Peter Matera was born on 3 April 1969 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League.
22 Facts About Peter Matera
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Peter Matera is regarded as one of the greatest West Australians and indigenous players being a member of the Australian Football Hall of Fame and Indigenous Team of the Century as well as being 5 time All-Australian and 2 time premiership player.
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Peter Matera has seven siblings, two of which were his older brother Wally Matera, and younger brother Phillip Matera, who both played football at the elite level.
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Peter Matera played soccer as a youngster and was influenced by the success of Wally in playing Australian rules football.
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Peter Matera was recruited from South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League with the 4th selection in the 1989 National Draft.
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Peter Matera made his debut in 1990 for West Coast.
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Peter Matera followed up with an excellent 1992, unlucky to miss AA honours once more but capped off the season with an outstanding finals series.
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Peter Matera permanently etched his name into football folklore with his outstanding performance in the 1992 Grand Final.
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The image of Peter Matera "setting sail for home" is considered by many to be the definitive moment in West Coast history.
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Peter Matera collected the Norm Smith Medal for his best on ground performance.
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Peter Matera continued to establish himself as one of the games legitimate stars and most dangerous players throughout the mid-1990s.
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Peter Matera was named on a wing in West Coast's team of the decade in 1996.
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Affectionately known as "Fido", Phil Peter Matera retired after the 2005 season playing 179 games and kicking 389 goals for West Coast.
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The most controversial moment of Peter Matera's career came in late 1997 when he shocked the football world by declaring his intentions to leave the West Coast Eagles and join the Melbourne Football Club via the pre-season draft for the 1998 season.
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Days after news of Peter Matera's defection broke, he did a back flip, agreeing to stay on at the West Coast Eagles.
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Peter Matera played 253 games for the West Coast Eagles and kicked 218 goals over 13 seasons.
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Peter Matera played 60 games for South Fremantle and represented Western Australia in state football on 5 occasions.
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On 10 March 2006, Peter Matera was inducted into the Western Australian Football Hall of Fame.
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On 22 June 2006, Peter Matera became the first ever career West Coast Eagle to be inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.
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In early 2015, the Peter Matera Foundation was formed to assist Aboriginal Australians in finding employment.
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In 2019, it was announced that Peter Matera would join the AFL Tribunal in 2020.
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In May 2022, Peter Matera was rushed to hospital after suffering a heart attack.