Matt Guelfi ( ; born 14 August 1997) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He originally played for Claremont in the West Australian Football League. After being overlooked in previous drafts, he was drafted by Essendon with their third selection and 76th overall in the 2017 national draft.
AFL career
He made his AFL debut in the 22-point win against at Etihad Stadium in Round 4 of the 2018 season.
On 4 September 2019, Guelfi signed a contract extension with Essendon until the end of the 2021 season.
In 2022, Guelfi enjoyed a career-best season, establishing himself as a quality pressure forward and registering a third-place finish in the club's best and fairest. He was also awarded the McCracken Medal as the 'Player's Player'.
Following this, he signed a two-year contract extension, which would keep him at the club until the end of 2024. At the end of 2024, Guelfi signed another 2-year extension to the end of 2026.
Statistics Updated to the end of round 22, 2026.
| 2018 || || 35 | 15 || 5 || 6 || 129 || 98 || 227 || 50 || 46 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 8.6 || 6.5 || 15.1 || 3.3 || 3.1 || 0 |- | 2019 || || 35 | 17 || 3 || 2 || 136 || 97 || 233 || 55 || 50 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 8.0 || 5.7 || 13.7 || 3.2 || 2.9 || 0 |- | 2020 || || 35 | 11 || 0 || 0 || 72 || 67 || 139 || 37 || 18 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.5 || 6.1 || 12.6 || 3.4 || 1.6 || 0 |- | 2021 || || 35 | 20 || 6 || 4 || 124 || 112 || 236 || 75 || 54 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 6.2 || 5.6 || 11.8 || 3.8 || 2.7 || 0 |- | 2022 || || 35 | 20 || 17 || 10 || 141 || 118 || 259 || 77 || 47 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 7.1 || 5.9 || 13.0 || 3.9 || 2.4 || 0 |- | 2023 || || 35 | 13 || 14 || 4 || 68 || 70 || 138 || 30 || 37 || 1.1 || 0.3 || 5.2 || 5.4 || 10.6 || 2.3 || 2.8 || 0 |- | 2024 || || 35 | 13 || 15 || 10 || 75 || 80 || 155 || 32 || 46 || 1.2 || 0.8 || 5.8 || 6.2 || 11.9 || 2.5 || 3.5 || 0 |- | 2025 || || 35 | 12 || 9 || 6 || 55 || 55 || 110 || 21 || 35 || 0.8 || 0.5 || 4.6 || 4.6 || 9.2 || 1.8 || 2.9 || 0 |- | 2026 || || 35 | 3 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 10 || 14 || 0 || 4 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 1.3 || 3.3 || 4.7 || 0.0 || 1.3 || 0 |- class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 | Career ! 124 !! 69 !! 43 !! 804 !! 707 !! 1511 !! 377 !! 337 !! 0.6 !! 0.3 !! 6.5 !! 5.7 !! 12.2 !! 3.0 !! 2.7 !! 0
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