Matthew Westhoff (born 5 June 1988) is an

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 briefly played for

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in the

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. He is the brother of veteran Port Adelaide player,

Justin Westhoff Justin Westhoff (born 1 October 1986) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the AFL. He also played for the Central District Football Club in the SANFL. He is the older brother of Matthew Wes ...

.Crows pick Patrick Dangerfield, Port debut Matthew Westhoff
/ref> Westhoff made his AFL debut in Round 20, 2008 at

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against Collingwood. Port Adelaide lost the game by 31 points, with Westhoff kicking one goal on his debut. The following week, Port Adelaide convincingly beat

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at home, with Westhoff booting two goals in the rout. He then played in the final game of the season, but went goalless. Westhoff didn't return to Port's senior side until Round 10 of 2009. He then played three games in a row, before being dropped for the remainder of the season. In those three games, Westhoff kicked one goal against Collingwood, and a single goal the following week against Fremantle. Midway through the 2010 season, Westhoff moved from forward to defence in the

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, but did not play any senior games. He was delisted by the Power at the end of the 2010 season, but then re-drafted in 2011 as a rookie. On 27 August 2011, Westhoff broke his left arm while playing for the Central Districts in the

, and Port again delisted him at the end of 2011.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Westhoff, Matthew 1988 births Living people Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Central District Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Adelaide Australian people of German descent