Matthew Powell (Australian footballer)

Matthew Powell
Personal information
Full name Matthew Powell
Date of birth (1973-09-27) 27 September 1973 (age 51)
Original team(s) South Adelaide[1]
Draft 56th, 1992 AFL draft
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1993–1995 Adelaide 16 (4)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Matthew Powell (born 27 September 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Powell was recruited from South Adelaide, with the 56th selection of the 1992 AFL draft and played two league games in 1993.[2] Over the next two season he made 14 appearances, seven each year, but didn't do enough to stay on Adelaide's list.[3]

He kept playing SANFL football until retiring at the end of the 2004 season. In 2002 he was a member of the Sturt which ended their 26-year premiership drought. Playing as a defender, he was awarded the Jack Oatey Medal for his grand final performance.

His son Tom Powell also played for Sturt[4] and was drafted by North Melbourne in the 2020 AFL draft.

References

  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. ^ "Matthew Powell". Adelaide Football Club. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011.
  3. ^ AFL Tables: Matthew Powell
  4. ^ "Powell wins 2020 McCallum Tomkins Medal". SANFL. Retrieved 2 April 2021.


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