27 Mathew Stokes

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Details
Number	27
Height	177cm
Weight	80kg
DOB	22-11-1984
Debut	2006

Games		Goals
2009	18	2009	27
Career	71	Career	108

Dreamteam Points
2009	1319

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Outlook
Was the unlucky player in Geelong’s premiership campaign with a groin injury ruling him out of the preliminary final and he was unable to force his way back for the Grand Final. After playing in the 2008 Grand Final less than 100 per cent fit, Stokes fought hard to return and, although disappointed to be overlooked, took it in his stride. Kicked 29 goals in 19 games, including four against the Western Bulldogs in round nine, and still has plenty to offer as a creative small forward.

SEASON BY SEASON HIGHLIGHTS

2009

• Was the unlucky player of the year. After ruling himself out of the PF win over Collingwood with groin soreness, could not regain place for GF
• Was emergency on GF day
• Played 19 games and kicked 29 goals
• Booted two key goals in QF win over Bulldogs
• Season high four goals came in rd 9 vs. Bulldogs
• Equalled career best with 13 handballs vs. Bulldogs in rd 21
• Kicked goals in 15 of 19 games
• Had 20+ disposals five times
• Member of NAB Cup premiership team

2008

• Played in his second consecutive AFL grand final
• Stokes has now played in senior grand finals in each of past five seasons (2 x AFL, 1 x VFL, 2 x SANFL)
• Had career high 31 possessions in rd 2 win over Essendon
• Played 22 games (20-2) and kicked 38 goals. Kicked at least one goal in 19 of his 22 games. Kicked four goals in three different matches
• Played in AFL hall of fame game for Dream team vs. Victoria

2007

• Made himself a permanent member of the team, culminating in premiership medal
• Kicked three crucial goals in first quarter of preliminary final win over Collingwood
• Played 21 games (18-3) and kicked 32 goals. Kicked at least one goal in 18 games
• Played all three finals
• Kicked a career best five goals vs. Freo in rd 17 at Subiaco
• Played for Indigenous all stars in February

2006

• Made his AFL debut against Richmond and went on to play nine games (5-4)
• Polled two Brownlow votes in win over Port Adelaide
• Booted three goals vs. Essendon in rd 11
• Member of Cats VFL grand final team

2005

• Played with Woodville West Torrens in SANFL
• Played in SANFL grand final

2004

• Played with Woodville West Torrens in SANFL
• Played in SANFL grand final

2003

• Played with Woodville West Torrens in SANFL
• Was named most improved player

2002

• Represented Northern Territory at U18 national championship

2001

• Key player in Palmerston’s NTFL grand final win over Darwin
• Represented Northern Territory at U18 national championship
• Played for Australia vs. Ireland in U17 international rules series

2000

• Represented Northern Territory at U18 national championship

At a Glance

• Junior Clubs: Southern Districts
• Clubs: Geelong
• Debut: 2006
• Recruited from: Woodville-WT
• AFL Awards: See awards section
• Club Awards: See awards section
• Brownlow Votes: 2

Disposals	Marks	Stoppages	Frees	General play	Scoring
K H D	M	HO	FF FA	T	G B
CP UP DE% Clg	CM m50	CL i50 r50		1% BO DT GT%	G% GA

Rd

Opponent

Result

K

H

D

M

HO

FF

FA

T

G

B

CP

UP

DE%

Clg

CM

m50

CL

i50

r50

1%

BO

DT

GT%

G%

GA

1

Hawthorn

W 103 - 111

6

7

13

3

0

3

0

3

0

2

7

8

53.85

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

58

81

0.00

0

2

Richmond

W 105 - 85

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

3

Collingwood

W 122 - 95

12

3

15

7

0

0

0

1

2

1

3

12

46.67

1

1

2

0

3

1

0

1

80

78

50.00

0

4

Adelaide

W 86 - 134

12

11

23

6

0

0

0

4

2

1

5

18

65.22

0

0

3

0

3

0

1

0

105

81

66.67

1

5

Brisbane Lions

W 126 - 33

13

11

24

4

0

0

0

2

3

1

5

16

79.17

4

0

1

1

4

1

1

0

100

82

75.00

2

6

Melbourne

W 68 - 111

9

12

21

6

0

2

1

3

1

3

11

10

61.90

1

1

1

3

2

1

2

0

89

82

25.00

1

7

Sydney Swans

W 116 - 65

13

8

21

6

0

2

0

6

3

1

4

16

80.95

0

1

3

0

4

0

2

0

118

81

75.00

2

8

North Melbourne

W 119 - 49

10

8

18

6

0

0

1

6

2

3

9

9

61.11

2

0

4

0

2

0

1

0

100

90

28.57

0

9

Western Bulldogs

W 116 - 114

5

6

11

3

0

1

0

5

4

0

6

4

72.73

1

2

3

1

2

0

0

0

81

87

100.00

0

10

Essendon

W 70 - 134

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

11

West Coast Eagles

W 77 - 99

11

3

14

2

0

1

0

0

1

1

1

13

71.43

0

0

0

0

4

0

0

0

53

76

50.00

1

12

Fremantle

W 75 - 94

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

13

Port Adelaide

W 122 - 88

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

14

St Kilda

L 91 - 85

7

11

18

5

0

0

0

2

1

0

3

14

83.33

0

0

1

2

4

0

0

0

72

74

100.00

1

15

Brisbane Lions

L 108 - 65

7

7

14

1

0

2

2

2

0

1

3

11

85.71

2

0

0

1

2

1

0

0

43

87

0.00

1

16

Melbourne

W 117 - 71

7

4

11

2

0

3

1

7

3

0

6

7

72.73

1

0

1

0

2

0

1

1

81

84

100.00

2

17

Hawthorn

W 99 - 98

5

8

13

3

0

1

0

5

1

0

3

10

69.23

1

0

0

2

0

0

1

0

67

80

100.00

0

18

Adelaide

W 93 - 91

6

6

12

4

0

0

1

1

1

0

2

10

75.00

2

0

2

0

3

1

2

0

49

85

100.00

2

19

Carlton

L 97 - 62

7

6

13

4

0

1

2

0

2

1

5

7

84.62

2

1

2

1

2

1

4

0

53

81

66.67

1

20

Sydney Swans

W 87 - 92

4

5

9

2

0

0

1

1

0

1

2

7

66.67

1

0

1

0

1

2

1

0

30

82

0.00

0

21

Western Bulldogs

L 110 - 96

6

13

19

3

0

0

0

1

1

2

8

10

68.42

2

0

2

0

1

0

2

0

65

84

33.33

0

22

Fremantle

W 94 - 54

10

11

21

5

0

0

0

2

0

0

4

15

71.43

0

0

0

0

2

2

3

0

75

86

-

0

News

Stokes to train at Bell Park

Mathew Stokes will join local club Bell Park’s training sessions during his suspension from the Cats.Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 6:44AM

Unlucky Stokes moves on

Mathew Stokes sensed it would be tough to earn a recall for the grand final and says all he can do now is support his teammatesThursday, September 24, 2009 - 7:36PM

Thompson's tough call

Just because Mathew Stokes deserves to play the grand final does not mean he will, says Mark Thompson Tuesday, September 22, 2009 - 3:02PM

Team focus will drive selection

Captain Tom Harley says team needs will determine who is picked to play in the grand finalMonday, September 21, 2009 - 10:58AM

Scarlett and Taylor ready to purr again

Geelong's defence will be stiffened with the return of Matthew Scarlett and Harry Taylor for the ANZ Stadium clash with the SwansTuesday, August 11, 2009 - 3:58PM

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Mathew Stokes year by year

Year	Club	Gms	Kicks	HB	Marks	Poss	Goals	Beh	Conv	HO	Tack	FF	FA	B'low	B+F
2006	GEEL	9	72	45	51	117	9	5	64.3%	0	23	5	6	2	18th
2007	GEEL	21	195	159	111	354	32	15	68.1%	0	58	26	15	0	15th
2008	GEEL	22	235	162	122	397	38	17	69.1%	0	54	21	16	0	16th
2009	GEEL	19	157	143	75	300	29	19	60.4%	0	55	17	9	0	19th
Totals		71	659	509	359	1168	108	56	65.9%	0	190	69	46	2
Best			22	13	13	31	5	3		0	8	4	3

Geelong
Community champion 2009

Woodville - West Torrens
Most improved 2003

Representative honours
Dream Team vs Victoria 2008
Indigenous All Stars 2007, 2009
Northern Territory U18 2000-2002
Australia vs. Ireland U17 International Rules 2001

Premierships
NTFL 2001 (Palmerston dft. Darwin)
AFL 2007 (Geelong dft Port Adelaide)
NAB Cup 2009 (Geelong dft. Collingwood)

Mathew Stokes history vs. opponents 2006-09

Opponent	Gms	Kicks	HB	Marks	Poss	Goals	Beh	HO	Tack	FF	FA
Adelaide	6	46	48	31	94	8	5	0	14	2	5
Brisbane	5	45	39	13	84	9	3	0	15	6	6
Carlton	3	29	23	22	52	7	3	0	7	2	2
Collingwood	4	42	20	20	62	6	3	0	5	4	3
Essendon	3	42	23	21	65	7	3	0	6	2	4
Fremantle	6	61	40	31	101	10	2	0	16	6	2
Hawthorn	5	35	36	22	71	4	5	0	17	7	2
Melbourne	4	43	28	21	71	9	4	0	13	6	3
Nth Melb	6	51	39	33	90	5	8	0	18	6	6
Port Adel	6	53	41	31	94	9	5	0	18	7	4
Richmond	3	26	32	17	58	5	2	0	5	4	1
St Kilda	4	36	35	19	71	5	1	0	6	3	3
Sydney	5	55	35	26	90	8	4	0	18	6	2
West Coast	4	39	21	20	60	4	3	0	8	4	0
W-Bulldogs	7	56	49	32	105	12	5	0	24	4	3

Playing record (at start of 2010 season)
AFL
Geelong: 71 games, 108 goals
NAB Cup
Geelong: 10 games, 13 goals
VFL
Geelong: 16 games, 14 goals
SANFL
Woodville – West Torrens: 65 games, 73 goals
NTFL (Darwin)
Palmerston: 46 games

 

Milestone games

Milestone	versus	round	venue	result
AFL debut	Richmond	rd 9, 2006	Skilled	L 20
Finals debut	Kangaroos	QF, 2007	MCG	W 106
50th game	St Kilda	QF, 2008	MCG	W 58

Draft history
Selected by Geelong with the 61st pick in 2005 national draft

Name: Mathew Stokes
Nickname: Mexican
Whose number did you have on your back as a kid? Nathan Buckley
Who had the biggest impact on your junior career? dad
Teammate most likely to succeed post-football and why? Simon Hogan – male model
Who is the toughest player you have played on? Joel Corey
Would you consider coaching after your retirement as a player? No
If you had to describe yourself in one word, it would be: forgetful
What makes you laugh? Gazza’s dumb jokes
What do you like to collect? hats
Your most valued possession: Golf clubs
The most famous person (unrelated to football) that you have met and where: Vin Diesel – Singapore airport
First job was: Fruit store
Superstitions: Run out next to Milburn
You would spend your last $100 on: Happy Gardens (Chinese take away in Darwin)
The meal/food you are best at cooking: Tacos
The four people (dead or alive) you would invite for dinner: Michael Jordan, Ali, Denzel Washington, Eva Mendes
Favourite meal the night before a game: Wok in a box
Favourite song(s)/album(s): Live your life
Favourite band(s)/musician(s): Bliss N Eso
What music helps you get “in the zone” before a game? Rap and Johnny Cash
Favourite movie: Any given Sunday
Favourite ‘can’t miss’ TV show: Two and a half men