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Mattner expected to train

After missing last weekend with hip soreness, defender Marty Mattner is expected to return to training tomorrow with a view to playing against Collingwood on Friday night

4:00pm  May 21, 2013

Swans hold strong in Anzac clash

Marty Mattner and Luke Parker give their reactions to Thursday night's 16-point win over St Kilda on Anzac Day in Wellington

5:02pm  Apr 26, 2013

Marty's season wrap - improve every year

Marty Mattner speaks to sydneyswans.com.au about a season which saw him bring up 200 games and land a premiership

10:47am  Oct 10, 2012

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SwansTV: Marty Mattner post game

4:28pm  Apr 26, 2013

SwansTV: Marty moving forward

6:15pm  Jan 30, 2013

SwansTV: Marty's season wrap

10:47am  Oct 10, 2012

Senior Players List

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Martin
Mattner

Height
188 cm
DOB
06-08-1982
Weight
86 kg
Debut
2002
Games
2013
7
Career
222
Goals
2013
0
Career
40
2013 Dream Team Points
Total
337
Avg
48
MartinMattner

Player Bio

At a Glance

Junior Clubs: Imperials, Murray Bridge (SA)
Debut: 2002
Recruited from: Sturt (SA)/Adelaide
Brownlow Votes: 24

As he has every year since moving to Sydney, Mattner produced another consistent season in the Swans’ backline and was a key member of the AFL’s best defensive unit. 

Mattner has missed just two games in five seasons with Sydney, moving past 200 career games in 2012. 

Having turned 30 during the year, Mattner still relishes the tackling, spoiling and dash from defence that are his trademarks and appears to have plenty left in the tank.

Previous AFL club: Adelaide (2002-07: 98 games, 14 goals).

Draft history: 2002 rookie elevation (Adelaide); 2007 NAB AFL Draft traded by Adelaide for No. 28 (Marlon Motlop).

2013 Coaches Call

2012 saw him again as a regular member of our back six.

Pre-season has been interrupted. He returned this year with a hip injury over the pre-season and is just resuming training. We expect him back by round one.

We hope in 2013 that he will remain an important part of the mix.

Stats

By the numbers

  • 2013   Season Average
    Games Played 7
    • Kicks 7.0
    • Handballs 3.9
    • Disposals 10.9
    • Marks 3.3
    • Hit-Outs 0.0
    • Tackles 2.7
    • Goals 0.0
    • Dream Team 48.1

2013 Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 13 Hawthorn Rd 7
Handballs 5 Brisbane Lions Rd 6
Disposals 16 Hawthorn Rd 7
Marks 6 Hawthorn Rd 7
Hit-outs 0 - -
Tackles 5 Hawthorn Rd 7
Goals 0 - -
Dream Team 84 Hawthorn Rd 7

2013 Season Breakdown

Rd Opponent Result K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
1 GWS Giants W 76 - 106 7 3 10 3 0 1 0 4 0 0 53
2 Gold Coast Suns W 114 - 73 4 2 6 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 35
3 North Melbourne W 92 - 131 6 4 10 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 33
4 Geelong Cats L 103 - 124 11 5 16 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 58
5 St Kilda W 63 - 79 4 5 9 3 0 1 1 3 0 0 41
6 Brisbane Lions W 115 - 55 4 5 9 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 33
7 Hawthorn L 119 - 82 13 3 16 6 0 1 0 5 0 0 84
8 Fremantle D 70 - 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Collingwood - - - - - - - - - - -
10 Essendon - - - - - - - - - - -
11 Adelaide Crows - - - - - - - - - - -
13 Port Adelaide - - - - - - - - - - -
14 Carlton - - - - - - - - - - -
15 Melbourne - - - - - - - - - - -
16 GWS Giants - - - - - - - - - - -
17 West Coast Eagles - - - - - - - - - - -
18 Richmond - - - - - - - - - - -
19 Western Bulldogs - - - - - - - - - - -
20 Collingwood - - - - - - - - - - -
21 St Kilda - - - - - - - - - - -
22 Geelong Cats - - - - - - - - - - -
23 Hawthorn - - - - - - - - - - -
TOTAL W: 5 - L: 2 - D: 1 49 27 76 23 0 3 4 19 0 0 337

By the numbers

  • Career Average
    Games Played 222
    • Kicks 8.3
    • Handballs 6.4
    • Disposals 14.7
    • Marks 3.6
    • Hit-Outs 0.1
    • Tackles 3.5
    • Goals 0.2
    • Dream Team 61.6

Career Highlights

Statistics Best Opponent Round
Kicks 20 Collingwood Rd 13, 2010
Handballs 17 Essendon Rd 1, 2007
Disposals 30 Adelaide Crows Rd 13, 2009
Marks 12 St Kilda Rd 12, 2006
Hit-outs 3 Sydney Swans Rd 18, 2005
Tackles 13 Geelong Cats Rd 17, 2002
Goals 2 Brisbane Lions Rd 11, 2011
Dream Team 137 St Kilda Rd 12, 2006

Career Breakdown

Season Club K H D M HO FF FA T G B DT
2013 Sydney Swans 49 27 76 23 0 3 4 19 0 0 337
2012 Sydney Swans 205 122 327 81 0 17 16 74 1 3 1376
2011 Sydney Swans 206 120 326 77 1 22 33 107 3 1 1460
2010 Sydney Swans 232 153 385 92 0 22 26 64 6 2 1516
2009 Sydney Swans 209 155 364 90 0 12 28 95 12 3 1590
2008 Sydney Swans 257 190 447 108 1 31 34 116 4 6 1899
2007 Adelaide Crows 143 148 291 83 1 13 18 44 1 2 1118
2006 Adelaide Crows 180 164 344 96 0 19 23 66 5 5 1405
2005 Adelaide Crows 194 188 382 80 6 19 22 98 4 9 1582
2004 Adelaide Crows 93 86 179 44 3 7 14 49 3 4 769
2003 Adelaide Crows 51 38 89 17 0 3 8 26 1 2 371
2002 Adelaide Crows 32 22 54 10 0 1 6 22 0 1 242

Legend

K
Kicks
H
Handballs
D
Disposals
M
Marks
HO
Hit-outs
FF
Frees For
FA
Frees Against
T
Tackles
G
Goals
B
Behinds
DT
Dream Team

Milestones

AFL Debut – round 14, 2002 (Adelaide v Collingwood)

Club Debut – round 1, 2008 (Sydney Swans v St Kilda)

50 games – round 17, 2005 (Adelaide v Kangaroos)

100 games – round 2, 2008 (Sydney Swans v Port Adelaide)

150 games – round 6, 2010 (Sydney Swans v Brisbane Lions)

200 games – round 9, 2012 (Sydney Swans v St Kilda)

 

Awards

AFL Awards

Adelaide pre-season premiership side
2003

Premiership side
2012