Rhys Mathieson (born 10 January 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer who played for the

Brisbane Lions The Brisbane Lions is a professional Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules football club based in Brisbane, Queensland, that plays in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club was formed in late 1996 via a merger of t ...

in the Australian Football League (AFL). At 1.87 metres (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighing 84 kilograms (185 lb), he plays as a

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and is known for his ability to win contested ball. On the 20 October 2023 he was delisted by the

AFL career

He was recruited by the Brisbane Lions with the 39th selection in the 2015 national draft. He played his first senior game in round 9 of the 2016 season against

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. In his time at the Lions he has been known for his on-field antics, in particular his goal celebrations. Upon kicking his first AFL goal, Rhys celebrated with a 'shotgun' move made famous by Hawthorn's Mark Williams and faced some criticism for this showboating, while the Lions were losing to GWS in round 17, 2016. Post-retirement, Rhys joined Brisbane based QAFL club Wilston Grange on the 1 January 2024.

Statistics

''Updated to the end of the 2022 season''. , - , 2016 , , , , 36 , 11 , , 8 , , 3 , , 100 , , 101 , , 201 , , 26 , , 41 , , 0.7 , , 0.3 , , 9.1 , , 9.2 , , 18.3 , , 2.4 , , 3.7 , , 0 , - ,

2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

, , , , 36 , 13 , , 8 , , 1 , , 106 , , 130 , , 236 , , 44 , , 47 , , 0.6 , , 0.1 , , 8.2 , , 10.0 , , 18.2 , , 3.4 , , 3.6 , , 0 , - ,

2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

, , , , 36 , 13 , , 4 , , 2 , , 87 , , 124 , , 211 , , 39 , , 39 , , 0.3 , , 0.2 , , 6.7 , , 9.5 , , 16.2 , , 3.0 , , 3.0 , , 0 , - ,

2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

, , , , 36 , 9 , , 4 , , 3 , , 69 , , 68 , , 137 , , 23 , , 28 , , 0.4 , , 0.3 , , 7.8 , , 7.7 , , 15.5 , , 2.5 , , 3.1 , , 0 , - ,

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...

, , , , 36 , 1 , , 0 , , 0 , , 8 , , 6 , , 14 , , 5 , , 0 , , 0.0 , , 0.0 , , 8.0 , , 6.0 , , 14.0 , , 5.0 , , 0.0 , , 0 , - ,

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ...

, , , , 36 , 15 , , 2 , , 2 , , 84 , , 85 , , 169 , , 36 , , 39 , , 0.1 , , 0.1 , , 5.6 , , 5.7 , , 11.3 , , 2.4 , , 2.6 , , 0 , - ,

2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junction at Yamato-Saidaiji Station several hours after the assassination of Shinzo Abe; Anti-government protest in Sri Lanka in front of the Presidential Secretariat; The global monkeyp ...

, , , , 36 , 10 , , 3 , , 4 , , 73 , , 74 , , 147 , , 25 , , 25 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 7.3 , , 7.4 , , 14.7 , , 2.5 , , 2.5 , , 2 , - class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 , Career ! 72 !! 29 !! 15 !! 527 !! 588 !! 1115 !! 198 !! 221 !! 0.4 !! 0.2 !! 7.3 !! 8.2 !! 15.5 !! 2.8 !! 3.1 !! 2 Notes

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* * 1997 births Living people Brisbane Lions players Bell Park Football Club players Geelong Falcons players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub