GWS GIANTS

Matthew Buntine

Medium Defender#21AFL

Key facts

Age: 33
Height: 189 cm
Number: #21
Born: 19 October 1993
Debut: 2012
Position: Medium Defender
Drafted: 2011 pick 5 (national draft)
Recruited from: Berwick (Vic), Dandenong U18

Official profile

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Every game we hold

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

Season
2021 AFLGWS GIANTS	8	78	55	23	21	1	1	17	2	5	23	58	0	928	0	0	19	26	24	6	9	10	20	23	1	328	15	0	0	0	2	51	14	2	62	21	2	81	33
2019 AFLGWS GIANTS	9	106	68	38	36	2	2	19	4	13	39	70	1	1,354	2	3	8	21	14	10	5	28	29	25	6	473	39	0	–	0	4	74	26	7	79	16	6	109	44
2018 AFLGWS GIANTS	9	99	63	36	35	0	0	11	3	7	43	56	1	1,328	0	8	21	38	17	4	5	13	23	50	0	399	55.8	0	–	0	3	71	27	21	61	32	0	99	42
2017 AFLGWS GIANTS	2	23	16	7	6	0	0	4	0	0	8	19	0	246	0	0	4	4	4	1	2	4	4	8	0	91	9.8	0	–	0	0	19	7	0	19	3	0	27	13
2016 AFLGWS GIANTS	12	123	80	43	46	0	0	16	3	13	53	75	1	1,406	0	9	17	45	12	6	3	19	20	56	0	525	85.7	3	–	0	3	97	35	17	78	38	0	128	58
2015 AFLGWS GIANTS	11	124	85	39	47	1	1	24	4	16	36	90	3	2,157	2	6	30	44	10	3	4	30	14	39	1	568	88.4	1	–	1	3	104	27	13	77	40	3	126	69
2014 AFLGWS GIANTS	7	103	62	41	39	0	0	10	4	4	42	61	2	1,487	0	6	27	37	12	4	3	15	15	43	0	420	76.6	0	–	0	4	81	30	14	39	26	0	103	44
2013 AFLGWS GIANTS	3	41	23	18	12	0	0	6	5	4	24	19	2	446	1	2	0	9	3	4	0	4	6	17	0	169	34.3	0	–	1	4	30	17	1	22	8	0	43	18
2012 AFLGWS GIANTS	6	67	28	39	16	0	2	10	3	5	30	36	0	723	2	2	8	16	6	6	3	8	9	35	2	249	45.2	1	–	1	2	53	19	7	54	11	2	66	17
Career9 seasons	67	764	480	284	258	4	6	117	28	67	298	484	10	10,075	7	36	134	240	102	44	34	131	140	296	10	3,222	449.8	5	0	3	25	580	202	82	491	195	13	782	338

Game log, 2021 AFL

Game
Rd 21 @ Geelong CatsW 84-65 6 Aug	6	3	3	0	1	1	2	0	0	5	1	111	0	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	29	2.4	0	4	3	0	7	1	2	6	2
Rd 11 @ Brisbane LionsL 65-129 29 May	8	5	3	2	0	0	4	0	0	2	6	14	0	5	7	0	2	0	3	4	0	37	-3.3	0	4	2	0	16	4	0	8	2
Rd 10 v West Coast EaglesW 93-77 23 May	12	9	3	5	0	0	4	2	1	5	8	211	6	1	0	0	0	4	1	3	0	64	5.5	2	10	3	0	10	0	0	13	7
Rd 9 @ RichmondL 83-87 15 May	14	9	5	2	0	0	3	0	2	4	11	194	2	2	6	2	1	1	5	4	0	54	-1.3	0	6	1	0	11	1	0	15	3
Rd 7 @ Adelaide CrowsW 106-39 1 May	6	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	113	2	1	3	1	2	0	3	2	0	16	1.5	0	4	1	0	3	1	0	6	3
Rd 5 @ Sydney SwansW 71-69 17 Apr	6	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	55	1	4	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	22	2.8	0	5	1	1	2	4	0	6	3
Rd 4 @ CollingwoodW 90-60 10 Apr	14	11	3	5	0	0	1	0	2	2	12	0	2	3	4	1	2	1	3	3	0	53	-0.1	0	9	1	0	7	2	0	14	7
Rd 3 v MelbourneL 68-102 4 Apr	12	9	3	5	0	0	2	0	0	2	11	230	6	9	2	0	1	1	2	4	0	53	7.5	0	9	2	1	6	8	0	13	6

Splits, AFL

Split
AwayHome or away · won 17 of 38	38	11.6	7.4	4.2	4.0	0.1	0.1	1.7	0.4	0.8	4.0	7.8	0.2	146	0.1	0.4	1.8	3.2	1.6	0.7	0.6	1.8	2.2	4.0	0.1	48.8	5.6	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.3	8.7	2.7	1.2	7.4	2.6	0.2	11.8	5.2
HomeHome or away · won 18 of 29	29	11.1	6.8	4.3	3.7	0.1	0.1	1.8	0.5	1.2	5.0	6.5	0.1	156	0.1	0.7	2.3	4.1	1.4	0.6	0.4	2.2	2.0	5.0	0.2	47.1	8.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	8.7	3.5	1.3	7.2	3.3	0.2	11.5	4.9
WinsResult	35	11.5	7.6	3.9	4.1	0.1	0.1	1.6	0.4	1.1	4.5	7.4	0.2	158	0.1	0.6	2.2	3.6	1.4	0.5	0.5	2.3	2.2	4.5	0.1	48.9	6.7	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.3	8.8	3.0	1.4	6.7	3.0	0.3	11.8	5.4
LossesResult	32	11.3	6.7	4.6	3.6	0.0	0.1	1.9	0.4	0.9	4.4	7.1	0.1	142	0.1	0.4	1.8	3.6	1.7	0.8	0.5	1.6	2.0	4.3	0.2	47.2	6.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.4	8.5	3.0	1.1	8.0	2.8	0.1	11.5	4.7
Regular seasonStage · won 34 of 65	65	11.5	7.2	4.3	3.8	0.1	0.1	1.8	0.4	1.0	4.4	7.3	0.2	151	0.1	0.5	2.0	3.6	1.5	0.7	0.5	2.0	2.1	4.4	0.2	48.2	6.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.4	8.7	3.0	1.2	7.4	2.9	0.2	11.7	5.1
FinalsStage · won 1 of 2	2	9.5	6.0	3.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.5	4.5	5.0	0.0	135	0.0	1.5	2.5	4.0	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.5	2.5	6.5	0.0	43.0	7.5	0.0	–	0.0	0.0	7.0	2.5	3.5	5.0	3.0	0.0	9.5	3.5
Gold Coast SUNSOpponent · won 3 of 5	5	12.8	7.2	5.6	5.8	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.8	1.0	5.2	8.8	0.2	120	0.2	0.8	0.4	2.6	0.8	0.4	0.2	1.8	1.8	4.6	0.0	56.4	8.6	0.0	–	0.2	0.6	11.2	3.6	1.4	8.6	2.4	0.0	14.0	6.2
MelbourneOpponent · won 1 of 5	5	11.4	7.8	3.6	4.6	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	0.8	4.2	7.6	0.0	197	0.0	0.8	3.2	5.6	1.8	1.2	0.6	1.4	1.8	4.8	0.4	51.8	7.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.4	2.2	1.2	7.4	4.0	0.0	11.8	5.0
St KildaOpponent · won 4 of 5	5	14.0	9.2	4.8	3.6	0.0	0.2	0.6	1.0	1.8	7.2	7.4	0.0	208	0.0	0.4	3.4	4.6	1.2	0.8	0.2	1.6	2.2	6.4	0.0	50.8	9.3	0.2	–	0.0	1.0	10.8	5.4	1.0	5.8	4.0	0.2	14.6	6.4
Sydney SwansOpponent · won 4 of 5	5	12.6	7.4	5.2	4.6	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.0	1.4	5.2	7.4	0.0	115	0.0	1.0	1.4	4.4	1.0	0.6	0.4	2.2	2.0	6.2	0.0	52.2	7.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.8	3.6	2.4	7.4	3.8	0.0	12.6	4.8
Adelaide CrowsOpponent · won 3 of 4	4	10.0	7.5	2.5	3.5	0.3	0.0	1.3	0.0	0.0	2.8	7.0	0.0	152	0.3	0.3	3.3	3.3	3.0	0.5	1.5	1.0	2.5	4.0	0.0	40.5	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	7.8	2.3	1.0	4.8	3.3	0.3	9.8	5.5
CarltonOpponent · won 3 of 4	4	13.0	7.0	6.0	3.8	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.5	1.0	4.8	8.3	0.5	136	0.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	0.8	0.5	0.0	3.3	2.0	4.8	0.0	51.8	7.9	0.0	–	0.3	0.3	10.3	3.0	1.5	7.8	2.8	0.0	13.0	5.8
CollingwoodOpponent · won 1 of 4	4	12.5	7.8	4.8	4.5	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.5	0.8	3.0	9.3	0.3	74.0	0.0	0.3	2.5	4.3	2.5	0.5	1.3	1.5	2.0	4.0	0.0	51.0	6.4	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.5	9.3	2.3	1.3	7.8	3.8	0.0	12.3	5.3
FremantleOpponent · won 1 of 4	4	10.3	7.5	2.8	4.0	0.3	0.0	2.5	0.8	0.8	4.0	6.0	0.3	178	0.0	0.3	2.0	3.8	0.5	0.8	0.5	2.5	1.0	3.5	0.3	50.8	8.6	0.3	–	0.0	0.8	9.0	3.0	1.0	9.0	2.8	0.3	10.0	6.5
Geelong CatsOpponent · won 3 of 4	4	9.5	6.5	3.0	1.8	0.5	0.5	1.8	0.3	1.0	3.0	6.3	0.0	165	0.5	0.3	1.0	2.5	1.5	0.8	0.3	2.3	2.8	2.3	0.3	41.3	3.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	5.5	2.0	0.8	7.5	2.3	1.5	9.3	3.3
North MelbourneOpponent · won 1 of 4	4	15.0	9.5	5.5	4.8	0.0	0.5	2.0	0.5	1.8	5.8	9.3	0.0	264	0.5	1.0	3.3	4.0	1.3	0.5	0.3	3.0	3.5	7.0	0.0	62.0	11.0	0.0	–	0.0	0.5	11.3	4.0	2.5	8.0	2.8	0.5	15.0	6.5
Port AdelaideOpponent · won 3 of 4	4	11.0	6.3	4.8	4.3	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.3	0.3	6.0	5.8	0.3	159	0.0	1.0	2.0	4.3	1.0	0.5	0.5	1.8	1.8	6.3	0.0	45.0	10.3	0.0	–	0.3	0.0	9.0	3.8	2.0	7.8	2.8	0.0	11.8	5.3
RichmondOpponent · won 1 of 4	4	8.8	4.8	4.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.3	1.8	3.0	6.5	0.3	132	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.3	2.5	0.8	0.8	2.0	2.3	1.5	1.3	36.8	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	5.8	1.8	0.0	8.5	2.5	0.0	9.5	3.0
West Coast EaglesOpponent · won 1 of 4	4	12.5	7.0	5.5	4.0	0.0	0.0	2.8	1.3	0.8	5.8	7.5	0.3	135	0.0	0.5	2.3	1.8	1.5	1.0	0.5	2.5	1.8	4.5	0.0	54.5	6.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	9.8	3.8	0.5	8.0	1.0	0.0	13.3	4.8
Brisbane LionsOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	8.7	5.3	3.3	2.3	0.0	0.3	1.7	0.3	1.0	2.7	5.7	0.3	100	0.3	0.3	0.7	3.3	3.3	0.3	1.0	1.7	1.7	3.7	0.0	34.0	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	6.0	1.7	1.0	8.0	3.0	0.3	8.3	3.0
HawthornOpponent · won 2 of 3	3	8.7	6.7	2.0	3.7	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.0	1.3	4.3	5.0	0.0	116	0.0	0.3	1.7	3.3	1.0	1.3	0.3	1.7	2.7	2.7	0.0	42.0	3.3	0.0	–	0.0	0.0	6.0	2.3	0.7	5.7	2.7	0.3	9.3	4.3
Western BulldogsOpponent · won 2 of 3	3	8.7	5.3	3.3	2.7	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.3	0.7	3.3	6.0	0.3	143	0.0	0.0	2.0	3.3	1.3	0.3	0.3	2.0	2.0	1.3	0.3	36.7	4.8	0.0	–	0.0	0.3	6.0	2.7	0.0	5.7	2.7	0.0	9.3	3.7
EssendonOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	11.0	7.5	3.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	3.0	7.5	0.0	112	0.0	0.5	1.0	2.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	2.0	6.0	0.0	47.0	4.1	1.0	–	0.0	0.0	7.5	2.5	2.5	5.5	2.0	0.0	10.5	5.0
ENGIE StadiumGround · won 14 of 20	20	11.6	7.0	4.6	3.8	0.1	0.1	2.0	0.5	1.4	5.0	6.8	0.2	157	0.2	0.7	2.3	3.9	1.3	0.5	0.2	2.4	1.9	5.2	0.1	50.1	7.9	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.5	9.1	3.5	1.4	7.5	3.3	0.3	11.8	5.1
Corroboree Group Oval ManukaGround · won 4 of 9	9	10.0	6.3	3.7	3.3	0.1	0.1	1.3	0.4	0.9	4.9	5.8	0.0	154	0.0	0.7	2.2	4.6	1.8	0.7	0.9	1.7	2.2	4.7	0.3	40.4	8.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	7.7	3.3	1.2	6.6	3.6	0.2	10.7	4.3
Marvel StadiumGround · won 5 of 9	9	13.2	7.7	5.6	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.2	1.1	4.7	9.0	0.2	162	0.0	0.4	2.1	3.0	1.4	0.7	0.2	2.1	2.3	4.6	0.1	51.4	6.2	0.3	0.0	0.1	0.1	9.3	3.1	1.0	6.7	2.4	0.0	13.7	5.0
MCGGround · won 2 of 9	9	10.8	7.8	3.0	4.4	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.2	0.9	3.4	7.4	0.1	155	0.0	0.4	2.2	3.8	1.9	1.0	0.9	1.8	2.3	3.0	0.2	47.7	5.2	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	8.0	1.9	0.8	7.2	3.0	0.0	10.9	5.4
Domain StadiumGround · won 1 of 4	4	10.8	7.3	3.5	3.5	0.0	0.0	2.3	1.0	0.5	3.8	6.8	0.3	169	0.0	0.3	2.8	4.0	1.0	0.3	0.8	1.5	0.8	3.8	0.0	46.3	8.4	0.3	–	0.0	1.0	9.3	3.3	1.3	7.5	2.8	0.0	10.5	6.0
Adelaide OvalGround · won 2 of 3	3	11.7	8.7	3.0	2.7	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	4.7	7.3	0.3	175	0.0	0.3	3.0	2.3	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.7	5.0	0.0	42.0	5.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.3	3.3	1.3	6.3	2.0	0.0	12.0	6.3
GMHBA StadiumGround · won 2 of 3	3	8.7	6.0	2.7	2.0	0.7	0.7	2.0	0.0	1.0	2.7	6.0	0.0	141	0.7	0.3	0.3	2.0	2.0	0.7	0.3	2.7	2.7	1.3	0.3	41.7	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.7	1.7	0.7	7.3	1.7	2.0	8.7	3.0
People First StadiumGround · won 1 of 3	3	13.7	7.3	6.3	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	1.3	1.0	5.7	8.3	0.3	124	0.3	0.7	0.3	2.3	0.3	0.7	0.0	1.7	1.0	4.3	0.0	60.0	9.6	0.0	–	0.3	1.0	12.3	4.0	1.3	8.7	2.3	0.0	14.0	6.7
SCGGround · won 3 of 3	3	12.0	7.0	5.0	4.3	0.0	0.0	1.3	0.0	0.7	4.0	8.3	0.0	112	0.0	1.0	1.3	4.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	1.7	2.3	5.3	0.0	48.3	6.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.3	2.7	2.7	7.0	3.3	0.0	12.3	4.3
GabbaGround · won 0 of 2	2	7.5	3.5	4.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.5	0.0	2.5	4.5	0.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	4.5	0.5	1.5	0.0	2.0	4.0	0.0	27.0	-0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	5.0	1.5	0.5	9.5	2.5	0.0	7.0	1.5
Ninja StadiumGround · won 1 of 1	1	14.0	11.0	3.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	1.0	1.0	4.0	10.0	0.0	202	0.0	1.0	3.0	6.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	4.0	5.0	0.0	71.0	3.2	0.0	–	0.0	1.0	9.0	2.0	3.0	12.0	4.0	0.0	14.0	8.0
Optus StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	16.0	10.0	6.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	5.0	12.0	0.0	110	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	3.0	0.0	4.0	4.0	7.0	0.0	77.0	3.8	0.0	–	0.0	0.0	13.0	3.0	1.0	8.0	1.0	0.0	17.0	7.0

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