Matthew Connell

Matthew Connell
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Connell
Date of birth	(1972-08-03) 3 August 1972
Original team(s)	Subiaco
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1993	West Coast	03 0(0)
1995–2000	Adelaide	96 (28)
Total		99 (28)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2000.
Career highlights
2× AFL premiership player (1997, 1998) Malcolm Blight Medal (1995)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Matthew Connell (born 3 August 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League for the Adelaide Crows and West Coast Eagles. Educated at Newman College, he has now returned there as a teacher.

Connell did not have a big impact playing for West Coast but when he moved to Adelaide he had a brilliant season winning the Crows Best and Fairest and a position in the Western Australian State of Origin side. In 1996 Connell had a thigh injury early in the season and when he came back he was not at the level he was in 1995. He played in both of Adelaide's Premierships in 1997 and 1998 but never hit the form he had in 1995 again.

He coached the GB Bulldogs Australian rules football team in the 2005 International Cup, held in Melbourne, guiding the team to a 6th place finish.

Playing statistics

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
1993	West Coast	42	3	0	1	17	1	18	5	0	0.0	0.3	5.7	0.3	6.0	1.7	0.0
1994	West Coast	42	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1995	Adelaide	14	21	6	9	329	152	481	109	18	0.3	0.4	15.7	7.2	22.9	5.2	0.9
1996	Adelaide	14	14	4	3	171	99	270	46	14	0.3	0.2	12.2	7.1	19.3	3.3	1.0
1997	Adelaide	14	17	6	0	215	62	277	71	25	0.4	0.0	12.6	3.6	16.3	4.2	1.5
1998	Adelaide	14	21	7	3	232	87	319	77	27	0.3	0.1	11.0	4.1	15.2	3.7	1.3
1999	Adelaide	14	10	2	3	141	38	179	39	9	0.2	0.3	14.1	3.8	17.9	3.9	0.9
2000	Adelaide	14	13	3	2	196	60	256	84	11	0.2	0.2	15.1	4.6	19.7	6.5	0.8
Career			99	28	21	1301	499	1800	431	104	0.3	0.2	13.1	5.0	18.2	4.4	1.1

Honors

• 1995 Adelaide best and fairest
• 1997 premiership player
• 1998 premiership player

External links

• Matthew Connell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Matthew Connell's profile on the official website of the West Coast Eagles