Matt Campbell (Australian footballer)
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Matt Campbell is a professional Australian rules football
er currently playing with the North Melbourne Football Club
in the Australian Football League
.
He is described as being small and lightly framed, but is a very fast player with excellent evasive skills. Kicks a lot of goals and wins a lot of the ball.
. grew up in Alice Springs, Northern Territory
.
He began his senior football in 2005 with North Adelaide in the SANFL and played every game with the club in 2006.
Campbell was drafted
by the Kangaroos and moved to Melbourne
in 2006.
in Round 1, 2007 against Collingwood
. He had a poor game, with only 3 possessions and was dropped for the following game against Port Adelaide
, which would have seen him playing back in his home town. Round 3 saw him re-selected and gather 12 possessions as well as kicking his first AFL goal. He continued his good form with 13 possessions against the Brisbane Lions
, and he kicked 2 goals in Round 5 against Geelong
. Despite having only 4 kicks in Round 6 against Sydney
, he kicked 3 goals; his third coming late in the final quarter when the Swans had got within four points.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er currently playing with the North Melbourne Football Club
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
.
He is described as being small and lightly framed, but is a very fast player with excellent evasive skills. Kicks a lot of goals and wins a lot of the ball.
Early life
Campbell, of Indigenous Australian heritage with tribal ancestry that can be traced to the ArrenteArrernte people
The Arrernte people , known in English as the Aranda or Arunta, are those Indigenous Australians who are the original custodians of Arrernte lands in the central area of Australia around Mparntwe or Alice Springs in the Northern Territory. The Arrernte tribe has lived there for more than 20,000 years...
. grew up in Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
.
He began his senior football in 2005 with North Adelaide in the SANFL and played every game with the club in 2006.
Campbell was drafted
Draft (sports)
A draft is a process used in the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Russia and the Philippines to allocate certain players to sports teams. In a draft, teams take turns selecting from a pool of eligible players...
by the Kangaroos and moved to Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in 2006.
Kangaroos career
Campbell made his AFL debut for the KangaroosNorth Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
in Round 1, 2007 against Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
. He had a poor game, with only 3 possessions and was dropped for the following game against Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
, which would have seen him playing back in his home town. Round 3 saw him re-selected and gather 12 possessions as well as kicking his first AFL goal. He continued his good form with 13 possessions against the Brisbane Lions
Brisbane Lions
The Brisbane Lions is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Brisbane, Queensland. The club was formed from the merger of the Brisbane Bears and the Fitzroy Lions in 1996...
, and he kicked 2 goals in Round 5 against Geelong
Geelong Football Club
The Geelong Football Club, nicknamed The Cats, is a professional Australian rules football club, named after and based in the city of Geelong, playing in the Australian Football League . The club has been the VFL/AFL premiers nine times, with a record equalling 3 in the AFL era. Geelong has also...
. Despite having only 4 kicks in Round 6 against Sydney
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
, he kicked 3 goals; his third coming late in the final quarter when the Swans had got within four points.