Matthew Bate

Matthew Bate

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Bate
Date of birth	(1987-05-24) 24 May 1987
Original team(s)	Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup)
Draft	#13, 2004 National Draft, Melbourne
Height/Weight	192cm / 91kg
Position(s)	Forward / Midfielder
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2005–2012	Melbourne	102 (98)
Career highlights
2006 AFL Rising Star nominee Morrish Medal 2004

Matthew Bate (born 24 May 1987) is an Australian rules footballer and former player for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). At the conclusion of the 2012 AFL season, he was delisted by the Melbourne Football Club and subsequently drafted to the Essendon Football Club's reserve side in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Bate plays as a tall forward or midfielder. He won the Morrish Medal as best player in the TAC Cup in 2004. He was drafted 13th overall by Melbourne in the 2004 AFL Draft and made his AFL debut in Round 5 of the 2006 season.

Bate's achievements as a senior player include a nomination for the NAB AFL Rising Star award for his performance against Carlton in Round 18 of the 2006 season. In the 2007 season for Melbourne, Bate finished third in the club's Best and Fairest Award (the Keith 'Bluey' Truscott Medal) with 179 votes; behind the winner James McDonald (260 votes) and fellow second season player Nathan Jones (190 Votes). In 2009 he came second in the club's goal kicking.

Having completed his fifth full year of senior AFL football for the Melbourne Demons, Bate appeared to have become an important member of the team who was versatile and could be utilized across half-forward, in the midfield or at full forward; Bate has been commended for his fine marking, booming kicks and endurance. However, in 2011 he only played nine games for Melbourne, despite showing good form for Casey in the VFL. He finished second in the 2011 J. J. Liston Trophy, awarded to the VFL's best and fairest player.^[2]

During Trade Week of 2011, Matthew Bate requested a trade to the Western Bulldogs. However, after Mark Neeld was appointed as Melbourne's new coach he was retained and not traded.^[3]

References

External links

Matthew Bate's statistics from AFL Tables

2006 AFL Rising Star nominees

Rd 1: Murphy Rd 2: Thomas Rd 3: Pearce Rd 4: Raines Rd 5: Shaw Rd 6: Polo Rd 7: Bartram Rd 8: Rischitelli Rd 9: Symes Rd 10: Rosa Rd 11: Surjan Rd 12: Young Rd 13: Stiller Rd 14: Birchall Rd 15: Moody Rd 16: Chaplin Rd 17: Swallow Rd 18: Bate Rd 19: Foley Rd 20: Jones Rd 21: Moran Rd 22: LeCras

Italics denote winner

2004 AFL national draft

First round	1. Brett Deledio (PP) 2. Jarryd Roughead (PP) 3. Ryan Griffen (PP) 4. Richard Tambling 5. Lance Franklin 6. Tom Williams 7. Jordan Lewis 8. John Meesen 9. Jordan Russell 10. Chris Egan 11. Adam Thomson 12. Danny Meyer 13. Matthew Bate 14. Angus Monfries 15. Lynden Dunn 16. Adam Pattison 17. Andrew McQualter 18. Cameron Wood 19. Ryan Willits

Second round	20. Dean Polo 21. Thomas Murphy 22. Jesse Wells 23. Sean Rusling 24. Nathan van Berlo 25. Adam Hartlett 26. Matthew Little 27. Pat Garner 28. Chad Gibson 29. Matt Rosa 30. Andrew Lee 31. Jarred Moore 32. Brent Prismall 33. Cain Ackland 34. James Ezard 35. Fabian Deluca

Third round	36. Luke McGuane 37. Mark LeCras 38. Damien McCormack 39. Travis Cloke (F/S) 40. Ivan Maric 41. Luke Blackwell (F/S) 42. Jesse W. Smith (F/S) 43. Michael Newton 44. Mitch Morton (F/S) 45. Justin Sherman 46. Henry Slattery 47. David Spriggs 48. Nathan Ablett (F/S) 49. Mark McGough 50. Jayden Attard 51. Ben Eckermann

Fourth round	52. Dean Limbach 53. Simon Taylor 54. Stephen Tiller 55. Adam Iacobucci 56. Chris Knights 57. Brad Smith 58. Brad Moran 59. Benet Copping 59. Paul Thomas 60. Heath James 61. Matthew Egan 62. James Gwilt 63. Luke Forsyth

Fifth round	65. Mark Graham 67. Toby Stribling 68. Ben Schwarze 69. Daniel Haines 73. Chris Bryan

Sixth round	74. Daniel Pratt 77. Anthony Raso

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