Matt Flynn (Australian rules footballer)
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]
| Matt Flynn | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |||
Early life and AFL career
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, he joined the West Coast Eagles via Free Agency.
References
- "In Like Flynn". gwsgiants.com.au. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
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