- Matt Campbell (Australian footballer)
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This article is about the current North Melbourne footballer. For the former Brisbane footballer and current commentator, see Matthew Campbell (Australian footballer).
Matt Campbell Personal information Full name Matt Campbell Date of birth 21 January 1987 Original team North Adelaide (SANFL) Height/Weight 170cm / 72kg Position(s) Forward Club information Current club North Melbourne Number 33 Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 2007– North Melbourne 67 (70) Representative team honours Years Team Games (Goals) 2009 Indigenous All-Stars 1 International team honours 2008 Australia 2 1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .Matt Campbell (born 21 January 1987) is a professional Australian rules footballer currently playing with the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League.
He is described as being small and lightly framed, but is a very fast player with excellent evasive skills. Kicks a lot of goals and wins a lot of the ball.[1]
Early life
Campbell, of Indigenous Australian heritage with tribal ancestry that can be traced to the Arrente.[2] grew up in Alice Springs, Northern Territory.
He began his senior football in 2005 with North Adelaide in the SANFL and played every game with the club in 2006.
Campbell was drafted by the Kangaroos and moved to Melbourne in 2006.[3]
Kangaroos career
Campbell made his AFL debut for the Kangaroos in Round 1, 2007 against Collingwood. He had a poor game, with only 3 possessions and was dropped for the following game against Port Adelaide, which would have seen him playing back in his home town. Round 3 saw him re-selected and gather 12 possessions as well as kicking his first AFL goal. He continued his good form with 13 possessions against the Brisbane Lions, and he kicked 2 goals in Round 5 against Geelong. Despite having only 4 kicks in Round 6 against Sydney, he kicked 3 goals; his third coming late in the final quarter when the Swans had got within four points.
References
- ^ "Kangaroos Senior Players". http://www.kangaroos.com.au/TheClub/Players/PlayerProfile/tabid/8141/playerid/14328/Default.aspx.
- ^ AFL Record. Round 9,2009. Slattery Publishing. pg 75.
- ^ http://kangaroos.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/4912/Default.aspx?newsId=41993
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Coach: Scott
* denotes Rookie Listed players
2009 Indigenous All-Stars team Andrew McLeod (Captain) | Shaun Burgoyne (Vice-Captain) | Jonathon Griffin | Graham Johncock | Jarrhan Jacky | Jared Petrenko | Ashley McGrath | Albert Proud | Chris Yarran | Andrew Lovett | Nathan Lovett-Murray | Nathan Djerrkura | Mathew Stokes | Travis Varcoe | Cyril Rioli | Cameron Stokes | Aaron Davey | Liam Jurrah | Matt Campbell | Lindsay Thomas | Cruize Garlett | Daniel Motlop | Marlon Motlop | Danyle Pearce | Raphael Clarke | David Wirrpanda | Liam Bedford | Adam Cockie | Jarrod Harbrow | Josh Hill | Malcolm Lynch | Brennan Stack | Coach: Chris JohnsonAustralian squad – 2008 International Rules Series 
Categories:- North Melbourne Football Club players
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Australian rules footballers from the Northern Territory
- Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
- North Adelaide Football Club players
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