Height/Weight 170 cm / 64 kg Siblings Peter Matera Children Brandon Matera | Name Wally Matera Years Club | |
Date of birth (1963-09-09) 9 September 1963 (age 52) Debut Round 1, 1987, West Coast
v. Richmond, at Subiaco Oval 1987-1988
1989-1990
Total - West Coast Eagles
Fitzroy Role Australian Rules Footballer Original team South Fremantle Football Club Similar People Peter Matera, Phillip Matera, Brandon Matera | ||
Wally Matera (born 9 September 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer. He played with the West Coast Eagles and Fitzroy in the AFL and for South Fremantle in the WAFL. His brothers, Peter and Phillip Matera both followed in his footsteps and represented West Coast, while his son Brandon is a current player with Gold Coast Football Club and Bailey who plays Colts for South Fremantle.
Matera arrived in South Fremantle from Wagin Federals, debuting in 1982 at the age of eighteen. Three years later he won their best and fairest and after another solid season he found himself in West Coast's squad for their debut season. He top scored for the Eagles in their first league game, kicking 4 goals. After a couple of seasons he moved to Victoria where he played with Fitzroy until the end of 1990.
After leaving the AFL he stayed in Victoria, representing Prahran briefly. He then returned to Western Australia, where he won the South Fremantle best and fairest twice more and was appointed captain in 1993 after being vice-captain in 1992.