AFL Player #35: Matt Guelfi - 10 to 12 week hamstring - 3/2

[Lore]

Contract Status: Out of contract 2026
My Boy Draft 2024: Pick 23, DERO

 

[Shane Heard]

Guelfi is seriously under rated. He is tough at the contest and performs well in one-on-one battles.
He will be missed.

I agree. Tough nut. Courageous and young.

 

[Shane Heard]

Plus he forgot the ultimate role player in Tyson Stenglein. Played as a tagger, inside mid, outside mid, wherever.

Stenglein was one of their top ten classy players. Slick.

 

[Foreverdon]

Omg

 

[DonsRule]

 

[calyam]

Bad news for the kid. At least it only a meniscus and not an ACL.

 

[brutus76]

Not "The Guelf" Draco Malfoy.

Damn it. Hope he has a massive pre- season as id like to see him as a 50/50 winger half forward.

Speedy recovery Matt

 

[Foreverdon]

Guelfi re-signed till the end of 2021

 

[DapperJong]

All the poachers can **** off now

 

[Zach Package]

Good news.

I’m hoping that he can play a lot of footy on the ball next year in the VFL and really take another step.

 

[Beerfish]

Guelfi puts pen to paper

Matt Guelfi becomes the latest Bomber to recommit.

m.essendonfc.com.au

“I am thrilled to remain at the Bombers and continue to live out my childhood dream of playing AFL,” Guelfi said.

“It’s pretty clear that we have an exciting list and we are building towards something special together.”

 

[Mikevk123]

Excellent news good to see we have a good batch of youngsters.

Parish,Francis,McGrath,Guelfi,Redman,DylanClarke, Zerk-Thatcher,Snelling

 

[faible]

Drip feeding the contracts; Francis tomorrow just in time for him to DOMINATE Jack Darling in the air.

But good to see Guelfi get an extension, think he's been good for us and if he can continue to improve he'll make up that 18 - 22 region of the team long-term.

 

[Runk]

BrunoV does not endorse this signing.

 

[sameolds33]

Excellent news, our best looking player, at the very least enhances the team photo.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Deserved, well done

 

[Vindicater]

Yep. Good signing and for the right amount of time as well

 

[fairbump_playon]

BrunoV does not endorse this signing.

I reckon Bruno is right in questioning Guelfi’s class but not his intensity. I see a lot of desperation in his play - smothers, spoils and hardness. Definitely needs to find another gear in his ball use to make a career but I’m glad he’s on the list.

 

[Runk]

I reckon Bruno is right in questioning Guelfi’s class but not his intensity. I see a lot of desperation in his play - smothers, spoils and hardness. Definitely needs to find another gear in his ball use to make a career but I’m glad he’s on the list.

I don't hate it when he's selected but I just don't think he offers much.

 

[Lore]

Knee surgery "recently". 7 weeks would have him running at the end of October, before the start of pre-season (which is November). Probably not in main-training straight away...

Recently re-signed youngster Matt Guelfi underwent surgery to repair his lateral meniscus and will begin running in approximately seven weeks.

Injury update: Post-season

A host of Bombers are set to undergo post-season surgery.

www.essendonfc.com.au

 

[Lore]

Haha

 

[BrunoV]

I reckon Bruno is right in questioning Guelfi’s class but not his intensity. I see a lot of desperation in his play - smothers, spoils and hardness. Definitely needs to find another gear in his ball use to make a career but I’m glad he’s on the list.

Never questioned his intensity or his hardness. Just said it's basically irrelevant because he doesn't have the physical ability to back it up. Also said that if he is someone's idea of an AFL olayer the competition could be expanded significantly because there would be 200 equivalent players who are not on an AFL list.

Intensity and hardness are attitude. Clearly his attitude is great because the rest of his game stinks and yet he's considered something close to best 22.

Reckon I gave his intensity a 7/10 somewhere along the line.

 

[RedmanWasHere]

Good average player who doesn't stand out.

He plays but is unobtrusive.

 

[JT_the_Man]

So he has pink hair now.

 

[I Remember Bluey]

No wonder Conor headed straight for the airport after the shutdown.