Matthew Connell

Matthew Connell
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Connell
Date of birth	3 August 1972
Original team	Subiaco
Height/Weight	181 cm / 76 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1993 1995-2000 Total -	West Coast Eagles Adelaide	3 (0) 96 (28) 99 (28)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2000 season .

Matthew Connell (born 3 August 1972) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League for the Adelaide Crows and West Coast Eagles. Educated at Newman College, he has now returned there as a teacher.

Connell did not have a big impact playing for West Coast but when he moved to Adelaide he had a brilliant season winning the Crows Best and Fairest and a position in the Western Australian State of Origin side. In 1996 Connell had a thigh injury early in the season and when he came back he was not at the level he was in 1995. He played in both of Adelaide's Premierships in 1997 and 1998 but never hit the form he had in 1995 again.

He coached the GB Bulldogs Australian rules football team in the 2005 International Cup, held in Melbourne, guiding the team to a 6th place finish.

Honors

• 1995 Adelaide Best-and-Fairest
• 1997 Premiership Player
• 1998 Premiership Player

External links

• Matthew Connell's statistics from AFL Tables
• Matthew Connell's profile on the Official AFL Website of the West Coast Eagles Football Club

Preceded by Shaun Rehn

Adelaide Best and Fairest winner 1995

Succeeded by Matthew Liptak