Matt Guelfi (/ˈɡwɛlfiː/ GWEL-fee;[1] born 14 August 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He originally played for Claremont in the West Australian Football League.[2] After being overlooked in previous drafts, he was drafted by Essendon with their third selection and 76th overall in the 2017 national draft.[3]
AFL career
He made his AFL debut in the 22-point win against Port Adelaide at Etihad Stadium in Round 4 of the 2018 season.[4]
On 4 September 2019, Guelfi signed a contract extension with Essendon until the end of the 2021 season.[5]
In 2022, Guelfi enjoyed a career-best season, establishing himself as a quality pressure forward and registering a third-place finish in the club's best and fairest. He was also awarded the McCracken Medal as the 'Player's Player'.[6]
Following this, he signed a two-year contract extension, which would keep him at the club until the end of 2024.[7] At the end of 2024, Guelfi signed another 2-year extension to the end of 2026.[8]
Statistics
Updated to the end of round 17, 2026.[9]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2018 | Essendon | 35 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 129 | 98 | 227 | 50 | 46 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 15.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 0 |
| 2019 | Essendon | 35 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 136 | 97 | 233 | 55 | 50 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 13.7 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Essendon | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 67 | 139 | 37 | 18 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 12.6 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2021 | Essendon | 35 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 124 | 112 | 236 | 75 | 54 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 0 |
| 2022 | Essendon | 35 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 141 | 118 | 259 | 77 | 47 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 13.0 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 0 |
| 2023 | Essendon | 35 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 68 | 70 | 138 | 30 | 37 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 10.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 0 |
| 2024 | Essendon | 35 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 75 | 80 | 155 | 32 | 46 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 11.9 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0 |
| 2025 | Essendon | 35 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 55 | 55 | 110 | 21 | 35 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 9.2 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 0 |
| 2026 | Essendon | 35 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 1.3 | |
| Career | 124 | 69 | 43 | 804 | 707 | 1511 | 377 | 337 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 12.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0 | ||
Notes
- ↑ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- ↑ "How to say the AFL's trickiest names". Australian Football League. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ Hope, Shayne (29 March 2018). "Claremont product Matt Guelfi adds weight to bid for selection at Essendon". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ Duffield, Mark (25 November 2017). "AFL draft 2017: Electrician Matt Guelfi sparks interest from the Bombers". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
- ↑ Hope, Shayne (13 April 2018). "Why the Bombers are backing Matt Guelfi in for his AFL debut". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "Guelfi puts pen to paper". essendonfc.com.au. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ↑ "Wright claims maiden Crichton Medal". essendonfc.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "Guelfi signs on". essendonfc.com.au. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- ↑ "Two more years for Guelfi". Essendon Football Club. 30 August 2024.
- ↑ "Matt Guelfi". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 July 2026.
External links
- Matt Guelfi's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
- Matt Guelfi's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Matt Guelfi at AustralianFootball.com
- Matt Guelfi's WAFL playing statistics at WAFLFootyFacts.net
