Matthew Dea (born 13 October 1991) is a former professional
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played for the
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed the Bombers, is a professional Australian rules football club. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the game's premier competition. The club was formed by the McCracken family in their A ...
in the
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League (AFL) is the only fully professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body and is responsible for controlling the laws of the gam ...
(AFL). He was drafted in the third round of the
2009 AFL Draft with the 44th overall pick by . He made his debut against in round 4 of 2010 season. In 2015, he won Richmond's VFL best and fairest award but was delisted in October.
In January 2016, Dea signed with the Essendon Football Club as one of their top-up players following the clubs'
supplements controversy. Under the player top-up rules, he was delisted at the conclusion of the 2016 season, however, in November he re-signed with Essendon during the delisted free agency period.
Statistics
: ''Statistics are correct to the end of the 2016 season''
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2010
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2011
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2012
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2013
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2014
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2016
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, 49 , , 21 , , 0 , , 1 , , 218 , , 139 , , 357 , , 132 , , 48 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 10.4 , , 6.6 , , 17.0 , , 6.3 , , 2.3
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References
External links
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Matt Dea's statisticsfrom Footy Wire
1991 births
Living people
Essendon Football Club players
Richmond Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Greater Western Victoria Rebels players
Place of birth missing (living people)
Coburg Football Club players
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