Full name Matthew Wright Career start 2010 Height 1.79 m | Name Matthew Wright Nickname(s) Wrighty | |
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Date of birth (1989-12-14) 14 December 1989 (age 26) Draft Pick #33, 2009 Rookie Draft, Adelaide
Pick #82 (RP), 2011 National Draft, Adelaide Debut Round 4, 2011, Adelaide
v. Port Adelaide, at AAMI Stadium Height/Weight 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) / 76 kg (12 st 0 lb) Role Australian Rules Footballer Original team Walkerville, North Adelaide Football Club Profiles | ||
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Matthew Wright (born 14 December 1989) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Adelaide Football Club from 2010 to 2015. He was selected with pick #33 in the 2009 Rookie Draft from North Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).
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Early life
Two years prior to being drafted, Wright fractured his skull when he was hit by a glass bottle at a party.
AFL career
Wright played his first AFL game in 2011 against Port Adelaide in Showdown XXX, replacing Richard Tambling who had injured his ankle in a collision at training. He was named as the substitute player and was on the bench until the third quarter. After being dropped back to North Adelaide the following week, he was recalled to the Adelaide side in round six and maintained his position in the senior team for the rest of the season. At the end of 2011, he was elevated to Adelaide's senior list.
In 2012 Wright worked his way into the side early in the season and was a regular in an Adelaide side that made the preliminary final, used as a midfielder/forward and occasional run-with player. He averaged 20 disposals for the season, and in Round 20 against Fremantle, he amassed a career-high 37 disposals.
After wearing the number 47 jumper for his first two seasons, Wright switched to the number 11 jumper for the 2013 season. Wright struggled with injury and inconsistent form in 2013, but still played 17 games including crucial 4-goal efforts against Gold Coast and Geelong. Wright returned to form in 2014, playing 20 games, kicking 14 goals and averaging nearly 19 possessions. Wright was delisted by Adelaide in October 2015.
In November, Wright was recruited by Carlton as a delisted free agent. He played all 22 games for Carlton in the 2016 season, primarily as a small forward, and was the Blues' leading goalkicker for the season with 22 goals, including hauls of three goals in the first and last rounds of the year.