Matt Riggio

Matt Riggio
Personal information
Full name	Matt Riggio
Date of birth	(1988-03-14) 14 March 1988
Original team(s)	Waroona/Peel Thunder
Draft	28th overall, 2005 National Draft
Height / weight	188 cm / 88 kg
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2006–2009	North Melbourne	10 (0)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 2009.

Matt Riggio (born 14 March 1988) is an Australian rules footballer who recently played for the North Melbourne (the Kangaroos) in the Australian Football League (AFL). Riggio was a second round draft selection, number 28 overall, in the 2005 AFL Draft.^[1] He had previously played with West Australian Football League (WAFL) club Peel Thunder and is now currently playing for Swan Districts in the WAFL.^[2]

Riggio made his debut for North Melbourne in the opening round of the 2007 AFL season, but after also playing the following week, he wasn't selected again until Round 8 of the 2008 season. He played seven consecutive games in 2008 before again being dropped for round 15, playing out the remainder of the season with the Kangaroos' Victorian Football League (VFL) affiliated team, the Werribee Tigers.^[3]

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Matt Riggio's statistics from AFL Tables

2005 AFL national draft

First round	1. Marc Murphy (PP) 2. Dale Thomas (PP) 3. Xavier Ellis (PP) 4. Josh Kennedy 5. Scott Pendlebury 6. Beau Dowler 7. Paddy Ryder 8. Jarrad Oakley-Nicholls 9. Mitch Clark 10. Marcus Drum 11. Shaun Higgins 12. Nathan Jones 13. Shannon Hurn 14. Grant Birchall 15. Travis Varcoe 16. Richard Douglas 17. Darren Pfeiffer 18. Max Bailey 19. Courtenay Dempsey

Second round	20. Paul Bower 21. Danny Stanley 22. Beau Muston 23. Ryan Cook 24. Cleve Hughes 25. Wayde Mills 26. Garrick Ibbotson 27. Dylan Addison 28. Matt Riggio 29. Ben McKinley 30. Nick Lower 31. Trent West 32. Bernie Vince 33. Samuel Gilbert 34. Matthew Spangher 35. Stephen Owen

Third round	36. Jake Edwards 37. Jack Anthony 38. Travis Tuck (F/S) 39. Jay Neagle (F/S) 40. Travis Casserly 41. Rhan Hooper 42. Robert Warnock 43. Andrew Swallow 44. Alipate Carlile 45. Kasey Green 46. Travis Baird 47. Ryan Gamble 48. Alan Obst 49. Michael Rix 50. Sam Lonergan

Fourth round	51. Matthew Laidlaw 53. Simon Buckley 54. Kristin Thornton 55. Brett Montgomery 56. Joel Patfull 57. Michael West 58. Hugh Minson 59. Ryan Brabazon 60. Clint Bartram 61. Mathew Stokes 63. Phillip Raymond

Fifth round	66. Austin Lucy 68. Heath Neville 69. Tim Hutchison 70. Jonathan Giles 71. Justin Sweeney

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