Matthew Lobbe is an Australian Rules Football

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...

 player for 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...

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The Power's first pick (#16) in the 2007 AFL Draft

2007 AFL Draft

The 2007 AFL Draft consisted of four opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2007/08 Australian Football League off-season. These were trade week, the National Draft, the Pre-Season Draft and the Rookie Draft.- Trades :...

 spent all of 2008 in the SANFL reserves with the Port Adelaide Magpies

Port Adelaide Magpies

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. During the 2009 preseason, he put on an additional 8 kg and is seen as a future ruckman. Later on in the 2009 season, he was transferred from the Port Magpies to West Adelaide Football Club

West Adelaide Football Club

West Adelaide Football Club is an Australian rules football club in the South Australian National Football League . Commonly known as The Bloods and Westies, the clubs home base is City Mazda Stadium located in Richmond, an inner-western suburb of Adelaide.-Early Years :West Adelaide was formed in...

 in a bid to play regular league football games. This was successful, and Lobbe has been a regular first ruck since for that team.

Lobbe made his debut for the Power in Round 5, 2010 in an upset win over the top-placed St Kilda. He had a quiet debut in terms of disposals (only 3). However he was serviceable in the ruck, winning a total of 10 hit-outs against the experienced St Kilda ruck duo of Michael Gardiner

Michael Gardiner

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 and Steven King

Steven King (footballer)

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. The following week he also had 10 hit-outs against the Adelaide Crows in the Showdown

Showdown (AFL)

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. Lobbe returned to the side in round 12 against Sydney at AAMI Stadium

AAMI Stadium

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and got 15 hit-outs.