Matthew Ahmat (born 27 June 1974 in Alice Springs) is a former Indigenous Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Bears and Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the early 1990s.[1]
| Matthew Ahmat | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Matthew Ahmat | ||
| Date of birth | 27 June 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Alice Springs, Northern Territory | ||
| Original team(s) | Darwin | ||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1991–92 | Brisbane Bears | 6 (1) | |
| 1994 | Sydney Swans | 2 (0) | |
| Total | 8 (1) | ||
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1994. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
The Ahmat name has had a long association with the Northern Territory Football League, as both his father and grandfather played at his original club, Darwin. He started his AFL career at Brisbane but struggled to establish a place in the Robert Walls coached side.
After spending the 1993 season in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) playing for Norwood, Ahmat received a lifeline from Sydney, who recruited him with the first pick of the 1993 Mid-Season draft. Ahmat made appearances in two of the opening three rounds of Sydney's 1994 campaign but could not extend his AFL career any further.[2]
References edit
- ^ Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
- ^ Matthew Ahmat's playing statistics from AFL Tables