Brandon Matera

Brandon Matera
Matera in June 2017
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	173cm / 77kg
Position(s)	Midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current club	Gold Coast
Number	32
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2011–	Gold Coast	98 (120)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 2, 2017.
Career highlights
Inaugural Gold Coast team 2011 AFL Rising Star nominee
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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. He is of Italian and Indigenous Australian (Noongar) heritage.^[2]

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.^[3]

References

External links

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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 Hanley
2 Grant
3 Rosa
4 Martin
5 Harbrow
6 Sexton
7 Lonergan
8 Fiorini
9 Ablett
10 Kolodjashnij
11 Miller
12 Day
13 Ah Chee
14 Hallahan
15 Currie
16 Thompson
17 May (c)
18 McKenzie
19 Lynch (c)
20 Barlow
21 Leslie
22 Nicholls
23 Lemmens
24 Swallow
25 Lyons
26 Shaw
27 Ainsworth
28 Witts
29 Bowes
30 Wright
31 Brooksby*
32 Matera
33 Hall
34 Willis
35 Rischitelli (vc)
36 Schoenfeld
37 Scrimshaw
38 Joyce
39 Davis*
40 Scheer
41 Brodie
42 Saad
43 Spencer*
44 MacPherson*
46 Loersch*

Coach: Solomon (caretaker)

* 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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