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Matthew Primus Personal information Full name Matthew Richard Primus Date of birth 12 January 1975 Place of birth South Australia Original team Norwood (SANFL) Draft #2, 1995 National Draft, Fitzroy Height/Weight 198cm / 109kg Position(s) Ruckman Club information Current club Port Adelaide Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1996
1997–2005
TotalFitzroy
Port Adelaide20 (5)
137 (76)
157 (81)International team honours Years Team Games (Goals) 2002 Australia 2 Coaching career3 Years Club Games (W–L–D) 2010– Port Adelaide 29 (8–21–0) 1 Playing statistics to end of 2005 season .3 Coaching statistics correct as of 2011.Career highlights - John Cahill Medal 2002
- Port Adelaide captain 2001–2005
- All-Australian Team 2001, 2002
Matthew Richard Primus (born 12 January 1975) is the current coach of the Port Adelaide Football Club and a former Australian rules footballer, captain and All Australian ruckman.
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AFL career
Fitzroy career
Early career (1996)
Primus began his career with the Fitzroy Football Club in what was to be their final season in the AFL. At the end of the season, He had kicked 5 goals and played 20 games and was one of their key players. He signed with the Port Adelaide Football Club as an uncontracted zone player during their AFL establishment in 1996.
Port Adelaide career
Career high (1997–2002)
After finishing 2nd in Fitzroy's 1996 Best and Fairest and 2nd in Port Adelaide's 1997 Best and Fairest, Primus had established himself as one of the game's top ruckmen, but his close losses in the Best and Fairest counts would be a pointer to the bad luck he would face later in his career. As his star rose as a player, Primus was also getting noticed off the field, being voted Cleo Magazine's "Most Eligible Bachelor" in 1998. Primus was promoted to captain of the club in 2001.
Injuries (2003–2004)
In 2003 he was hampered by hamstring and knee injuries, and only played 9 games. The worst was yet to come, however, and in 2004 it would be the ultimate heartbreak for Primus. In his return game in Round 3, he suffered an ACL rupture after his left knee bent the wrong way, requiring a knee reconstruction and putting him out of the game for the rest of the 2004 season. Warren Tredrea took over the captaincy, and after plenty of near-misses in the finals, Port Adelaide would go on to win the premiership that year, with Primus, missing out.
Final season (2005)
In 2005, Primus made another return to the AFL. His form was not indicative of the Primus of old, however, and it seemed Port were playing Primus out of respect that he was the captain. Not only that, but Port Adelaide were not the same strong side they were just a year earlier. While they eventually had a few results go their way and managed to scrape into the finals, Primus injured his knee again in the final round of the home-and-away season. He was expected to miss the finals series at first, but later scans revealed that he would require a third knee reconstruction. The likelihood, would be that he would not be able to play until 2007, at the age of 30 he announced his retirement from AFL.
Coaching career
Port Adelaide (2005–present)
Primus was the assistant coach to Mark Williams from December 2005 to July 2010.[1]
Just over midway through the 2010 season, with the Power's record getting worst week by week, Williams stepped down as coach after Round 15, and Primus was appointed the caretaker coach for the remainder of the 2010 season.[2] As caretaker coach, Primus won his first game in the showdown against the in-form Adelaide Crows and followed it up a week later with a win over the also in-form Hawthorn Hawks.[3] He finished the 2010 season with 5 wins out of 7 games as the caretaker coach and earnt numerous praises from players, staff and supporters for the job in 2011. The club administration had started the search for a new coach and it was believed that the Power would appoint someone who had never been associated with the club before.[4] Nevertheless, Primus was appointed as the senior coach of the club for 3 years.[5]
Primus' first full-season as Port Adelaide coach, only won three games for the 2011 season. Port Adelaide we're last coming into the final round against Melbourne, which the Power won by 8 points, avoiding the wooden spoon.
Personal life
Primus married Melissa Tucker in January 2007. They have two daughters together, Skye Isabella (born April 2006) and Holly Jessica (born July 2007). They had their third child in September 2008.
Honours and achievements
Team:
- Port Adelaide Pre Season Premiership 2001, 2002
Individual:
- All Australian 2001, 2002
- Port Adelaide Second Best & Fairest 1997
- Fitzroy Second Best and Fairest 1996
- Port Adelaide Best & Fairest 2002
- Port Adelaide Best Team Man 2000, 2001
- Port Adelaide Captain 2001–2005
- Port Adelaide Coach 2010–present
- International Rules Series 2002
References
- ^ Lovett, AFL Record Guide To Season 2007, p. 227
- ^ "Primus appointed - Official AFL Website of the Port Adelaide Football Club". Portadelaidefc.com.au. 2010-07-11. http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6038/newsid/97958/default.aspx. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
- ^ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/power-triumphs-over-adelaide-at-aami/story-e6frea6u-1225896749454
- ^ Niall, Jake (16 July 2010). "Top assistants in frame for senior Port job". The Age (Melbourne). http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/top-assistants-in-frame-for-senior-port-job-20100715-10cog.html.
- ^ http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6038/newsid/102278/default.aspx
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Sporting positions Preceded by
Gavin WanganeenPort Adelaide Captain
2001–2004Succeeded by
Warren TredreaPreceded by
Warren TredreaPort Adelaide Captain
2005Succeeded by
Warren TredreaPreceded by
Mark WilliamsPort Adelaide Football Club coach
2010–presentSucceeded by
IncumbentAwards Preceded by
Warren TredreaPort Adelaide Best and Fairest winner
2002Succeeded by
Gavin WanganeenPort Adelaide Football Club – current squad 1 Cassisi (c) · 2 Hitchcock · 3 Salopek · 5 Broadbent · 6 Pearce · 8 Hartlett · 9 Surjan · 10 Boak · 11 Banner · 12 Trengove · 13 O'Shea · 14 P. Stewart · 15 Rodan · 16 Jacobs · 17 Gray · 18 Cornes · 19 Salter · 21 Thomas · 22 Phillips · 23 Lobbe · 26 Moore · 27 Carlile · 28 Schulz · 29 Pittard · 30 Chaplin · 32 Butcher · 33 Brett Ebert · 34 Redden · 38 Newton · 39 Westhoff · 40 Young · 42 Jonas* · 43 D. Stewart · 44 Logan · 46 Webb* · 47 Irons* · 48 Curnow* · tbd Brad Ebert · tbd Renouf
Coach: Primus
* denotes Rookie Listed players
Current AFL coaches Brenton Sanderson (Adelaide) • Michael Voss (Brisbane Lions) • Brett Ratten (Carlton) • Nathan Buckley (Collingwood) • James Hird (Essendon) • Ross Lyon (Fremantle) • Chris Scott (Geelong) • Guy McKenna (Gold Coast) • Kevin Sheedy (Greater Western Sydney) • Alastair Clarkson (Hawthorn) • Mark Neeld (Melbourne) • Brad Scott (North Melbourne) • Matthew Primus (Port Adelaide) • Damien Hardwick (Richmond) • Scott Watters (St Kilda) • John Longmire (Sydney) • John Worsfold (West Coast) • Brendan McCartney (Western Bulldogs)Captains of the Port Adelaide Football Club Coaches of the Port Adelaide Football Club Gavin Wanganeen (Port Adelaide) • Jonathan Hay (Hawthorn) • Darren Gaspar (Richmond)
Joel Smith (Hawthorn) • Sean Wellman (Essendon) • Andrew McKay (Carlton)Forwards
Michael Voss (Brisbane) • Warren Tredrea (Port Adelaide) • James Hird (Essendon) (Captain)
Brad Ottens (Richmond) • Matthew Lloyd (Essendon) • Ben Cousins (West Coast)Interchange
Nathan Brown (Bulldogs) • Simon Goodwin (Adelaide) • Jason Johnson (Essendon) • Nigel Lappin (Brisbane)Chris Johnson (Brisbane) • Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) • Glenn Archer (Kangaroos)
Brett Montgomery (Port Adelaide) • Justin Leppitsch (Brisbane) • Ben Hart (Adelaide)Forwards
Michael Voss (Brisbane) (Captain) • Warren Tredrea (Port Adelaide) • Brad Johnson (Bulldogs)
Nathan Brown (Bulldogs) • David Neitz (Melbourne) • Luke Darcy (Bulldogs)Interchange
Shane Crawford (Hawthorn) • Nigel Lappin (Brisbane) • Mark Ricciuto (Adelaide) • Adam Simpson (Kangaroos)Australian squad – 2002 International Rules Series 1995 AFL Draft 1. Clive Waterhouse • 2. Matthew Primus • 3. Brendon Fewster • 4. Scott Bamford • 5. Brendan Krummel • 6. Daniel Healy • 7. Ben Edwards • 8. Jared Crouch • 9. Allen Jakovich • 10. Simon Prestigiacomo • 11. Donald Cockatoo-Collins • 12. Andrew Gowling • 13. Brad Rowe • 14. Luke Trew • 15. Darren Wheildon • 16. Shane Clayton • 17. Scott Welsh • 18. Brent Williams • 19. Barry Hall • 20. Nick Carter • 21. Clinton King • 22. Joe McLaren • 23. Jay Burton • 24. Paul Licuria • 25. Daniel Chick • 26. Chris Groom • 27. Kane Johnson • 28. Nick Trask • 29. Todd Curley • 30. Craig Smoker • 31. Andrew Ukovic • 32. Nigel Credlin • 33. Sam McFarlane • 34. Jason Snell • 35. Brad Smith • 36. Andrew Lamb • 37. Scott Grainger • 38. Jason Cripps • 39. Glenn Kilpatrick • 40. Luke Godden • 41. Ryan Grinter • 42. Troy Johnson • 43. Mark West • 44. Jonson Clifton • 45. Scott Hodges • 46. Ben Moore • 47. Brent Harvey • 48. Darren Milburn • 49. Ronnie Burns • 50. Brad Cassidy • 51. Kane Fraser • 52. Tony Campbell • 53. Adam Ugrinic • 54. Adam Ansell • 55. Mark Bradly • 56. Daniel Bradshaw • 57. Paul Whitelaw • 58. Peter Berbakov • 59. Ewan Thompson • 60. Darren O'Brien • 61. Daniel Lowther • 62. Adrian Burdon • 63. Jacob Anstey • 64. Matthew Carr • 65. Eric Lissenden • 66. Neil Marshall • 67. Michael Raidis • 68. Brady Anderson • 69. Daniel Marshall • 70. Ashley Fernee • 71. Jason Bevan • 72. Ashley Gehling • 73. Stuart Lamond • 74. Mark Bradley • 75. Clint Bizzell • 76. Ben Kemp • 77. Steven PittCategories:- Port Adelaide Football Club coaches
- Norwood Football Club players
- Fitzroy Football Club players
- Port Adelaide Football Club players
- 1975 births
- Living people
- All-Australians
- John Cahill Medal winners
- Australian rules footballers from South Australia
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