Matt Flynn (Australian rules footballer)
Matt Flynn | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Matthew Flynn | ||
Date of birth | 13 September 1997 | ||
Original team(s) | NSW-ACT U18 | ||
Draft | No. 41, 2015 national draft | ||
Height | 202 cm (6 ft 8 in) | ||
Weight | 107 kg (236 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Ruck | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | West Coast | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2016–2023 | Greater Western Sydney | 33 (10) | |
2024– | West Coast | 0 (0) | |
Total | 33 (10) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Matthew Flynn is an Australian rules footballer playing for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League. Flynn debuted at the age of 23 in Round 1 of the 2021 AFL season.[1]
Early life and AFL career[edit]
Growing up in Narrandera in southern NSW, Matthew Flynn joined the GIANTS Academy at the age of 12. He was selected with pick 41 in the 2015 AFL Draft as a developing ruckman Flynn didn't manage to make an AFL appearance in his first few years at the club, missing a season with an ACL injury.
At the end of the 2023 AFL season, Flynn joined West Coast as a free agent.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ "In Like Flynn". gwsgiants.com.au. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ @AFL_House (6 October 2023). "The AFL has received and approved paperwork for Unrestricted Free Agent Matthew Flynn to sign with the West Coast Eagles" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links[edit]
- Matt Flynn's profile on the official website of the Greater Western Sydney Giants