Matt Guelfi

Matt Guelfi
Matt Guelfi
	Guelfi playing for Essendon in April 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	14 August 1997 (age 27)
Original team(s)	Claremont (WAFL)
Draft	No. 76, 2017 national draft
Debut	Round 4, 2018, Essendon vs. Port Adelaide, at Etihad Stadium
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s)	Utility
Club information
Current club	Essendon
Number	35
Playing career1
Years	Club
2018–	Essendon
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 24, 2024.
Career highlights
	McCracken Medal 2022;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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 seventy-sixth overall in the 2017 national draft.^[3]

AFL career

He made his AFL debut in the twenty-two 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 culminating with a third placed 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 that would keep him at the club until the end of 2024.^[7]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2023^[8]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
Season	Team	No.	Games	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
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
2020^[a]	Essendon	35	11	0	0	72	67	139	37	18	0.0	0.0	6.6	6.1	12.6	3.4	1.6
2021	Essendon	35	20	6	4	124	112	236	74	54	0.3	0.2	6.2	5.6	11.8	3.7	2.7
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
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
Career			96	45	26	670	562	1232	323	251	0.5	0.3	7.0	5.9	12.8	3.4	2.6

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.
^ "Matt Guelfi". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 November 2020.