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Matt DE BOER
#24 GWS Giants
Age: 29 |
Games: 154 | Born: Mar 10, 2021 |
Height: 189 |
Weight: 86 |
Position: |
2017 Digest: Hamstring injury will keep the former Docker out of Round 1. Long odds to get a game unless mass resting of stars.
2017 NAB Cup:
2017 Season
1 | Hamstring. | ||
2 | Hamstring. | ||
3 | Hamstring. | ||
4 | NEAFL | Back from injury and was a handy contributor in UWS's loss to Canberra. | – |
5 | NEAFL | Worked super hard in midfield to end with 28 possessions and six tackles. | – |
6 | NEAFL | Bye. | – |
7 | NEAFL | Knocked up winning the footy in midfield with 41 possessions, nine clearances and 10 tackles. Brave. | – |
8 | NEAFL | Immense effort. 36 possessions, eight clearances and seven tackles. Tried hard. | – |
9 | Rich | Kicked an important goal in final term and worked hard through midfield and attack. Handy enough. | 6 |
10 | WCE | Laid six tackles. That’s what he does. | 4 |
11 | Ess | Kicked a controversial goal on three-quarter-time bell. Provided some pressure in front half. | 5 |
12 | Carl | Former Docker kicked a goal and his target 17 times from 17 disposals. Only gained 66 metres. | 5 |
13 | Bye. | ||
14 | Bris | Never troubled by Rich and yet never took full advantage of it either. | 5 |
15 | Geel | Played defensive role on Tuohy and did that well in terms if limiting the Cats ability to break away from half back. | 6 |
16 | Haw | Let’s be honest if GWS didn’t have so many blokes out he wouldn’t be playing. But that’s why they recruited him. | 4 |
17 | Syd | Incidental forearm from Nic Newman draw blood from inside the ear and failed a concussion test. | 1 |
18 | Senior emergency. | ||
19 | Frem | Becoming a really useful utility. Played times forward and back, and filled whichever role Leon Cameron needed him in. | 5 |
20 | Melb | Played his part at half forward in defensive role. Nothing pretty about him. | 5 |
21 | WB | Hard working defensive forward ended with two goals which was a handy return. | 5 |
22 | WCE | Minimal impact in his 150th. Just the 11 touches. | 3 |
23 | – | ||
QF | Adel | Competed hard in the forward half and was a long way from the Giants worst. Good third quarter goal. | 6 |
SF | WCE | Played at half forward and tried to halt Yeo’s influence. Played role well and got on the scoreboard. | 5 |
PF | Rich | Defensive half forward ended with 17 possessions. Two inside-50s and seven tackles. | 5 |
2016 Season
Played for : Fremantle
1 | WAFL | Strong showing in tough conditions with 34 touches, six tackles. | – |
2 | Senior emergency. | ||
3 | WCE | Played in the ruck for a period. Didn’t do much beyond that. | 3 |
4 | WAFL | Bye. | – |
5 | WAFL | Found himself back in WAFL again and had 36 disposals, nine tackles. | – |
6 | WAFL | Good in midfield with 24 touches, 10 tackles, two goals. | – |
7 | Senior emergency. | ||
8 | WAFL | Big game in midfield with 39 disposals, eight tackles, one goal. | – |
9 | Senior emergency. | ||
10 | StK | Had a strong last quarter but otherwise not noticeable. | 5 |
11 | WAFL | Dominated on the ball with 36 touches, eight tackles. | – |
12 | WAFL | Bye. | – |
13 | WAFL | Quieter game in midfield with 17 possessions. | – |
14 | Knee. | ||
15 | Knee. | ||
16 | WAFL | Battled hard in midfield for 24 disposals, six tackles. | – |
17 | WAFL | Conditions suited him and he delivered 29 possessions, 12 tackles. | – |
18 | WAFL | Strong again in the midfield with 24 possessions, eight tackles and a goal. | – |
19 | Syd | Set the tone with his tackling. Did the grunt work. | 5 |
20 | WAFL | Best on ground performance with 39 disposals, six marks, three tackles. | – |
21 | WAFL | Bye. | – |
22 | WAFL | Worked tirelessly once more for 33 touches, seven tackles. | – |
23 | WB | Reminded people he can still play. Kicked a goal from 20 touches. | 6 |
2015 Season
Played for : Fremantle
1 | Port | The sub. Came on in the final term and laid five tackles. | 2 |
2 | Geel | Sub. By time he got on the result was decided. Four disposals. | 1 |
3 | WCE | Worked hard until being subbed off with game in hand in final term. | 5 |
4 | Syd | Laid six tackles so his physicality was important. | 5 |
5 | Melb | Sub. On early to replace Walters. Not a huge game but did enough. | 4 |
6 | Ess | The sub. Came on half way through the final term. | 1 |
7 | Senior emergency. | ||
8 | WAFL | Bye. | – |
9 | WAFL | Dropped back to get full game and played well for 27 disposals, 10 tackles. | – |
10 | WAFL | Hard working performance with 28 disposals and 14 tackles. | – |
11 | WAFL | Outstanding on the ball with 33 possessions, seven tackles. | – |
12 | WAFL | Bye. | – |
13 | Coll | Used as defensive midfielder but battled to impact either way. Efficiency down. | 4 |
14 | Bris | Sub. On for Taberner and got hands dirty. | 2 |
15 | Haw | Unable to keep ball in Dockers forward 50 and gave away four free kicks. | 4 |
16 | Carl | Started as a midfielder, then went forward to provide pressure. Six tackles. | 5 |
17 | Rich | Sub. Three of his five touches were clangers. | 1 |
18 | GWS | Competed hard and was strong in congestion. | 5 |
19 | StK | Caused pressure as a defensive forward. | 6 |
20 | WCE | Tackled well but poor kicking was costly, especially one shot for goal. | 4 |
21 | NM | Sub on at three-quarter time and threw himself into packs. | 1 |
22 | Melb | Kicked two goals and laid eight tackles. Doing his job. | 6 |
23 | Port | Started strongly but fizzled out. | 6 |
QF | Syd | Unobtrusive effort netted three inside-50s and some handy work in close. | 6 |
PF | Haw | Picked up Mitchell initially. Couldn’t quell star Hawk. | 3 |
2014 Season
Played for : Fremantle
1 | Coll | Started on bench but soon on ground in hard toiling role. | 5 |
2 | GCS | High work-rate was valuable in demanding conditions. | 6 |
3 | Haw | Battled along with determination but to little avail. | 6 |
4 | Ess | Worked hard defensively at half forward to keep the ball in Dockers 50. | 7 |
5 | Syd | A nice fourth quarter goal, but really didn't do enough. | 5 |
6 | NM | Tagged Atley at half forward and wasn’t able to have normal negating impact. Subbed. | 4 |
7 | WCE | Ran very hard around the ground winning uncontested possessions. | 7 |
8 | Port | Kicked a goal and threw himself in. An improved performance. | 6 |
9 | Geel | Sub. By time he got on game was pretty much over but provided run. | 3 |
11 | Knee. | ||
12 | Knee. | ||
13 | Knee. | ||
14 | Knee. | ||
15 | WAFL | Solid with 20 disposals but laid just three tackles and had little influence. | – |
16 | WAFL | Second straight WAFL game with 23 disposals, six tackles. | – |
17 | WAFL | Outstanding with 31 possessions, 10 tackles. | – |
18 | StK | Sub came on in third term and showed some energy. | 3 |
19 | Carl | Sub. On early when Pavlich off but did little of note. | 1 |
20 | Geel | Struggled on Mackie then went to Selwood in final term and did pretty well. | 5 |
21 | WAFL | Quiet with just 12 touches in limited game time. | – |
22 | Bris | Looked to have several roles including minding McGrath and playing forward. | 6 |
23 | WAFL | Strong performance with 35 possessions, seven marks. | – |
QF | – | ||
SF | Port | Sub. On in the third term and won the ball with ease. Great effort. | 4 |
PF | – | ||
GF | – |
2013 Season
Played for : Fremantle
1 | WCE | Assigned to Hurn as a defensive forward and was able to limit his effectiveness. | 6 |
2 | WB | Defensive half forward on Goodes for lots of game and handy in that role. | 6 |
3 | Ess | Ran with Watson and did a great job apart from the third term. | 6 |
4 | Haw | Quiet game but attacked the ball hard. | 4 |
5 | Rich | Played as a defensive forward. | 5 |
6 | GCS | Disposal efficiency was not good, undoing his efforts. | 4 |
7 | Coll | Given task of shadowing D. Thomas and found it tough to restrict his impact. | 4 |
8 | Syd | Tackled in his usual style and also found the football in an influential display. | 6 |
9 | Melb | Started across half forward and played his role rather well. | 6 |
10 | Adel | Started on Sloane before given the task to find his own footy. | 5 |
12 | Bris | Negating forward role on Rich and made a couple of howlers. | 3 |
13 | NM | Worked hard and constantly applied forward pressure. | 6 |
14 | Geel | Swamped in the midfield but kept trying. Didn’t have a real impact. | 4 |
15 | StK | Worked hard all day. | 5 |
16 | WCE | On Smith and their games cancelled each other out. | 4 |
17 | Rich | Tried to shadow Houli as a defensive forward. Kicked a goal and was fair. | 5 |
18 | Adel | Tried to follow Henderson in a defensive role, but the Crow got the better of him. | 5 |
19 | Carl | Responsible for Scotland at times and was OK, but the Blue had plenty of footy. | 5 |
20 | GWS | Won 10 contested possessions and kicked a goal to play his part. | 6 |
21 | Melb | Played as a defensive forward once again and did it fairly well. Five clearances. | 6 |
22 | Port | Applied plenty of forward pressure with 11 tackles. | 5 |
23 | StK | Tagged Armitage and did a good job. | 6 |
QF | Geel | Foot solider who played his part without setting world on fire. | 5 |
SF | |||
PF | Syd | Failed to register a kick – had seven handballs before being subbed off in the third. | 2 |
GF | Haw | What he did had some polish, there just wasn’t enough of it. | 5 |
2012 Season
Played for : Fremantle
1 | Geel | Contested strongly all night and also kicked a goal. | 6 |
2 | Syd | Helped revive the Dockers in the third quarter and finished strongly. | 6 |
3 | Bris | Off target in front of goal but took two strong marks. | 5 |
4 | StK | Had a lot of touches and marked well. | 6 |
5 | Carl | Busy early, but wasn’t a major influence | 4 |
6 | GCS | Kicked three goals from limited opportunities. | 6 |
7 | Port | Worked hard and kicked a goal but wasn’t a stand out. | 4 |
8 | Haw | Performed his role on Burgoyne. | 6 |
9 | WCE | Laid nine tackles. His effort couldn’t be questioned. | 6 |
10 | Adel | Moved into the midfield and gave the team the vigour it needed. | 8 |
11 | Rich | Great effort – 23 effective disposals, a goal and three inside-50s. | 8 |
13 | Ess | Won 10 clearances and 17 contested possessions. Loves it tough. | 7 |
14 | Coll | Tried hard but got caught at times. Didn’t have an inside-50. | 5 |
15 | WB | Not as effective as in recent weeks. Still had 22 possessions though. | 6 |
16 | Melb | Workrate solid enough (x tackles) to add something to the cause. | 5 |
17 | GWS | Tough. Laid seven tackles and won some key contests. | 7 |
18 | Port | Part of the midfield rotations but needs to win more of the football. | 5 |
19 | WCE | Had the forward tag on Hurn and shut him down. | 8 |
20 | Adel | Had six clearances; four inside 50s and kicked a goal. | 7 |
21 | Rich | Laid tackles, kicked goals and had five inside 50s. Solid game. | 7 |
22 | NM | Nuggety type who did well in pressure situations. | 6 |
EF | Geel | Up forward on J. Hunt and played counter-attack role. | 6 |
SF | Adel | Defensive forward against Reilly. Worked hard but the Crow was influential. | 5 |
1. | CROUCH, Matt | Adel | 189 |
2. | MARTIN, Dustin | Rich | 186 |
3. | KELLY, Joshua | GWS | 184 |
4. | DANGERFIELD, Patrick | Geel | 175 |
5. | LAIRD, Rory | Adel | 172 |
6. | WARD, Callan | GWS | 172 |
7. | MITCHELL, Tom | Haw | 171 |
8. | DUNCAN, Mitch | Geel | 170 |
9. | COTCHIN, Trent | Rich | 167 |
10. | RANCE, Alex | Rich | 167 |
11. | SHIEL, Dylan | GWS | 166 |
12. | WINES, Ollie | Port | 165 |
13. | JACOBS, Sam | Adel | 162 |
14. | TUOHY, Zach | Geel | 161 |
15. | OLIVER, Clayton | Melb | 161 |
16. | GAFF, Andrew | WCE | 161 |
17. | GRIGG, Shaun | Rich | 160 |
18. | PARKER, Luke | Syd | 160 |
19. | MURPHY, Marc | Carl | 159 |
20. | MERRETT, Zach | Ess | 157 |
21. | EBERT, Brad | Port | 157 |
22. | DOUGLAS, Richard | Adel | 156 |
23. | SLOANE, Rory | Adel | 156 |
24. | DOCHERTY, Sam | Carl | 155 |
25. | HEPPELL, Dyson | Ess | 155 |