Brandon Matera

Brandon Matera
Personal information
Full name	Brandon Matera
Date of birth	(1992-03-11) 11 March 1992
Original team(s)	South Fremantle (WAFL)
Draft	Underage recruit, Gold Coast
Height/Weight	175cm / 65kg
Position(s)	Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club	Gold Coast
Number	32
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2011–	Gold Coast	74 (78)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 2015 season.
Career highlights
Inaugural Gold Coast team 2011 AFL Rising Star nominee

Brandon Matera (born 11 March 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited as one of twelve 17-year-olds made available to Gold Coast under the AFL's draft concessions.^[1]

Matera is the son of former Fitzroy and West Coast player Wally Matera and the nephew of former West Coast footballers Phil and Peter Matera.

Junior career

Matera came up through the junior system of the South Fremantle Football Club and represented Western Australia at under 16 and under 18 levels.

Matera was named in the 2009 Under-18 All Australian team following the 2009 AFL National Under 18 Championships.

AFL career

Matera made his debut in round 2, 2011 in the Gold Coast Suns inaugural AFL match against Carlton at The Gabba.

In round 5, Matera was part of the first Gold Coast Suns victory over Port Adelaide at AAMI Stadium. He kicked 4 goals and for his efforts was the round 5 nomination for the 2011 AFL Rising Star.^[2]

References

External links

Brandon Matera's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
Brandon Matera's statistics from AFL Tables

Gold Coast Football Club – current squad

1 O'Meara
2 Grant
3 Rosa
4 Martin
5 Harbrow
6 Sexton
7 Malceski
8 Russell
9 Ablett (c)
10 Prestia
11 Miller
12 Day
13 Ah Chee
14 Hallahan
15 Currie
16 Thompson
17 May
18 McKenzie
19 Lynch
20 Schade
21 Leslie
22 Nicholls
23 Lemmens
24 Swallow
25 Stanley*
26 Shaw
27 Cameron
28 Kolodjashnij
29 Fiorini
30 Wright
31 Brooksby
32 Matera
33 Hall
34 Willis
35 Rischitelli (vc)
36 Schoenfeld
37 Lonergan
38 Joyce*
39 Davis*
40 Keough*
41 Garlett
42 Saad
44 MacPherson*
46 Leorsch*
48 Tape

Coach: Eade

* denotes rookie listed players

Inaugural Gold Coast Football Club AFL team

Full-back	Campbell Brown Nathan Bock Seb Tape

Half-back	Jarrod Harbrow Karmichael Hunt Nathan Krakouer

Centre	Trent McKenzie Daniel Harris Michael Rischitelli

Half-forward	Danny Stanley Charlie Dixon Dion Prestia

Full-forward	Jared Brennan Zac Smith Brandon Matera

Ruck	Josh Fraser David Swallow Gary Ablett (c)

Interchange	Marc Lock Alik Magin Harley Bennell Sub: Josh Toy

Coach	Guy McKenna

Gold Coast defeated by Carlton 7.10 (52) to 26.15 (171), Round 2, 2011, at The Gabba

2011 AFL Rising Star nominees

Rd 1: Heppell Rd 2: Shuey Rd 3: Duncan Rd 4: Pittard Rd 5: Matera Rd 6: Darling Rd 7: Smith Rd 8: Savage Rd 9: Conca Rd 10: Steven Rd 11: Gysberts Rd 12: Reid Rd 13: Menzel Rd 14: Swallow Rd 15: Breust Rd 16: Batchelor Rd 17: McKenzie Rd 18: Christensen Rd 19: Gaff Rd 20: Clarke Rd 21: Dahlhaus Rd 22: Fasolo Rd 23: Blease Rd 24: Jones

Italics denote winner

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