Matt Guelfi

Matt Guelfi (/ˈɡwɛlfiː/ GWEL-fee;[1] born 14 August 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Guelfi is from Western Australia where he played for Claremont in the West Australian Football League.[2] After being overlooked in previous drafts, he was drafted by Essendon with their third selection and seventy-sixth overall in the 2017 national draft.[3]

Matt Guelfi
Guelfi playing for Essendon in April 2018
Personal information
Nickname(s) Guelf, The Prince of Perth
Date of birth (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997
Original team(s) Claremont (WAFL)
Draft No. 76, 2017 national draft
Debut Round 4, 2018, Essendon vs. Port Adelaide, at Etihad Stadium
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Club information
Current club Essendon
Number 35
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018– Essendon 96 (45)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023.
Career highlights
  • McCracken Medal 2022
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

AFL career

He made his AFL debut in the twenty-two point win against Port Adelaide at Etihad Stadium in round 4 of the 2018 season.[4]

On 4 September 2019, Guelfi signed a contract extension with Essendon until the end of the 2021 season.[5]

In 2022, Guelfi enjoyed a career best season establishing himself as a quality pressure forward and culminating with a third placed finish in the club's Best and Fairest. He was also awarded the McCracken Medal as the 'Player's Player'.[6]

Following this, he signed a two year contract extension that would keep him at the club until the end of 2024.[7]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2023[8]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2018Essendon35 15561299822750460.30.48.66.515.13.33.1
2019Essendon35 17321369723355500.20.18.05.713.73.22.9
2020[lower-alpha 1]Essendon35 1100726713937180.00.06.66.112.63.41.6
2021Essendon35 206412411223674540.30.26.25.611.83.72.7
2022Essendon35 20171014111825977470.90.57.15.913.03.92.4
2023Essendon35 13144687013830371.10.35.25.410.62.32.8
Career 96452667056212323232510.50.37.05.912.83.42.6

Notes

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. "How to say the AFL's trickiest names". Australian Football League. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. Hope, Shayne (29 March 2018). "Claremont product Matt Guelfi adds weight to bid for selection at Essendon". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. Duffield, Mark (25 November 2017). "AFL draft 2017: Electrician Matt Guelfi sparks interest from the Bombers". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. Hope, Shayne (13 April 2018). "Why the Bombers are backing Matt Guelfi in for his AFL debut". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  5. "Guelfi puts pen to paper". essendonfc.com.au. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. "Wright claims maiden Crichton Medal". essendonfc.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  7. "Guelfi signs on". essendonfc.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  8. "Matt Guelfi". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
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