Matthew Primus

Matthew Primus
Primus with Gold Coast in August 2018
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Richard Primus
Date of birth	(1975-01-12) 12 January 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Geelong, Victoria
Original team(s)	Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)/Norwood Football Club (SANFL)
Draft	No. 2, 1995 National Draft, Fitzroy
Height	197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	109 kg (240 lb)
Position(s)	Ruckman
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1996	Fitzroy	020 0(5)
1997–2005	Port Adelaide	137 (76)
Total		157 (81)
International team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2002	Australia	2
Coaching career3
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
2010–2012	Port Adelaide	47 (13–34–0) 27.66%
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2005. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2002. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2012.
Career highlights
John Cahill Medal (2002) Port Adelaide Captain (2001–2005) All-Australian Team (2001, 2002) AFL Rising Star nominee (1996)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Matthew Richard Primus (born 12 January 1975) is an Australian rules football coach and former player. He will serve as head coach of the Southport Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 2025.^[1]

Primus previously played for, captained and later coached the Port Adelaide Football Club. He was also an assistant coach at the Gold Coast Suns from 2013 until 2018.^[2]