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Matt Flynn (Australian rules footballer)

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Matt Flynn
Personal information
Full name Matthew Flynn
Date of birth (1997-09-13) 13 September 1997 (age 27)
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 34 (10)
2024– West Coast 4 (1)
Total 37 (11)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Rd 21 2024.
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

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Growing up in Narrandera in southern NSW, 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 make his AFL debut in his first five years at the club, missing an entire year after an ACL injury in July 2019.[2] He then played 33 games from his debut in 2019, before he spent the end of the 2023 season playing in the VFL as the Giant's preferred Kieren Briggs as their first choice ruckman.[3]

At the end of the 2023 AFL season, Flynn joined West Coast as a free agent.[4] A hamstring injury during preseason delayed his debut for the Eagles until round 12 of the 2024 AFL season.[5]

Flynn was also appointed as the ruck coach of the West Coast Eagles AFL Women's (AFLW) team ahead of the 2024 season.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "In Like Flynn". gwsgiants.com.au. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Young Giant tears ACL, small forward's season likely over". afl.com.au. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Inside the pitch Eagles made to Flynn that will see Giant head west". www.sen.com.au. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  4. ^ @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.
  5. ^ "Eagles tall set for long absence after hamstring surgery". afl.com.au. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  6. ^ "AFLW: Coaching panel confirmed for 2024 season". www.westcoasteagles.com.au. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
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