Matthew Ferguson (Australian footballer)

Matthew Ferguson
Personal information
Birth	1 October 1984 (1984-10-01) (age 27)
Recruited from	Gippsland / Heyfield
Height and weight	187cm / 87kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 12, 14 June 2003, St Kilda v. Port Adelaide, at York Park
Team(s)	St Kilda (2003–2008) 12 games, 0 goals
¹ Statistics to end of Round 22, 2008 season

Matthew J. Ferguson (born 1 October 1984) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League (AFL).

He was recruited as the number 22 draft pick in the 2002 AFL Draft from Gippsland. He made his debut for St Kilda in Round 12, 2003 against Port Adelaide.

After being delisted at the end of the 2006 season following just eight games in four seasons, he was given a second chance when redrafted in the 2006 AFL Draft.

He was recalled to the side for the clash with West Coast in Round 21, 2007, after having missed selection in 44 consecutive matches.

Ferguson took a huge screamer against Melbourne in Round 10, 2008 to receive a nomination for Mark of the Year.

External links

Matthew Ferguson (Australian footballer)'s profile on the Official AFL Website of the St Kilda Football Club
Matthew Ferguson (Australian footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables

2002 AFL Draft

First round	1. Brendon Goddard • 2. Daniel Wells • 3. Jared Brennan • 4. Tim Walsh • 5. Jarrad McVeigh • 6. Steven Salopek • 7. Andrew Mackie • 8. Luke Brennan • 9. Hamish McIntosh • 10. Jason Laycock • 11. Jason Winderlich • 12. Jay Schulz • 13. Byron Schammer • 14. Daniel Bell • 15. Nick Smith • 16. Stephen Gilham • 17. Cameron Faulkner • 18. Kris Shore • 19. Troy Selwood • 20. Will Minson • 21. Bo Nixon

Second round	22. Matthew Ferguson • 23. Tom Lonergan • 24. Paul Johnson • 25. Callum Urch • 26. Jared Rivers • 27. Darren Walsh • 28. Tristan Cartledge • 29. Luke Shackleton • 30. Daniel Merrett • 31. Joel Perry • 32. Luke Jericho • 33. Brad Murphy • 34. Sean Dempster (F/S) • 35. Scott Bassett • 36. Tim Callan (F/S) • 37. Brent Staker • 38. Blake Grima • 39. Gary Moorcroft • 40. Jobe Watson (F/S) • 41. Tim Fleming • 42. Brett Ebert (F/S) • 43. Cameron Cloke • 44. Anthony Corrie

Third round	45. Kade Simpson • 46. Leigh Fisher • 47. Bill Nicholls • 48. Greg Edgcumbe • 49. Cameron Wight • 50. Josh Thewlis • 51. Tim Boyle • 53. Adam Selwood • 54. Cameron Hunter • 55. Ryan Crowley • 56. Robert Shirley • 57. Wade Champion • 58. David King

Fourth round	60. Cameron Croad • 62. Daniel Sipthorp • 63. Brett Doswell • 64. Nick Malceski • 65. Lochlan Veale • 66. Ryan Ferguson • 67. Steven Alessio • 68. James Begley • 70. Matthew Lokan

Fifth round	72. Brad Fisher

Sixth round	79. Karl Norman

Seventh round	84. Mick Martyn

2006 AFL Draft

First Round Bryce Gibbs • Scott Gumbleton • Lachlan Hansen • Matthew Leuenberger • Travis Boak • Mitch Thorp • Joel Selwood • Ben Reid • David Armitage • Nathan Brown • Andrejs Everitt • James Frawley • Jack Riewoldt • James Sellar • Daniel O'Keefe • Mitch Brown • Shaun Hampson (Priority Pick) • Leroy Jetta (Priority Pick)

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 (F/S) • Tom Hawkins (F/S) • 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 • Robbie Gray • Garry Moss • Simon Hogan • Daniel Connors • Jarryd Allen • Carl Peterson • Josh Hill • Isaac 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

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Name	Ferguson, Matthew
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Date of birth	1 October 1984
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