Shaun Grigg • Tom Hislop • Gavin Urquhart • Albert Proud • Paul Stewart • Brent Renouf • Nathan Djerrkura • Shane Edwards • Brad Howard • Chris Dawes • Eric MacKenzie • Ricky Petterd • Clayton Collard • Kurt Tippett • Jarryd Morton • Chris Schmidt
Third Round
Mark Austin • Alwyn Davey • Todd Goldstein • James Hawksley • Nathan Krakouer • Josh P. Kennedy • Tom Hawkins • Bachar Houli • Tim Houlihan • Brad Dick • Brennan Stack • Colin Garland • Kyle Reimers • David Mackay • Daniel Currie • Will Schofield
Later Rounds
Clint Benjamin • Brock O'Brien • Lindsay Thomas • Matt Tyler • Robert Gray • Garry Moss • Simon Hogan • Daniel Connors • Jarryd Allen • Carl Peterson • Josh Hill • Isack Weetra • Tyson Goldsack • Nick Gill • Peter Faulks • Malcolm Lynch • Joe Anderson • Ben Warren • Sam Sheldon • Justin Westhoff • Andrew Collins • Matthew Ferguson • Paul O'Shea • Calib Mourish • Bryce Campbell • Jesse White • James Thomson • Aaron Edwards • Ryan Williams • David Rodan