Matthew White (footballer)

Matthew White
White playing for Richmond in 2011
Personal information
Full name Mathew White
Date of birth (1987-04-15) 15 April 1987
Original team(s) Calder Cannons (TAC Cup
Draft No. 5, 2005 Pre-season draft
Debut Round 10, 2006, Richmond
vs. Fremantle, at Subiaco Oval
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Midfield / Wing
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2006–2013 Richmond 105 (54)
2014–2017 Port Adelaide 048 (44)
Total 153 (98)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Matthew White (born 15 April 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club and Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He won the AFL Goal of the Year award while with Port Adelaide in 2014.

Junior football

White played his junior football with Sunbury, west of Melbourne, and the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup.

AFL career

Richmond (2006–2013)

He was recruited to the AFL by Richmond with the fifth pick in the 2006 pre-season draft. He made his AFL debut in round 10, 2006 against Fremantle. After showing plenty of promise in the backline in 2006, the youngster had a disappointing season in 2007, playing just seven games to take his career tally to 18. Eventually White's speed and ability to kick goals saw him become a regular wingman under coach Terry Wallace. In 2008 White played a career-high 20 games, averaging 13 disposals and kicking 11 goals for the season, and in 2009 White averaged 15 disposals in his 16 games. Wallace departed at the end of 2009 and Damien Hardwick became Richmond coach in 2010. White was generally used in a more defensive role. White playing only 12 more games in the 2011 season and just 7 games followed in 2012 through a combination of injury and lack of selection. White played 16 games in 2013 after round 5, often coming on as the substitute. His pace and aerobic capacity allowed him to be a burst player from the bench. Impressing in this role he has earned a regular position in the starting 22 late in the season and White appeared certain to play in Richmond's first final in 12 years before a hamstring injury in round 23 ruled him out of the final.[1]

Port Adelaide (2014–2017)

At the end of the 2013 AFL season, White joined the Port Adelaide Football Club as a free agent.[2] He was delisted by Port Adelaide at the conclusion of the 2017 season and subsequently retired from playing.[3]

Statistics

Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2006 Richmond351122695212142300.20.26.34.7113.82.7
2007 Richmond3571035256026150.1053.68.63.72.1
2008 Richmond352011716310426785640.60.48.25.213.44.33.2
2009 Richmond35167413210323547630.40.38.36.414.92.93.9
2010 Richmond35161191325118354570.70.68.33.211.53.43.7
2011 Richmond351273974814538490.60.38.1412.13.24.1
2012 Richmond3574238377516110.60.35.45.310.72.31.6
2013 Richmond35161161406120153490.70.48.83.812.63.33.1
2014 Port Adelaide192225162119530693741.10.79.64.313.94.23.4
2015 Port Adelaide19181761577423176510.90.38.74.112.84.21.4
2016 Port Adelaide19100202020.00.02.00.02.00.02.0
2017 Port Adelaide1972460339322200.30.68.64.713.33.10.3
Career[4] 152 98 59 1236 683 1919 552 485 0.6 0.4 8.1 4.5 12.5 3.6 3.2

References

  1. ↑ Connolly, Rohan (1 September 2013). "Tigers cruise into September".
  2. ↑ Thring, Harry (4 October 2013). "Port Adelaide move quickly to secure speedster White".
  3. ↑ "List changes: Port farewells trio". PortAdelaideFC.com.au. Bigpond. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Matt White". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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