Matt Taberner

Matt Taberner
Personal information
Full nameMatthew Taberner
Date of birth17 June 1993
Original teamMurray Bushrangers, TAC Cup
DebutRound 13, 23 June 2013, Fremantle
v. North Melbourne, at Patersons Stadium
Height/Weight198 cm / 94 kg
Position(s)Key forward
Club information
Current clubFremantle
Number20
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2013–Fremantle14 (10)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 2015 season.
Career highlights

Matthew 'Matt' Taberner (born 17 June 1993) is an Australian rules footballer for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He mainly plays as a key position forward.

Early life

Originally from Bright, Victoria, Taberner played for the Myrtleford in the Ovens & Murray Football League and the Murray Bushrangers in the TAC Cup.[1] He was drafted to Fremantle with the 11th selection at the 2013 Rookie Draft.[2] Taberner missed the start of the 2013 season due to a bout of glandular fever.[3] He made his debut for Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) in the 6th round of the 2013 WAFL season, and kicking 9 goals from his next 7 matches.

AFL career

Taberner made his AFL debut in Round 13, 2013 against North Melbourne at Patersons Stadium.[4] He struggled to hold his place in the side, playing only four games in 2013 and six in 2014, before an impressive performance against Brisbane Lions in Round 22 earnt him a nomination for the 2014 AFL Rising Star. Playing as Fremantle's only tall forward due to captain Matthew Pavlich's late withdrawal due to injury, Taberner collected 24 disposals, took 10 marks and kicked a goal as Fremantle thrashed Brisbane by 58 points.[5]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2014 season [6]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2013 Fremantle 42 4 2 0 18 11 29 11 9 0.5 0.0 4.5 2.8 7.2 2.8 2.2
2014 Fremantle 20 9 7 6 61 31 92 40 25 0.8 0.7 6.8 3.4 10.2 4.4 2.8
Career 13 9 6 79 42 121 51 34 0.7 0.5 6.1 3.2 9.3 3.9 2.6

References

  1. ↑ Bourke, Jace (24 May 2013). "Taberner ready for AFL debut".
  2. ↑ Mitchell, Chris (12 December 2012). "Dockers had Matt tabbed".
  3. ↑ Duffield, Mark; Lewis, Ross (14 February 2013). "Dockers rookie laid low by illness". The West Australian.
  4. ↑ Rynne, Nick (22 June 2013). "Rickety Roos need to be brave". The West Australian.
  5. ↑ "Taberner earns AFL Rising Star nomination". 25 August 2014.
  6. ↑ Hayden Ballantyne's player profile at AFL Tables

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