Wally Matera
| Wally Matera | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1963 | ||
| Original team(s) | South Fremantle (WAFL) | ||
| Debut |
Round 1, 1987, West Coast vs. Richmond, at Subiaco Oval | ||
| Height / weight | 170 cm / 64 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1987–1988 1989–1990 Total - |
West Coast Eagles Fitzroy |
24 (26) 32 (39) 56 (65) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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Wally Matera (born 9 September 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer of Indigenous and Italian heritage. He played with the West Coast Eagles and Fitzroy in the AFL and for South Fremantle in the WAFL. His brothers, Peter and Phillip Matera both followed in his footsteps and represented West Coast, while his son Brandon is a current player with Gold Coast Football Club and Bailey who plays Colts for South Fremantle.[1]
Matera arrived in South Fremantle from Wagin Federals, debuting in 1982 at the age of eighteen. Three years later he won their best and fairest and after another solid season he found himself in West Coast's squad for their debut season. He top scored for the Eagles in their first league game, kicking 4 goals.[2] After a couple of seasons he moved to Victoria where he played with Fitzroy until the end of 1990.
After leaving the AFL he stayed in Victoria, representing Prahran briefly. He then returned to Western Australia, where he won the South Fremantle best and fairest twice more and was appointed captain in 1993 after being vice-captain in 1992.[3]
References
External links
- Wally Matera's statistics from AFL Tables
- Wally Matera's profile from AustralianFootball.com