Dean Matterson (born 20 November 1997) is an Australian professional

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as rugby league in English-speaking countries and rugby 13/XIII in non-Anglophone Europe, is a contact sport, full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular Rugby league playin ...

footballer who plays a forward for the

Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. They compete in the National Rugby League (NRL). The Manly club debuted in the 1947 New South Wales Rugby Football League sea ...

in the

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Background

He is the younger brother of

Parramatta Eels The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL). The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, and ...

forward Ryan Matterson. Matterson played for the

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for the 2016 and 2017 seasons, he played as a . In 2018, Matterson moved to the

Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, known as the Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs. The club competes in the National Rugby Lea ...

where he played NSW Cup for the Roosters feeder club the

Wyong Roos The Wyong Rugby League Football Club are an Australian rugby league club based on the Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast of New South Wales. The club competed in the New South Wales Cup from 2013 to 2018 and still competes in the Cen ...

. Halfway through the 2018 season, Matterson moved to the

Blacktown Workers The Blacktown Workers Rugby League Football Club, formerly known as Blacktown Workers Sea Eagles, are an Australian rugby league football club based in Blacktown, New South Wales formed in 1962. From 2017 until 2024, they had a side in the NSW C ...

.In 2022, Matterson signed with Manly for the 2023 season.

2023

In round 20 of the

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, Matterson made his first grade debut for Manly against the

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in a 19-8 loss at

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, scoring a try. Matterson played seven games in his debut season. On 25 September, Matterson signed a two year extension with the club until the end of 2025.

References

External links

Dean Matterson RLP ProfileManly Sea Eagles profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Matterson, Dean 1997 births Living people Australian rugby league players Blacktown Workers players Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players Rugby league second-rows Rugby league players from Sydney Wyong Roos players 21st-century Australian sportsmen