Brandon Matera

Brandon Matera (born 11 March 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Gold Coast Football Club (2011–2017) and the Fremantle Football Club (2018–2020) 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]

Brandon Matera
Matera playing for Gold Coast 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 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2011–2017 Gold Coast 101 (124)
2018–2020 Fremantle 043 0(46)
Total 144 (170)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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

Gold Coast: 2011–2017

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. He kicked 4 goals, and for his efforts was the round 5 nomination for the 2011 AFL Rising Star.[3]

Fremantle: 2018–2020

During the 2017 AFL Trade period, Matera was traded to Fremantle;[4] he was delisted after the 2020 season.[5]

References
  1. "Gold Coast SUNS | AFL - Brandon Matera Profile". Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  2. "The Noongar Warriors". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022.
  3. afl.com.au
  4. "Weller a Sun as Dockers claim prize draft pick - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  5. "Dockers goalsneak among four more axed - AFL.com.au". afl.com.au. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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