1. Matthew Suckling was born on 25 July 1988 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club and Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League.
14 Facts About Matt Suckling
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Matt Suckling was struck down by osteitis pubis for most of 2007 but was retained on the rookie list for 2008.
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Matt Suckling was redrafted to Hawthorn's rookie list by the club at pick 81 in the 2009 Rookie draft.
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Matt Suckling was then finally drafted to Hawthorn's senior list with pick 70 in the 2009 AFL draft.
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Matt Suckling 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.
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Matt Suckling was selected as the Australia international rules football team's goalkeeper for the 2011 International Rules Series in Australia.
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Matt Suckling was one of two Hawthorn players selected for the team, along with Liam Shiels.
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Matt Suckling was one of three Hawthorn players to play every game in 2012.
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Matt Suckling missed the entire 2013 season due to the injury that required a full knee reconstruction.
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Matt Suckling returned to the side in 2014, and would go on to claim his elusive premiership medal in the club's 2014 Grand Final win.
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Matt Suckling followed this up with a premiership win in 2015, starting the game as a substitute and coming on late in the third quarter for David Hale; with the abolition of the substitute rule at the end of the 2015 AFL season, this meant that Suckling became the last player to be substituted into a game.
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Matt Suckling became a regular in the Bulldogs' backline but in 2018 after playing 11 games he suffered an achilles injury ultimately ended his season.
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Matt Suckling returned to form in 2019 playing 19 games but only managed 7 games in his final season.
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Matt Suckling was delisted by the Western Bulldogs at the conclusion of the 2020 AFL season, after 76 games for the club over his five years at the club.