Melbourne

Matthew Jefferson

Key Forward#21AFL

Bio

Born in 2004, Matthew Jefferson made his senior debut with Melbourne Football Club in 2025. He plays as a key forward. Lineball holds stats from 23 of his games across 2025–2026.

Key facts

Age: 22
Height: 195 cm
Number: #21
Born: 8 March 2004
Debut: 2025
Position: Key Forward
Drafted: 2022 pick 15 (national draft)
Recruited from: Ashburton (Vic), Wesley College (Vic), Oakleigh U18

Official profile

AFL player profile ↗Wikipedia ↗Wikidata ↗

Career

Melbourne Football Club

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Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026 AFLMelbourne	16	121	70	51	46	18	15	22	1	20	68	53	1	10	2,003	22	19	0	19	26	13	9	69	27	11	12	648	91	0	1	82	32	1	157	13	36	121	44
2025 AFLMelbourne	7	38	22	16	13	4	4	9	2	6	16	21	1	2	577	8	2	1	7	14	5	2	18	11	4	3	201	11.8	2	2	20	9	0	54	4	12	37	10
Career2 seasons	23	159	92	67	59	22	19	31	3	26	84	74	2	12	2,580	30	21	1	26	40	18	11	87	38	15	15	849	102.8	2	3	102	41	1	211	17	48	158	54

Game log, 2026 AFL

Game
Rd 24 v Western BulldogsL 87-108 22 Aug	7	3	4	2	0	1	4	1	2	6	1	0	3	87	0	2	0	1	1	1	5	1	0	2	38	5.4	1	5	3	0	9	0	1	7	2
Rd 23 @ Port AdelaideW 132-56 15 Aug	10	8	2	2	3	0	0	0	3	5	2	0	2	254	0	2	2	0	1	0	6	1	0	0	53	20	0	10	2	0	5	2	3	7	8
Rd 22 v FremantleW 113-109 8 Aug	4	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	62	1	0	1	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	14	2.3	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	4	1
Rd 21 @ Gold Coast SUNSW 114-105 2 Aug	6	4	2	4	0	0	1	0	3	4	4	0	0	72	0	2	2	3	1	1	2	4	0	0	30	3.5	0	4	1	0	8	1	0	8	3
Rd 20 v Geelong CatsL 97-117 24 July	4	3	1	1	0	3	1	0	1	1	3	0	0	124	0	0	3	2	0	1	5	0	1	0	18	-3.9	0	1	0	0	15	2	3	4	0
Rd 19 @ North MelbourneW 92-76 18 July	10	5	5	5	4	1	1	0	0	5	5	0	0	103	5	2	3	0	1	0	5	0	1	1	70	16.2	0	9	2	1	13	3	5	10	4
Rd 18 v RichmondW 111-65 12 July	7	4	3	4	1	2	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	112	4	2	1	1	0	0	5	2	0	0	42	2.1	0	3	1	0	12	0	4	7	1
Rd 17 @ HawthornW 125-90 4 July	7	4	3	3	1	2	1	0	0	4	3	0	1	128	2	2	0	0	1	0	5	1	0	1	40	6.7	0	4	1	0	5	0	3	7	2
Rd 15 @ Adelaide CrowsL 62-79 20 June	7	4	3	3	2	1	1	0	1	4	4	0	0	147	2	1	1	4	0	2	3	2	1	0	38	0.9	0	4	3	0	10	1	3	8	3
Rd 12 v GWS GIANTSL 70-119 31 May	5	3	2	1	1	0	3	0	1	3	2	1	0	106	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	1	0	1	37	5.4	0	2	1	0	17	0	1	5	1
Rd 11 @ Western BulldogsL 90-93 24 May	9	5	4	3	0	2	4	0	2	4	4	0	0	130	1	0	1	1	1	0	4	2	2	2	51	2.4	0	6	3	0	9	0	2	8	2
Rd 10 v HawthornW 120-81 16 May	13	11	2	6	2	2	0	0	2	8	6	0	2	305	2	1	1	5	1	1	9	3	2	0	67	7	0	9	5	0	5	0	5	14	7
Rd 9 v West Coast EaglesW 99-67 10 May	3	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	80	1	1	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	23	5	0	3	0	0	13	1	1	3	2
Rd 8 @ Sydney SwansL 114-131 3 May	12	4	8	2	1	0	2	0	3	8	4	0	1	107	1	2	1	2	1	1	5	3	3	2	46	10.9	0	8	4	0	14	0	1	12	3
Rd 7 @ RichmondW 126-72 24 Apr	10	5	5	2	2	1	1	0	0	6	4	0	0	106	1	0	1	1	2	0	6	2	1	1	50	5.5	0	5	4	0	10	1	3	10	3
Rd 6 v Brisbane LionsW 104-102 19 Apr	7	3	4	4	0	0	2	0	1	3	4	0	1	80	1	2	1	3	0	2	3	3	0	2	31	1.6	0	6	1	0	10	1	1	7	2

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly. Career and honours from Wikidata (CC0).

Splits, AFL

Split
AwayHome or away, 5W	12	7.6	4.2	3.4	2.5	1.2	0.8	1.3	0.1	1.3	4.1	3.3	0.1	0.5	106	1.2	1.1	0.1	1.3	1.6	1.0	0.4	3.8	1.9	0.9	0.7	39.8	6.2	0.2	0.1	5.1	1.9	0.1	8.8	0.8	2.1	7.4	2.8
HomeHome or away, 6W	11	6.2	3.8	2.4	2.6	0.7	0.9	1.4	0.2	0.9	3.2	3.1	0.1	0.5	119	1.5	0.7	0.0	0.9	1.9	0.5	0.5	3.8	1.4	0.4	0.6	33.8	2.5	0.0	0.2	3.7	1.6	0.0	9.6	0.6	2.1	6.3	1.9
LossesResult, 0W	12	6.1	3.2	2.9	1.8	0.6	0.8	1.8	0.2	1.3	3.3	2.7	0.2	0.5	91.9	0.8	0.6	0.1	1.0	1.9	0.8	0.6	3.1	1.5	0.9	0.7	31.3	2.7	0.2	0.2	3.4	1.8	0.0	9.9	0.5	1.6	6.0	1.5
WinsResult, 11W	11	7.8	4.9	2.9	3.5	1.4	0.9	0.8	0.1	1.0	4.0	3.8	0.0	0.5	134	1.9	1.3	0.0	1.3	1.5	0.8	0.4	4.5	1.8	0.4	0.6	43.0	6.4	0.0	0.1	5.5	1.7	0.1	8.4	1.0	2.6	7.8	3.3
Regular seasonStage, 11W	23	6.9	4.0	2.9	2.6	1.0	0.8	1.3	0.1	1.1	3.7	3.2	0.1	0.5	112	1.3	0.9	0.0	1.1	1.7	0.8	0.5	3.8	1.7	0.7	0.7	36.9	4.5	0.1	0.1	4.4	1.8	0.0	9.2	0.7	2.1	6.9	2.3
HawthornOpponent, 2W	3	8.0	5.7	2.3	3.7	1.0	1.3	0.3	0.0	1.0	4.7	3.7	0.0	1.0	162	1.7	1.0	0.0	0.7	2.3	0.7	0.3	5.3	1.7	1.0	0.3	41.0	3.4	0.0	0.0	4.7	2.7	0.0	4.7	0.3	3.0	8.3	3.0
North MelbourneOpponent, 2W	3	6.3	3.7	2.7	3.0	1.7	1.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	2.3	4.0	0.0	0.0	92.7	3.0	0.7	0.0	1.3	0.7	0.7	0.0	3.0	0.7	0.3	1.0	41.0	5.5	0.0	0.3	4.7	1.0	0.3	8.0	1.3	3.0	6.3	2.3
Adelaide CrowsOpponent, 0W	2	6.0	4.0	2.0	3.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	0.0	1.5	3.5	3.0	0.0	0.5	83.5	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.5	3.0	1.0	1.5	2.5	2.0	1.5	0.0	34.0	-0.6	0.0	0.0	3.5	1.5	0.0	11.0	1.0	2.0	6.5	2.5
Gold Coast SUNSOpponent, 1W	2	6.0	4.0	2.0	2.5	0.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	2.0	3.0	3.5	0.5	0.5	103	0.5	1.0	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.5	0.5	2.5	2.5	0.5	0.0	30.0	5.0	1.0	0.5	3.5	1.5	0.0	9.0	1.0	1.0	6.5	2.5
GWS GIANTSOpponent, 0W	2	5.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	1.5	0.0	2.5	0.0	0.5	3.0	2.0	0.5	0.0	116	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.0	0.5	2.0	0.5	0.0	0.5	35.0	5.9	0.0	0.0	2.5	2.0	0.0	13.5	0.0	1.5	5.0	1.5
RichmondOpponent, 2W	2	8.5	4.5	4.0	3.0	1.5	1.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	3.5	0.0	0.0	109	2.5	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	5.5	2.0	0.5	0.5	46.0	3.8	0.0	0.0	4.0	2.5	0.0	11.0	0.5	3.5	8.5	2.0
Western BulldogsOpponent, 0W	2	8.0	4.0	4.0	2.5	0.0	1.5	4.0	0.5	2.0	5.0	2.5	0.0	1.5	109	0.5	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.5	4.5	1.5	1.0	2.0	44.5	3.9	0.0	0.5	5.5	3.0	0.0	9.0	0.0	1.5	7.5	2.0
Brisbane LionsOpponent, 1W	1	7.0	3.0	4.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	80.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	3.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	31.0	1.6	0.0	0.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	10.0	1.0	1.0	7.0	2.0
CarltonOpponent, 0W	1	9.0	3.0	6.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	4.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	71.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	6.0	2.0	0.0	4.0	5.0	0.0	1.0	39.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	7.0	0.0	2.0	9.0	1.0
FremantleOpponent, 1W	1	4.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	62.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	14.0	2.3	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	4.0	1.0
Geelong CatsOpponent, 0W	1	4.0	3.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	124	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	5.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	18.0	-3.9	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	15.0	2.0	3.0	4.0	0.0
Port AdelaideOpponent, 1W	1	10.0	8.0	2.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	5.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	254	0.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	53.0	20.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	2.0	0.0	5.0	2.0	3.0	7.0	8.0
Sydney SwansOpponent, 0W	1	12.0	4.0	8.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	8.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	107	1.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	5.0	3.0	3.0	2.0	46.0	10.9	0.0	0.0	8.0	4.0	0.0	14.0	0.0	1.0	12.0	3.0
West Coast EaglesOpponent, 1W	1	3.0	2.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	80.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	23.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	13.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	2.0
MCGGround, 6W	11	7.2	4.1	3.1	2.6	0.8	1.0	1.3	0.2	0.8	3.7	3.5	0.0	0.5	118	1.5	0.7	0.0	1.1	2.4	0.7	0.5	4.4	1.9	0.5	0.7	36.5	2.5	0.0	0.2	4.2	2.0	0.0	8.5	0.6	2.4	7.3	2.0
Marvel StadiumGround, 2W	4	5.5	3.0	2.5	2.8	1.3	0.8	1.3	0.0	0.8	2.5	2.8	0.0	0.0	78.3	1.8	0.8	0.0	1.3	0.5	0.5	0.0	3.0	0.5	0.8	0.8	36.0	5.9	0.0	0.0	4.5	1.3	0.3	9.3	1.0	2.0	5.3	2.0
Adelaide OvalGround, 1W	3	7.3	5.3	2.0	2.7	1.7	0.3	1.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	2.7	0.0	1.0	140	0.7	1.3	0.0	1.7	2.0	1.0	1.0	3.7	1.7	1.0	0.0	40.3	6.3	0.0	0.0	5.7	1.7	0.0	9.0	1.3	2.3	6.7	4.3
People First StadiumGround, 1W	2	6.0	4.0	2.0	2.5	0.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	2.0	3.0	3.5	0.5	0.5	103	0.5	1.0	0.5	1.5	1.5	0.5	0.5	2.5	2.5	0.5	0.0	30.0	5.0	1.0	0.5	3.5	1.5	0.0	9.0	1.0	1.0	6.5	2.5
SCGGround, 0W	1	12.0	4.0	8.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	3.0	8.0	4.0	0.0	1.0	107	1.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	5.0	3.0	3.0	2.0	46.0	10.9	0.0	0.0	8.0	4.0	0.0	14.0	0.0	1.0	12.0	3.0
TIO Traeger ParkGround, 0W	1	5.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	106	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	37.0	5.4	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	17.0	0.0	1.0	5.0	1.0
UTAS StadiumGround, 1W	1	7.0	4.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	128	2.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	5.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	40.0	6.7	0.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	3.0	7.0	2.0