Matt Guelfi

Matt Guelfi
Guelfi playing for Essendon in April 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-08-14) 14 August 1997 (age 27)
Original team(s) Claremont (WAFL)
Draft No. 76, 2017 national draft
Debut Round 4, 2018, Essendon vs. Port Adelaide, at Etihad Stadium
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Club information
Current club Essendon
Number 35
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018– Essendon 109 (60)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 24, 2024.
Career highlights
  • McCracken Medal 2022
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Matt Guelfi (/ˈɡwɛlf/ GWEL-fee;[1] born 14 August 1997) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He originally played for Claremont in the West Australian Football League.[2] After being overlooked in previous drafts, he was drafted by Essendon with their third selection and seventy-sixth overall in the 2017 national draft.[3]

  1. ^ "How to say the AFL's trickiest names". Australian Football League. 30 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. ^ Hope, Shayne (29 March 2018). "Claremont product Matt Guelfi adds weight to bid for selection at Essendon". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  3. ^ Duffield, Mark (25 November 2017). "AFL draft 2017: Electrician Matt Guelfi sparks interest from the Bombers". The West Australian. Seven West Media. Retrieved 13 April 2018.