Matthew Suckling
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Matt Suckling is an Australian rules football
er who currently plays for Hawthorn
in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
First drafted by the club at pick 22 in the 2007 Rookie Draft
, Suckling was redrafted by the club at pick 81 in the 2009 Rookie Draft
.
He made his debut for Hawthorn in the opening round of the 2009 AFL season
in the rematch of the 2008 AFL Grand Final
against Geelong
. The 20-year-old defender was one of three Hawks playing their first game in the MCG blockbuster. Omitted the next week because of injury, Suckling was unable to break back into the side; he was listed as an emergency later in the year.
2011 has been a breakthrough year for Suckling after making his debut in 2009; with his penetrating kick and link-up play he has become a key to Hawthorn's defence.
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 who currently plays for Hawthorn
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
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...
(AFL).
First drafted by the club at pick 22 in the 2007 Rookie Draft
2006 AFL Draft
The 2006 AFL Draft is a recent national draft of the Australian Football League. The AFL Draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League....
, Suckling was redrafted by the club at pick 81 in the 2009 Rookie Draft
2008 AFL Draft
The 2008 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2008/09 Australian Football League off-season. These were Trade Week , the National Draft , the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft...
.
He made his debut for Hawthorn in the opening round of the 2009 AFL season
2009 AFL season
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in the rematch of the 2008 AFL Grand Final
2008 AFL Grand Final
The 2008 AFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football match contested between the Geelong Football Club and the Hawthorn Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on the 27th of September 2008...
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...
. The 20-year-old defender was one of three Hawks playing their first game in the MCG blockbuster. Omitted the next week because of injury, Suckling was unable to break back into the side; he was listed as an emergency later in the year.
2011 has been a breakthrough year for Suckling after making his debut in 2009; with his penetrating kick and link-up play he has become a key to Hawthorn's defence.