15 Facts About Matthew Primus

Matthew Richard Primus was born on 12 January 1975 and is an Australian rules football coach and former player.

Matthew Primus will serve as head coach of the Southport Football Club in the Victorian Football League from 2025.

Matthew Primus was an assistant coach at the Gold Coast Suns from 2013 until 2018.

Matthew Primus began his career with the Fitzroy Football Club in what was to be their final season in the AFL.

Matthew Primus signed with the Port Adelaide Football Club as an uncontracted zone player during their AFL establishment in 1996.

In 2003 Matthew Primus was hampered by hamstring and knee injuries, and only played nine games.

Matthew Primus's form was not indicative of the Primus of old and it seemed Port were playing Primus out of respect that he was the captain.

Matthew Primus was expected to miss only the finals series at first, but later scans revealed that he would require a third knee reconstruction.

The likelihood that he would not be able to play until 2007 meant Matthew Primus announced his retirement from the AFL at the age of 30.

Matthew Primus was an assistant coach at Port Adelaide Football Club under senior coach Mark Williams from December 2005 to July 2010.

Just over midway through the 2010 season, with the Power's record getting worse week by week, Williams stepped down as senior coach after Round 15, and Matthew Primus was appointed the caretaker senior coach for the remainder of the 2010 season.

Nevertheless, Matthew Primus was appointed as the senior coach of the club for three years.

On 25 September 2013, Matthew Primus was announced as an assistant coach of the Gold Coast Suns.

On 7 August 2024, Southport Football Club announced Matthew Primus would join the club as its Victorian Football League head coach, beginning from the 2025 season.

Matthew Primus is the grandson of former Geelong Football Club player, captain and coach Reg Hickey.