Matt Geyer

Matt Geyer
Matt Geyer
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Geyer while playing for Melbourne in 2008
Personal information
Full name Matthew Geyer
Nickname Boofa
Born 5 September 1975 (1975-09-05) (age 36)
Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 91 kg (14 st 5 lb)
Position Utility
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1997 Western Reds 6 0 0 0 0
1998–08 Melbourne Storm 262 113 105 0 662
Total 268 113 105 0 662
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2002–06 City Origin 2 0 1 0 2
1999 New South Wales 3 2 0 0 8
Source: NRL Stats

Matt Geyer (born 5 September 1975 in Blacktown, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby league footballer for the Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup.[1] A New South Wales State of Origin representative winger, he played his club football primarily with the Melbourne Storm of the National Rugby League competition, winning premierships with them in 1999 and 2007. He also represented City Origin and played for the Western Reds, making him one of a handful of first-grade players to never have played for a New South Wales, Queensland or New Zealand club. Geyer is also the younger brother of rugby league personality Mark Geyer.

Playing career

Geyer started his career in 1997 for the Western Reds in the Super League competition, but then became one of the foundation members of the Melbourne Storm when he signed for the club in 1998. Since then, Geyer has become the most capped Melbourne Storm player, also holding the record for most tries for the club. Most of his career has been played at wing, but he has also played a large utility role at the club, including fullback, centre, five-eighth, halfback and hooker.

He became the first and so far only Storm player to lead the NRL's point-scoring for the season (1999).[2] That season he also played in all three State of Origin matches for New South Wales, scoring two tries.

Geyer kicked the winning conversion in the 1999 Grand Final to earn the Storm a premiership in only their second year in the NRL competition (in which he was the leading pointscorer for the season). He replaced Craig Smith, who had been knocked out (resulting in the Storm being awarded a penalty try). Geyer became the Storm's first player to make 200 appearances, against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at Melbourne's Olympic Park in 2006. That season he was only player from the 1999 grand final squad to also be a part of the Storm's 2006 NRL Grand Final loss to the Broncos.[3] In 2007 Melbourne again reached the grand final and won against the Sea Eagles.

Matt Geyer with his daughter celebrating the 2007 Grand Final

During the 2008 season, Geyer had been playing off the interchange bench as he had for the 2007 finals series. After Will Chambers' season-ending injury, Geyer took up his centre position for the remainder of the season. He played in the 2008 NRL Grand Final defeat to Manly[4] and retired at conclusion of the 2008 season.[5]

He has the unusual record of playing the most games without ever playing for a New South Wales, Queensland or New Zealand first grade club, having only ever played for Western Reds and Storm.

In July 2009, Geyer revealed that he had made himself available for the Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby League.[6] However he ended up retiring in Queensland.[7]

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