1. Matthew Lee Pavlich was born on 31 December 1981 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League.
39 Facts About Matthew Pavlich
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Matthew Pavlich played his entire AFL career at Fremantle after making his debut for the club in 2000.
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Matthew Pavlich played school football at Sacred Heart College in Adelaide and followed the footsteps of his father, playing senior football for the Woodville-West Torrens Eagles before he was drafted into the AFL.
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Matthew Pavlich was recruited by Fremantle with the fourth selection in the 1999 AFL national draft.
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Matthew Pavlich had nominated for the 1998 draft, but was overlooked by all clubs.
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Matthew Pavlich achieved the rare feat of kicking 2 goals with his first 2 kicks in the AFL.
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Matthew Pavlich went on to play the remaining 18 games for the season, earning himself a Rising star nomination in Round 17 while contributing consistently and finished ninth in the club's best and fairest award.
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The 2001 Season saw Matthew Pavlich spend more time in the forward line.
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Matthew Pavlich managed to underline his potential with some ball grabbing performances including two 4-goal hauls against the Brisbane Lions which earned him 2 Brownlow votes, the first of his career.
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Matthew Pavlich went on to play 21 games for the season, finishing with a respectable 28 goals.
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Matthew Pavlich showed the uncanny ability of shutting down opponents, while gathering plenty of possession and setting up play further up the ground.
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Matthew Pavlich was rewarded with a second selection in the All-Australian team for the 2003 season, this time named on the half forward flank.
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The 2005 season saw Matthew Pavlich moved to centre half forward, with Fremantle focusing on a taller forward structure.
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The move paid massive dividends for the team, as Matthew Pavlich topped Fremantle's list of goalkickers, with 61 goals for the season.
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Matthew Pavlich took more marks than any other Docker and won his second Doig Medal as Fremantle's best and fairest player.
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Matthew Pavlich has been selected in the All-Australian Teams six times: in 2002,2003,2005,2006,2007 and 2008.
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Matthew Pavlich was a member of the Australian International rules team in 2002 and 2003, and was a Rising Star nominee in 2000.
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On 13 December 2006 Matthew Pavlich was named the captain of the Fremantle Football Club, succeeding Peter Bell.
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Matthew Pavlich kicked a club record 72 goals, came second in the Coleman Medal and was named full-forward in the All-Australian team for 2007.
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On 14 August 2007, Matthew Pavlich signed a new, 3-year contract with the Fremantle Football Club, which ended speculation that he may join the Adelaide Crows or Port Adelaide.
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In 2008, despite Fremantle again missing the finals, Matthew Pavlich won his fifth Doig Medal, as well as being Fremantle's leading goalkicker, the Ross Glendinning Medal in both Western Derbies and his sixth All-Australian selection.
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Matthew Pavlich had a strong year averaging 21.7 disposals and leading the goal-kicking for Fremantle with 28 goals from 19 games.
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Matthew Pavlich spent 2010 rotating between the midfield and forward line, averaging 18.9 disposals and leading the goal-kicking for the Dockers with 61 goals, helping his team make the finals for the first time since 2006.
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Matthew Pavlich was forced back into the midfield for the 2011 season following a number of significant injuries to the Dockers.
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Matthew Pavlich had another successful year averaging 23.5 disposals and kicking 21 goals from 20 games.
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Matthew Pavlich had a frustrating start to the 2013 season after a pre-existing Achilles tendon injury resurfaced in the Dockers round three clash against Essendon, forcing Matthew Pavlich to undergo surgery.
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Matthew Pavlich was originally thought to be sidelined for only four to six weeks but a longer recovery time than anticipated kept him out for sixteen weeks.
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Matthew Pavlich made his return during Fremantle's round 20 clash against GWS kicking two goals.
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Matthew Pavlich played a pivotal role kicking 3 goals leading the Dockers to a 25-point victory and the clubs first ever AFL Grand Final appearance.
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Matthew Pavlich kicked 3 goals in the Dockers 15 point loss to Hawthorn.
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Matthew Pavlich played his 300th game in round 9 against the Geelong Cats.
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Matthew Pavlich reached another milestone in the same match, with his 600th career goal.
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On 13 January 2016, Matthew Pavlich relinquished the captaincy of the Fremantle Football Club after nine seasons, and was replaced by David Mundy.
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Matthew Pavlich announced his retirement at the end of July 2016, with his final game slated to be in Round 23 against the Western Bulldogs.
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Matthew Pavlich entered the ground with his teammates and family through a 29-person guard-of-honour of Fremantle Football Club fans.
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Matthew Pavlich kicked a goal in the first quarter to reach 700 career goals, which moved him into elite company in the 350-game, 700-goal club with Kevin Bartlett and Bernie Quinlan.
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In late December 2018, Matthew Pavlich was appointed as a correspondent for Nine's Wide World of Sports coverage of the Hopman Cup Tennis tournament in Perth.
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Matthew Pavlich married his girlfriend of eight and a half years, Lauren O'Shannassy, in December 2010.
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Matthew Pavlich attended Sacred Heart College and the University of Western Australia.