| Matthew Pavlich | |||
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 Pavlich after his final game in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Matthew Lee Pavlich | ||
| Nickname(s) | Pav | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL)/Sacred Heart College | ||
| Draft | No. 4, 1999 National Draft, Fremantle | ||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Key Forward, Key Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2000–2016 | Fremantle | 353 (700) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2008 | Dream Team | 1 (0) | |
| International team honours | |||
| 2002–2003 | Australia | 4 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2003. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Matthew Lee Pavlich (born 31 December 1981) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
A versatile player, Pavlich is widely regarded as one of the premier AFL centre half-forwards of the modern era, achieving All-Australian selection six times between 2002 and 2008, twice representing Australia in the International Rules Series and representing the Dream Team in the 2008 AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match.
Pavlich played his entire AFL career at Fremantle after making his debut for the club in 2000. Over his 17-year career, he was a six-time best and fairest winner, eight-time leading goalkicker and was the club captain between 2007 and 2015. In 2014, he became the first player from a Western Australian based club to reach 300 AFL games.