Matthew Parker (footballer) explained

Matthew Parker
Fullname:Matthew Parker
Nickname:Matt, MP-400, Parker-horse[1]
Birth Date:25 January 1996
Originalteam:South Fremantle (WAFL)
Draftpick:No. 47, 2018 national draft,
No. 10, 2021 mid-season rookie draft,
Height:190 cm
Weight:75 kg
Position:Forward / midfielder
Guernsey:34
Years1:2019–2020
Games Goals1:19 (16)
Years2:2021–2022
Games Goals2:11 (7)
Games Goalstotal:30 (23)
Statsend:2024 WAFL season

Matthew Parker (born 25 January 1996) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club and St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He played 30 matches over 4 seasons in his AFL career.

St Kilda (2019 - 2020)

Parker was drafted to the Saints with pick 47 in the 2018 AFL draft from South Fremantle in the WAFL..[2] [3] He played 17 games in his debut season but managed only 2 in his final season. He was delisted at the end of 2020.[4]

Return to state-league (2021)

After being delisted by St Kilda, Parker returned to his former WAFL club South Fremantle.He was selected to represent Western Australia in the interstate match against South Australia in 2021.[5]

Richmond (2021 - 2022)

In the 2021 AFL Mid-Season Rookie Draft, Parker was selected by Richmond with the 10th pick. Parker played his first game with Richmond in round 18 against the Brisbane Lions.[6]

On the 23rd of September, Parker committed to a new one-year deal to remain at Punt Road in 2022.[7]

In 2022 Parker called time on his Richmond career and returned home to Western Australia for family reasons.[8]

AFL statistics

[9] |-| 2019|style="text-align:center;"|| 34 || 17 || 16 || 13 || 119 || 61 || 180 || 50 || 51 || 0.9 || 0.8 || 7.0 || 3.6 || 10.6 || 2.9 || 3.0|-| 2020|| 34 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 8 || 5 || 13 || 1 || 5 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 4.0 || 2.5 || 6.5 || 0.5 || 2.5|-| 2021|style="text-align:center;"|| 37 || 6 || 3 || 3 || 47 || 32 || 79 || 18 || 29 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 7.8 || 5.3 || 13.2 || 3.0 || 4.8|-| 2022|style="text-align:center;"|| 37 || 5 || 4 || 3 || 40 || 19 || 59 || 22 || 9 || 0.8 || 0.6 || 8.0 || 3.8 || 11.8 || 4.4 || 1.8|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 30! 23! 21! 214! 117! 331! 91! 94! 0.8! 0.7! 7.1! 3.9! 11.0! 3.0! 3.1|}

Notes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weird footy nicknames: So why do they call Gov 'Brackets'? .
  2. News: Duffield . Mark Duffield . AFL draft 2018: Tears of joy for Matthew Parker after St Kilda offer a draft lifeline. 26 April 2019 . The West Australian . 23 November 2018 . en.
  3. News: Gabelich . Josh . How new St Kilda recruit Matt Parker completed a dramatic rise from C-Grade amateurs to the AFL . 26 April 2019 . Fox Sports . 20 December 2018 . en-AU.
  4. Web site: 'Tough choice' as Saints cut high-flying forward . www.afl.com.au . 11 March 2021.
  5. Web site: WAFL announce Kia Australia WA State Team. 2021-05-15. West Australian Football League.
  6. Web site: Parker becomes a Tiger via Mid-Season Draft. 2021-06-02. richmondfc.com.au. en.
  7. Web site: Young Pie signs, top-10 Blue waits, what will Swans get for George?. 2021-09-24. afl.com.au. en.
  8. Web site: Parker to return to Western Australia . 2022-07-26 . richmondfc.com.au . en.
  9. Web site: Matthew Parker. AFL Tables. 2 June 2021.