Matthew Richard PRIMUS
Nickname(s): | Mattress |
Date of Birth / Age: | 12th January 1975 / 49 years |
Place of Birth: | Geelong |
Height: | 198 cm |
Playing Weight: | 109 kg |
Junior & League Footy: | Grovedale / Geelong U18 / Norwood (SANFL) |
AFL
Recruited: | Uncontracted Player (1996) |
Player List: | Senior |
Debut: | 1997 |
Cap: | 19 |
Guernsey(s): | 1 / 2 (1997 – 2000) |
Position(s): | Midfielder (Ruck) |
Games: | 137 |
Goals: | 76 |
Contracted Until: | Retired (2005) |
AFL
Club Milestones:
- Power Debut (Round 1, 1997)
- 50 Games (Round 8, 2000)
- 100 Games (Round 16, 2002)
- Power Final (Round 22, 2005)
Career Milestones:
- 50 Games (Round 12, 1998)
- 100 Games (Round 19, 2001)
- 150 Games (Round 11, 2005)
- AFL Final (Round 22, 2005)
AFL
Club Honours:
- Team Leaders:
- Vice-Captain (1997)
- Acting Captain (1997)
- Captain (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
- John Cahill Medal:
- Runner-Up (1997)
- Medal (2002)
- Fos Williams Medal (2000, 2001)
- Life Member (2006)
- Port Adelaide Hall of Fame Teams Inductee (2024)
SANFL Honours:
- SA Football Hall of Fame Inductee (2014)
League Honours:
- Brownlow Medal Votes – 39
Representative Honours:
- All-Australian:
- Team (2001, 2002)
- Vice-Captain (2002)
- Australia:
- International Rules (2002)
Statistics:
- Port Adelaide Website: Past Players
- AFL Tables
- Australian Football
- Draftguru
- Footywire
- SANFL: Hall of Fame