Matthew Bode
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Matthew Bode was an Australian rules football
er in the Australian Football League
.
Debuting in 1998 with the Port Adelaide Football Club
, he played as a small forward before moving to the Adelaide Football Club in 2001. He played just one game that year due to injury before having what was easily his best season in 2002, which saw him kick 22 goals and play all 25 games. He followed this up with another solid year in 2003.
2004 saw him suffer with injury, while in 2005 he had shoulder surgery which sidelined him after Round 2. In 2006 he found a niche in the side as Adelaide's main small forward at the start of the premiership season, kicking 9 goals in the first 5 rounds. He ended up playing 23 games for the year, scoring a total of 32 goals.
In 2007, he managed just the one game against the Western Bulldogs in Round 2. In this match, he suffered a knee injury that forced him to miss the rest of the season. He was delisted at the end of the 2007 season. Bode returned to play for Glenelg in the 2008 season.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
.
Debuting in 1998 with the Port Adelaide Football Club
Port Adelaide Football Club
The Port Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in Alberton, South Australia, which plays in the Australian Football League and the South Australian National Football League...
, he played as a small forward before moving to the Adelaide Football Club in 2001. He played just one game that year due to injury before having what was easily his best season in 2002, which saw him kick 22 goals and play all 25 games. He followed this up with another solid year in 2003.
2004 saw him suffer with injury, while in 2005 he had shoulder surgery which sidelined him after Round 2. In 2006 he found a niche in the side as Adelaide's main small forward at the start of the premiership season, kicking 9 goals in the first 5 rounds. He ended up playing 23 games for the year, scoring a total of 32 goals.
In 2007, he managed just the one game against the Western Bulldogs in Round 2. In this match, he suffered a knee injury that forced him to miss the rest of the season. He was delisted at the end of the 2007 season. Bode returned to play for Glenelg in the 2008 season.