Matthew Pavlich

Matthew Pavlich
Pavlich after his final game in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Lee Pavlich
Nickname(s)	Pav
Date of birth	(1981-12-31) 31 December 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Adelaide, South Australia
Original team(s)	Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL)/Sacred Heart College
Draft	No. 4, 1999 National Draft, Fremantle
Height	192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	99 kg (218 lb)
Position(s)	Key Forward, Key Defender
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2000–2016	Fremantle	353 (700)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2008	Dream Team	1 (0)
International team honours
2002–2003	Australia	4 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2003.
Career highlights
Club 6× Doig Medallist: 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011 Fremantle captain: 2007–2015 Fremantle 25 since '95 Team: Captain 8× Fremantle leading goalkicker: 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 Woodville-West Torrens leading goalkicker: 1999 AFL Rising Star nominee: 2000 2× Geoff Christian Medal: 2002, 2005, 2008 6× Ross Glendinning Medal: 2008, 2008, 2012 Fremantle leading goalkicker of all time Representative 4 games for Australia 1 game for Dream Team 6× All-Australian team: 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Honours Fremantle Life Member: 2006 AFL Life Member: 2013 Madden Medal: 2016 West Australian Football Hall of Fame Inductee 2021 Australian Football Hall of Fame: Inductee 2022 South Australian Football Hall of Fame: Inductee 2022
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Matthew Lee Pavlich (born 31 December 1981) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

A versatile player, Pavlich is widely regarded as one of the premier AFL centre half-forwards of the modern era, achieving All-Australian selection six times between 2002 and 2008, twice representing Australia in the International Rules Series and representing the Dream Team in the 2008 AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match.

Pavlich played his entire AFL career at Fremantle after making his debut for the club in 2000. Over his 17-year career, he was a six-time best and fairest winner, eight-time leading goalkicker and was the club captain between 2007 and 2015. In 2014, he became the first player from a Western Australian based club to reach 300 AFL games.