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Matthew Shir Personal information Full name Matthew Shir Date of birth 12 September 1981 Original team Benalla / Murray Bushrangers Draft 83rd, 1999 National Draft Height/Weight 184 cm / 83 kg Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 2001-2002 Adelaide 11 (1) 1 Playing statistics to end of 2002 season .Matthew Shir (born 12 September 1981) is an Australian rules footballer who played with Adelaide in the Australian Football League (AFL).[1]
Shir, a defender, was drafted by Adelaide from the Murray Bushrangers of the TAC Cup, although he was from Benalla originally.[2] He was hampered by groin injuries during his time in Adelaide.[3] At SANFL level he played for Glenelg.
Richmond secured him in the 2002 Rookie Draft, but he didn't make any senior league appearances.
From 2004 to 2009 he played as a midfielder for Wodonga in the Ovens & Murray Football League. He won three club Best and Fairest awards and was a member of a premiership team in his first season.
He made his way to Queensland in 2010 to play with Aspley.[4]
References
- ^ AFL Tables: Matthew Shir
- ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ "Past Players H-O (1–99 games)". Official AFL Website of the Adelaide Football Club. http://www.afc.com.au/TheClub/History/PastPlayerProfiles/PastPlayersPZ199games/tabid/14424/Default.aspx#matthew_shir.
- ^ "Ex-Crows AFL Player Joins Aspley". SportingPulse. http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?c=1-4711-0-0-0&sID=56333&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=11171921§ionID=56333.
Categories:- 1981 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Adelaide Football Club players
- Glenelg Football Club players
- Aspley Australian Football Club players
- Wodonga Football Club players
- Benalla Football Club players
- Living people
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