Essendon

Matt Dea

Medium Defender#49AFL

Key facts

Age: 35
Height: 187 cm
Number: #49
Born: 13 October 1991
Debut: 2010
Position: Medium Defender
Drafted: 2009 pick 44 (national draft)
Recruited from: Ballarat & Clarendon College (Vic), North Ballarat U18, Rich

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

Season
2018 AFLEssendon	12	167	100	67	57	0	0	14	2	10	56	108	0	1	1,935	0	5	22	29	17	3	2	22	24	74	0	658	92.6	1	0	2	140	47	23	96	21	1	164	78	0	0
2017 AFLEssendon	6	88	55	33	30	1	0	14	0	3	27	62	0	1	1,115	0	3	18	26	8	8	3	19	9	33	0	382	63.2	1	0	0	74	19	9	39	25	1	89	45	0	0
2016 AFLEssendon	21	357	218	139	132	0	1	48	5	20	120	235	0	2	4,557	0	19	67	61	29	21	10	54	60	127	1	1,512	189.4	3	0	5	293	79	38	168	54	2	355	179	0	0
2014 AFLRichmond	7	89	45	44	22	1	0	10	3	5	36	55	0	0	1,020	0	5	18	17	9	6	4	18	8	34	0	329	53.8	0	1	2	74	25	7	43	11	1	91	36	0	0
2013 AFLRichmond	3	31	18	13	12	0	0	5	0	1	6	25	0	0	480	0	0	9	7	2	1	1	6	5	7	0	134	12.8	0	0	0	28	5	0	19	6	0	31	15	0	0
2012 AFLRichmond	14	165	78	87	53	0	0	23	2	17	58	109	0	0	1,685	0	4	11	33	19	6	7	34	22	59	0	644	83.5	2	0	2	131	46	15	102	25	0	167	60	0	0
2011 AFLRichmond	4	36	15	21	12	–	–	9	–	–	18	18	–	1	–	–	1	3	8	3	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2010 AFLRichmond	3	31	7	24	5	–	–	10	2	1	12	20	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	5	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Career8 seasons	70	964	536	428	323	2	1	133	14	57	333	632	0	5	10,792	0	37	148	187	92	50	27	153	128	334	1	3,659	495.3	7	1	11	740	221	92	467	142	5	897	413	0	0

Game log, 2018 AFL

Game
Rd 22 @ RichmondL 73-81 17 Aug	16	13	3	6	2	0	0	0	13	0	279	0	3	2	2	0	0	1	3	4	71	1.6	0	0	14	0	1	11	2	0	13	11
Rd 19 v Sydney SwansW 109-66 27 July	4	1	3	2	0	0	0	2	2	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	15	2.5	0	0	4	2	1	0	0	0	4	1
Rd 18 v FremantleW 99-70 21 July	20	13	7	6	1	0	2	9	12	0	220	2	2	5	4	1	1	2	4	10	73	6.2	0	0	13	6	4	8	4	0	21	7
Rd 17 @ Gold Coast SUNSW 95-51 14 July	18	13	5	4	2	0	1	10	7	0	206	2	2	4	1	2	0	2	2	10	71	15.2	0	0	16	6	2	9	3	1	17	11
Rd 15 v North MelbourneW 125-108 1 July	16	7	9	4	1	1	1	7	8	0	93	0	1	3	2	0	0	2	1	9	55	11.5	0	1	14	7	1	6	2	0	15	5
Rd 14 @ West Coast EaglesW 80-52 21 June	15	12	3	8	2	0	0	3	12	0	192	1	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	4	74	5	0	0	13	2	2	8	0	0	15	11
Rd 12 @ Brisbane LionsW 84-62 10 June	10	5	5	4	0	0	1	5	6	1	224	0	1	3	1	0	1	4	2	5	34	8.6	1	0	9	4	1	6	2	0	11	5
Rd 11 v RichmondL 43-114 2 June	19	13	6	7	1	0	2	6	12	0	314	0	1	4	3	0	0	3	5	7	76	9.5	0	0	16	6	2	6	2	0	18	10
Rd 10 @ GWS GIANTSW 95-60 26 May	8	4	4	2	1	1	1	4	3	0	73	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	2	5	30	7.6	0	1	7	4	2	14	2	0	7	4
Rd 9 v Geelong CatsW 84-50 19 May	15	10	5	8	3	0	2	1	14	0	94	0	1	3	1	0	0	2	1	7	76	8.6	0	0	13	1	5	15	2	0	15	8
Rd 2 @ FremantleL 90-106 31 Mar	15	7	8	5	1	0	0	3	12	0	171	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	2	3	56	4.9	0	0	10	3	2	8	0	0	15	3
Rd 1 v Adelaide CrowsW 99-87 23 Mar	11	2	9	1	0	0	0	6	7	0	63	0	2	3	0	0	0	2	1	7	27	11.4	0	0	11	6	0	5	2	0	13	2

Splits, AFL

Split
AwayHome or away · won 11 of 35	35	13.3	7.0	6.3	4.4	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.2	0.7	4.3	8.9	0.0	0.1	144	0.0	0.4	2.2	2.7	1.2	0.6	0.4	1.9	1.9	4.3	0.0	48.8	6.3	0.1	0.0	0.1	10.0	2.9	1.1	6.9	2.1	0.1	12.0	5.3	0.0	0.0
HomeHome or away · won 16 of 35	35	14.2	8.3	5.9	4.8	0.0	0.0	1.8	0.2	0.9	5.2	9.2	0.0	0.1	164	0.0	0.6	2.0	2.7	1.4	0.8	0.4	2.5	1.8	5.2	0.0	55.8	7.8	0.1	0.0	0.2	11.1	3.5	1.5	6.5	2.0	0.1	13.7	6.5	0.0	0.0
LossesResult	42	13.8	7.8	6.0	4.7	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.2	0.9	4.4	9.3	0.0	0.1	153	0.0	0.5	2.1	3.0	1.5	0.7	0.5	2.0	1.9	4.3	0.0	52.7	6.4	0.1	0.0	0.2	10.3	2.8	1.3	6.8	2.3	0.0	12.5	5.8	0.0	0.0
WinsResult	27	13.9	7.6	6.4	4.6	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.1	0.7	5.3	8.8	0.0	0.1	160	0.0	0.6	2.1	2.2	1.1	0.6	0.3	2.4	1.7	5.4	0.0	52.6	8.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	11.1	3.7	1.4	6.5	1.6	0.1	13.5	6.0	0.0	0.0
DrawsResult	1	8.0	5.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	6.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	47.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	6.0	0.0	27.0	8.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	8.0	4.0	0.0	6.0	1.0	0.0	8.0	5.0	0.0	0.0
Regular seasonStage · won 27 of 70	70	13.8	7.7	6.1	4.6	0.0	0.0	1.9	0.2	0.8	4.8	9.0	0.0	0.1	154	0.0	0.5	2.1	2.7	1.3	0.7	0.4	2.2	1.8	4.8	0.0	52.3	7.1	0.1	0.0	0.2	10.6	3.2	1.3	6.7	2.0	0.1	12.8	5.9	0.0	0.0
FremantleOpponent · won 1 of 7	7	14.7	8.1	6.6	3.7	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.3	0.9	5.1	9.6	0.0	0.0	131	0.0	0.6	1.4	3.0	2.1	0.6	0.4	1.7	1.9	4.4	0.0	44.6	5.2	0.1	0.1	0.0	8.9	3.3	1.3	5.4	1.9	0.0	12.4	4.6	0.0	0.0
MelbourneOpponent · won 4 of 6	6	11.7	5.3	6.3	3.5	0.0	0.2	2.5	0.2	0.8	4.8	7.2	0.0	0.0	146	0.0	0.3	1.2	2.5	1.0	1.0	0.3	1.3	1.2	3.5	0.0	39.3	6.1	0.2	0.0	0.2	7.7	2.3	0.7	4.8	2.2	0.2	9.2	4.3	0.0	0.0
North MelbourneOpponent · won 1 of 6	6	11.3	5.8	5.5	3.5	0.2	0.0	1.2	0.2	0.7	4.3	6.8	0.0	0.0	118	0.0	0.5	1.8	2.7	1.2	0.5	0.7	2.5	0.8	4.8	0.0	39.7	7.5	0.3	0.0	0.2	9.5	3.0	1.2	5.2	1.7	0.2	10.2	4.7	0.0	0.0
West Coast EaglesOpponent · won 3 of 6	6	12.7	8.2	4.5	6.0	0.2	0.0	1.8	0.0	0.0	3.2	9.7	0.0	0.0	141	0.0	0.3	3.7	2.5	1.2	0.7	0.5	1.8	1.3	3.0	0.0	47.3	5.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.3	2.2	0.8	4.0	1.7	0.2	10.8	6.2	0.0	0.0
Geelong CatsOpponent · won 2 of 5	5	12.8	7.4	5.4	5.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.8	0.8	4.4	8.4	0.0	0.2	104	0.0	0.2	1.8	2.0	0.8	0.8	0.0	1.4	1.2	5.6	0.2	53.0	6.7	0.0	0.0	0.6	9.2	3.0	2.2	7.2	1.8	0.2	11.6	5.8	0.0	0.0
RichmondOpponent · won 0 of 5	5	16.2	10.2	6.0	5.6	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.0	1.0	4.6	10.8	0.0	0.0	226	0.0	0.6	3.0	4.2	2.0	0.4	0.6	1.8	3.8	6.4	0.0	64.4	7.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.2	3.6	2.0	8.4	3.8	0.0	15.4	8.2	0.0	0.0
Sydney SwansOpponent · won 3 of 5	5	11.6	4.6	7.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	0.2	0.2	5.6	6.0	0.0	0.2	51.0	0.0	0.4	1.0	1.6	1.0	1.0	0.2	1.8	1.0	4.2	0.0	41.4	4.3	0.0	0.0	0.2	8.2	3.0	0.8	5.8	0.8	0.0	9.4	3.0	0.0	0.0
Adelaide CrowsOpponent · won 1 of 4	4	15.5	7.8	7.8	4.8	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.0	1.0	4.8	11.0	0.0	0.3	129	0.0	0.3	2.8	3.0	1.3	1.0	0.5	2.5	2.8	6.0	0.0	62.5	7.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.8	3.8	1.3	8.0	2.8	0.0	15.8	6.0	0.0	0.0
Gold Coast SUNSOpponent · won 2 of 4	4	16.3	10.3	6.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	3.3	0.0	1.0	6.8	9.5	0.0	0.0	224	0.0	1.0	1.3	3.3	1.8	1.3	0.3	1.8	3.0	6.5	0.0	71.3	10.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	14.5	4.3	1.3	10.8	2.5	0.3	16.3	9.0	0.0	0.0
Brisbane LionsOpponent · won 2 of 3	3	13.3	9.0	4.3	5.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	4.3	9.7	0.0	0.3	226	0.0	1.0	3.0	3.7	1.7	0.7	0.7	4.0	2.7	4.0	0.0	53.3	6.7	0.3	0.0	0.0	10.0	2.3	1.3	7.3	2.0	0.0	14.0	6.3	0.0	0.0
CarltonOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	16.7	9.7	7.0	4.7	0.0	0.0	1.7	0.7	1.0	4.3	12.0	0.0	0.0	233	0.0	0.3	3.7	2.7	0.7	0.3	0.0	2.7	1.7	3.7	0.0	64.0	7.4	0.0	0.0	0.7	12.0	3.3	1.0	7.7	1.7	0.0	16.3	7.0	0.0	0.0
EssendonOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	12.7	6.3	6.3	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	1.0	4.3	8.0	0.0	0.0	193	0.0	0.0	1.0	4.0	2.3	0.0	1.0	4.3	1.7	5.3	0.0	39.3	9.6	0.3	0.0	0.0	10.7	4.3	1.3	7.3	3.3	0.0	12.3	5.3	0.0	0.0
GWS GIANTSOpponent · won 3 of 3	3	13.3	4.7	8.7	3.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	1.0	5.7	7.3	0.0	0.0	116	0.0	0.7	2.3	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	2.0	2.7	6.3	0.0	44.3	7.6	0.0	0.0	0.7	10.7	5.0	2.0	9.7	2.0	0.0	13.0	3.7	0.0	0.0
Port AdelaideOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	15.3	7.0	8.3	3.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.0	1.3	6.3	9.3	0.0	0.3	123	0.0	0.3	1.7	2.3	1.0	1.7	0.3	2.3	1.3	5.3	0.0	58.0	10.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.7	4.3	0.3	7.0	2.0	0.0	15.7	6.3	0.0	0.0
St KildaOpponent · won 1 of 3	3	14.3	9.7	4.7	8.0	0.0	0.0	2.7	0.0	1.0	3.7	10.3	0.0	0.0	234	0.0	1.0	3.7	2.7	0.7	0.7	0.0	2.7	0.7	4.3	0.0	73.7	8.5	0.3	0.0	0.0	12.0	2.0	1.7	6.7	2.0	0.0	14.0	8.0	0.0	0.0
HawthornOpponent · won 1 of 2	2	17.5	12.0	5.5	8.0	0.0	0.0	2.5	0.5	2.0	5.0	14.0	0.0	0.0	233	0.0	2.0	2.0	1.5	2.0	0.5	0.5	3.5	3.5	5.5	0.0	80.0	8.4	0.0	0.0	0.5	14.5	2.0	3.5	7.0	1.5	0.0	19.0	10.0	0.0	0.0
CollingwoodOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	11.0	7.0	4.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	7.0	0.0	0.0	146	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	48.0	6.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	3.0	0.0	11.0	0.0	0.0	11.0	6.0	0.0	0.0
Western BulldogsOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	14.0	10.0	4.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	4.0	10.0	0.0	0.0	138	0.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	5.0	0.0	54.0	3.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	12.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	14.0	9.0	0.0	0.0
MCGGround · won 12 of 29	29	13.6	7.4	6.1	4.2	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.2	0.9	4.9	8.6	0.0	0.1	151	0.0	0.4	1.8	2.5	1.2	0.7	0.3	2.2	1.6	4.8	0.0	50.0	6.8	0.1	0.0	0.2	10.2	3.3	1.3	6.9	1.9	0.1	12.5	5.7	0.0	0.0
Marvel StadiumGround · won 7 of 20	20	13.5	8.3	5.2	5.0	0.1	0.0	1.9	0.1	0.8	4.5	9.2	0.0	0.1	185	0.0	0.8	2.5	3.4	1.4	0.8	0.6	2.5	1.9	5.0	0.0	56.9	8.5	0.1	0.0	0.1	11.2	3.0	1.6	6.1	2.7	0.1	13.4	6.7	0.0	0.0
Domain StadiumGround · won 1 of 6	6	13.5	7.8	5.7	4.7	0.0	0.0	2.2	0.2	0.3	4.0	9.5	0.0	0.0	115	0.0	0.2	2.8	3.2	2.0	0.8	0.5	1.8	1.8	3.0	0.0	33.2	3.5	0.2	0.0	0.0	7.2	2.0	0.5	3.3	1.7	0.0	8.8	4.2	0.0	0.0
ENGIE StadiumGround · won 3 of 3	3	13.3	4.7	8.7	3.3	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.7	1.0	5.7	7.3	0.0	0.0	116	0.0	0.7	2.3	2.0	1.0	0.0	0.3	2.0	2.7	6.3	0.0	44.3	7.6	0.0	0.0	0.7	10.7	5.0	2.0	9.7	2.0	0.0	13.0	3.7	0.0	0.0
AAMI StadiumGround · won 1 of 2	2	16.0	7.0	9.0	6.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	1.0	3.5	13.0	0.0	0.0	84.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	1.5	1.5	1.0	0.5	3.0	1.5	3.5	0.0	68.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	13.0	2.5	0.5	8.0	1.0	0.0	16.5	5.5	0.0	0.0
Adelaide OvalGround · won 0 of 2	2	19.5	10.0	9.5	4.5	0.0	0.0	3.5	0.0	2.0	8.5	11.0	0.0	0.5	207	0.0	1.0	4.0	3.0	1.5	2.0	0.5	1.5	4.0	8.5	0.0	77.0	11.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.0	5.5	2.0	7.5	3.0	0.0	19.5	8.5	0.0	0.0
Optus StadiumGround · won 1 of 2	2	15.0	9.5	5.5	6.5	0.0	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	3.0	12.0	0.0	0.0	182	0.0	0.5	3.5	0.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	3.5	0.0	65.0	5.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	11.5	2.5	2.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	15.0	7.0	0.0	0.0
People First StadiumGround · won 1 of 2	2	16.5	9.5	7.0	4.5	0.0	0.0	3.5	0.0	0.5	7.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	143	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.5	0.5	1.5	0.0	1.5	1.5	7.0	0.0	71.5	10.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	15.0	4.5	1.0	12.5	2.0	0.5	16.0	8.5	0.0	0.0
Cazalys StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	12.0	7.0	5.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	2.0	4.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	147	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	3.0	0.0	56.0	4.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	10.0	2.0	0.0	10.0	1.0	0.0	13.0	6.0	0.0	0.0
GabbaGround · won 1 of 1	1	10.0	5.0	5.0	4.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	5.0	6.0	0.0	1.0	224	0.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	4.0	2.0	5.0	0.0	34.0	8.6	1.0	0.0	0.0	9.0	4.0	1.0	6.0	2.0	0.0	11.0	5.0	0.0	0.0
GMHBA StadiumGround · won 0 of 1	1	6.0	–	6.0	1.0	–	–	2.0	1.0	–	2.0	4.0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
SCGGround · won 0 of 1	1	18.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	0.0	0.0	4.0	13.0	0.0	0.0	85.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	2.0	6.0	0.0	85.0	6.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	16.0	3.0	1.0	8.0	1.0	0.0	17.0	8.0	0.0	0.0

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