| Matt Dea | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Matthew Dea | ||
| Born | (1991-10-13)13 October 1991 (age 34) | ||
| Original team | North Ballarat Rebels (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 44,2009 national draft | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Essendon | ||
| Number | 49 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2010–2015 | Richmond | 31 (1) | |
| 2016-2019 | Essendon | 39 (1) | |
| Total | 70 (2) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018. | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Matthew Dea (born 13 October 1991) is a former professionalAustralian rules footballer who played for theEssendon Football Club in theAustralian Football League (AFL). He was drafted in the third round of the2009 AFL draft with the 44th overall pick byRichmond. He made his debut againstMelbourne in round 4 of 2010 season.[1] In 2015, he won Richmond's VFL best and fairest award but was delisted in October.[2]
In January 2016, Dea signed with the Essendon Football Club as one of their top-up players in the wake of the club'ssupplements saga.[3] Under the player top-up rules, he was delisted at the conclusion of the 2016 season,[4] however, in November he re-signed with Essendon during the delisted free agency period.[5]
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 | ||||
| 2010 | Richmond | 43 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 5 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 8.0 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 3.3 |
| 2011 | Richmond | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 5.3 | 9.0 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
| 2012 | Richmond | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 87 | 165 | 53 | 23 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 1.6 |
| 2013 | Richmond | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 10.3 | 4.0 | 1.7 |
| 2014 | Richmond | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 44 | 89 | 22 | 10 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 12.7 | 3.1 | 1.4 |
| 2016 | Essendon | 49 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 218 | 139 | 357 | 132 | 48 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 6.6 | 17.0 | 6.3 | 2.3 |
| Career | 52 | 1 | 1 | 381 | 328 | 709 | 236 | 105 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 6.3 | 13.6 | 4.5 | 2.0 | ||
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