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 a former Australian rules footballer, who played for, captained and later coached the Port Adelaide Football Club. He was also previously an assistant coach at the Gold Coast Football Club.[1]
^"Football Staff". goldcoastfc.com.au. Gold Coast Football Club. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
Matthew Richard Primus (born 12 January 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer, who played for, captained and later coached the Port Adelaide Football...
development coach in an assistant coaching position under senior coach MatthewPrimus until the end of 2012 season, during which time the Power struggled...
after being found guilty of clawing the face of Port Adelaide ruckman MatthewPrimus during a Swans loss at the SCG. Hall had been charged on video evidence...
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to Perth, Western Australia, where he was raised with younger siblings Matthew, Sophie and Melanie. He played junior football for the Bull Creek-Leeming...
Greater Western Sydney resulted in senior coach MatthewPrimus's contract being cut to the year's end, with Primus deciding to step down immediately. Assistant...
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(c) Full-forward Brad Ottens (Richmond) Matthew Lloyd (Essendon) Ben Cousins (West Coast) Ruck MatthewPrimus (Port Adelaide) Simon Black (Brisbane Lions)...
(c) Full-forward Brad Ottens (Richmond) Matthew Lloyd (Essendon) Ben Cousins (West Coast) Ruck MatthewPrimus (Port Adelaide) Simon Black (Brisbane Lions)...
(c) Full-forward Brad Ottens (Richmond) Matthew Lloyd (Essendon) Ben Cousins (West Coast) Ruck MatthewPrimus (Port Adelaide) Simon Black (Brisbane Lions)...
Bulldogs) David Neitz (Melbourne) Luke Darcy (Western Bulldogs) Ruck MatthewPrimus (Port Adelaide) Josh Francou (Port Adelaide) Ben Cousins (West Coast)...
Bulldogs) David Neitz (Melbourne) Luke Darcy (Western Bulldogs) Ruck MatthewPrimus (Port Adelaide) Josh Francou (Port Adelaide) Ben Cousins (West Coast)...
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Football Club. After one season as an assistant to Mark Williams and later MatthewPrimus, Laidley announced that she would return to Melbourne in 2011 for family...
He coached Port Adelaide in the 2012 AFL season for four games after MatthewPrimus was sacked. He has also been head coach of Peel Thunder, the Port Adelaide...
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v t e 1995 AFL national draft 1. Clive Waterhouse 2. MatthewPrimus 3. Brendon Fewster 4. Scott Bamford 5. Brendan Krummel 6. Daniel Healy 7. Ben Edwards...