Matt Priddis
| Matt Priddis | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Matthew Harley Priddis | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1985 | ||
| Original team(s) | Subiaco, Sorrento-Duncraig JFC | ||
| Draft | 31st overall, 2006 Rookie Draft | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | West Coast | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2006– | West Coast | 221 (68) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2004–2005 | Western Australia | 2 (3) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of rd2 2017.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2005.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Matthew Harley "Matt" Priddis (born 21 March 1985) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Prior to being drafted, Priddis won two premierships with the Subiaco Football Club in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and also won the 2006 Sandover Medal as the league's best player. An inside midfielder, he debuted for West Coast during the 2006 season, becoming a regular in the team the following season. Priddis won the John Worsfold Medal as West Coast's best and fairest player at the end of the 2013 season, having previously been runner-up in the award in 2010 and 2011.
An acting co-captain of the club during the 2014 season, following Darren Glass's retirement, Priddis was awarded the Brownlow Medal as the competition's best and fairest player at the end of the season.
Priddis holds the record for most career tackles in the AFL, with 1502.
Priddis was raised in Manjimup, a country town in Western Australia's south-west region, but moved to Perth, the state's capital, as a teenager, playing at junior level for Sorrento–Duncraig. He represented Western Australia at both under-16 and under-18 level, and made his senior debut for Subiaco in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) in 2003, playing two games early in the season. Priddis became a regular in Subiaco's senior side during the 2004 season. He played 21 games, including Subiaco's win over Claremont in the grand final, and was named the WAFL's Rising Star at the end of the season. At the end of the season, he was offered a well-paid contract in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), but turned it down on the advice of Subiaco's coach, Peter German. During the 2005 season, Priddis won Subiaco's best and fairest award, the Tom Outridge Medal, as well as winning the Simpson Medal as Western Australia's best player in the state game against Queensland. He was subsequently selected by West Coast with the 31st pick in the 2006 Rookie Draft (held at the end of the 2005 season). He had been overlooked at three previous national drafts.
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