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Matthew Spangher Personal information Full name Matthew Spangher Date of birth 23 April 1987 Original team Eastern Ranges (TAC Cup) Draft #34, 2005 National Draft, West Coast
#73, 2010 National Draft, SydneyHeight/Weight 194cm / 95kg Position(s) Defender Club information Current club Sydney Number 27 Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 2008–2010
2011–
TotalWest Coast
Sydney26 (3)
6 (8)
32 (11)1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .Matthew Spangher (born 23 April 1987) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League.
Career
Spangher was recruited as the number 34 draft pick in the 2005 AFL Draft from Eastern Ranges. In 2006, he only played one WAFL reserves game for East Fremantle, before sustaining a groin injury which kept him out for the rest of the season.
In 2007, he played the season with East Fremantle in the WAFL,as a defender. After his WAFL performances in the first 3 rounds of 2008, he made his AFL debut in the round 4, 62 point loss to Sydney at ANZ Stadium, picking up 12 disposals and 7 marks.
Spangher flagged his intentions to move home to Victoria at the end of 2009 but the club convinced him to sign a one-year deal for 2010. Had some success being the club’s third tall defender and played eight games in season 2010 before getting delisted.[1] Hawthorn have asked him to attend preseason training in the hope of drafting him.[2] He was taken by the Sydney Swans in the 2010 Draft.
His first game for the Swans was against the Gold Coast on the Gold Coast in Round 16, 2011. The result was a 70-point win to the Swans.
References
External links
- Matthew Spangher's profile on the Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagles Football Club
- Swans profile
Sydney Swans – current squad 1 Seaby · 2 Shaw · 3 McVeigh (c) · 4 Hannebery · 5 O'Keefe · 7 Meredith · 8 Dennis-Lane · 9 Malceski · 11 Lamb · 12 Kennedy · 13 Everitt · 14 Bird · 15 Jack · 16 Rohan · 18 White · 20 Reid · 21 McGlynn · 24 Bolton · 25 Richards · 26 Parker · 26 Spangher · 28 McNeil* · 29 Mattner · 30 Roberts-Thomson · 32 Jetta · 33 Moore · 34 Johnson · 37 Goodes (c) · 38 Pyke · 39 Grundy · 40 Smith · 41 Mumford · 43 Kruger* · 45 Gordon · tbd Armstrong · tbd Mitchell · tbd Morton · tbd Walsh
Coach: Longmire
* denotes Rookie Listed players
2010 AFL Draft First round 1. David Swallow • 2. Harley Bennell • 3. Sam Day • 4. Andrew Gaff • 5. Jared Polec • 6. Reece Conca • 7. Josh Caddy • 8. Dyson Heppell • 9. Dion Prestia • 10. Daniel Gorringe • 11. Tom Lynch • 12. Lucas Cook • 13. Seb Tape • 14. Brodie Smith • 15. Billie Smedts • 16. Ben Jacobs • 17. Shaun Atley • 18. Matthew Watson • 19. Isaac Smith • 20. Jayden Pitt • 21. Jed Lamb • 22. Mitch Wallis (F/S) • 23. Cameron Guthrie • 24. Jamie Cripps • 25. Patrick Karnezis • 26. Jack Darling (PP) • 27. Kieran Harper (Comp)Second round 28. Ryan Lester • 29. Scott Lycett • 30. Jake Batchelor • 31. Ariel Steinberg • 32. Josh Green • 33. Jeremy Howe • 34. Patrick McCarthy • 35. Ben Newton • 36. Aaron Young • 37. George Horlin-Smith • 38. Mitchell Hallahan • 39. Jeremy Taylor • 40. Luke Parker • 41. Tom Liberatore (F/S) • 42. Luke Mitchell • 43. Sam Crocker • 44. Viv MichieThird round 45. Alex Fasolo • 46. Daniel Farmer • 47. Brad Helbig • 48. Alex Browne • 49. Jacob Gillbee • 50. Troy Davis • 51. Dean MacDonald • 52. Cameron O'Shea • 53. Tom McDonald • 54. Jordan Schroder • 55. Angus Litherland • 56. Josh Mellington • 57. Alex Johnson • 58. James Podsiadly (RP) • 59. Tom Ledger • 60. Kirk UgleFourth round 61. Jarryd Lyons • 62. Jacob Brennan (F/S) • 63. Tom Derickx • 64. Luke Davis • 65. Claye Beams (RP) • 66. Paul Puopolo • 67.Andrew McInnes • 68. Cameron Hitchcock (RP) • 69. Cameron Delaney • 70. Nick Duigan • 71. Ben Mabon • 73. Matthew Spangher • 74. Jayden Schofield • 75. Arryn Siposs • 76. Paul SeedsmanFifth round 77. Trent Stubbs • 78. Lewis Stevenson (RP) • 80. Michael Ross • 81. Jordie McKenzie (RP) • 82. Ricky Henderson (RP) • 83. Danny Meyer (RP) • 84. Callum Wilson (RP) • 85. Jeff Garlett (RP) • 87. Michael Barlow (RP) • 88. Zephaniah Skinner • 89. Tom Hill • 90. Ryan Gamble • 91. Jarryd Blair (RP)Sixth round 92. Lachlan Keeffe (RP) • 93. Andrew Strijk (RP) • 94. David Gourdis (RP) • 96. Jake Spencer (RP) • 97. Matthew Jaensch (RP) • 98. Ben Speight (RP) • 99. David Ellard (RP) • 100. Matt de Boer (RP) • 101. Mike Pyke (RP) • 102. Brodie Moles (RP) • 103. Dean Polo • 104. Tom Young (RP)Sixth round 106. Ben Howlett (RP) • 107. Luke Thompson (RP) • 108. Simon White (RP) • 109. Alex Silvagni (RP) • 110. Andrew Hooper (RP) • 111. Tom Simpkin (RP) • 112. Jay van Berlo (RP)RP = Rookie PromotionCategories:- 1987 births
- Living people
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Sydney Swans players
- People educated at Xavier College
- Australian rules biography, 1980s birth stubs
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