Matt de Boer

Matthew de Boer (born 10 March 1990) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club and the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL).^[1]

Matt de Boer
De Boer in June 2017.
Personal information
Full name	Matthew de Boer
Date of birth	(1990-03-10) 10 March 1990 (age 35)
Original team(s)	Claremont (WAFL)
Draft	No. 19 2009 rookie draft
Height	189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	88 kg (194 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder / Tagger
Club information
Current club	Greater Western Sydney
Number	24
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2009–2016	Fremantle	138 (48)
2017–2022	Greater Western Sydney	085 (30)
Total		223 (78)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 23, 2022.
Career highlights
Peel Thunder Premiership side 2016 Peel Thunder Best and Fairest 2016
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

After representing Western Australia at the 2008 AFL Under 18 Championships and being named in the under 18 All-Australian team,^[2] de Boer was drafted to Fremantle in the 2009 rookie draft with Fremantle's second selection, number 19 overall.^[3] After displaying good form during the 2009 pre-season, he was elevated to Fremantle's senior list as a nominated rookie, along with Greg Broughton.^[4]

De Boer made his AFL debut for Fremantle in round 6 of the 2009 AFL season at Subiaco Oval in the Western Derby against the West Coast Eagles, as a replacement for the injured Rhys Palmer.^[5] He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2016 season,^[6] however, he was drafted by Greater Western Sydney in the 2016 AFL draft.

While at Greater Western Sydney, De Boer earned prominence for his shut-down role on 2017 Brownlow Medallist Dustin Martin, restricting him to only 15 disposals in his side's 49-point win over Richmond in round three of the 2019 AFL season.^[7]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season^[8]

Legend

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
2009	Fremantle	40	17	5	4	89	125	214	56	64	0.3	0.2	5.2	7.4	12.6	3.3	3.8
2010	Fremantle	40	20	6	12	92	145	237	56	75	0.3	0.6	4.6	7.2	11.8	2.8	3.8
2011	Fremantle	40	16	3	2	84	139	223	43	84	0.2	0.1	5.2	8.7	13.9	2.7	5.2
2012	Fremantle	40	23	15	10	188	222	410	102	138	0.6	0.4	8.2	9.6	17.8	4.4	6.0
2013	Fremantle	9	25	10	7	172	216	388	87	145	0.4	0.3	6.9	8.6	15.5	3.5	5.8
2014	Fremantle	9	14	4	2	96	126	222	42	78	0.3	0.1	6.9	9.0	15.9	3.0	5.6
2015	Fremantle	9	19	4	2	92	158	250	55	106	0.2	0.1	4.8	8.3	13.2	2.9	5.6
2016	Fremantle	9	4	1	0	17	43	60	11	27	0.2	0.0	4.2	10.8	15.0	2.8	6.8
2017	Greater Western Sydney	24	15	8	3	65	142	207	39	70	0.5	0.2	4.3	9.5	13.8	2.6	4.7
2018	Greater Western Sydney	24	15	14	6	102	181	283	51	61	0.9	0.4	6.8	12.1	18.9	3.4	4.1