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Matthew "Matt" Spangher (born 23 April 1987) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Spangher is a key position player that can play as a forward or a defender. His career has been hampered by injuries. ==Career== Spangher was recruited by as the number 34 draft pick in the 2005 AFL Draft from Eastern Ranges. In 2006, he only played one WAFL reserves game for East Fremantle, before sustaining a groin injury which kept him out for the rest of the season. In 2007, he played the season with East Fremantle in the WAFL, as a defender. After his WAFL performances in the first 3 rounds of 2008, he made his AFL debut for the West Coast Eagles in the round 4, who had a 62-point loss to Sydney at ANZ Stadium, picking up 12 disposals and 7 marks. Spangher flagged his intentions to move home to Victoria at the end of 2009 but the club convinced him to sign a one-year deal for 2010. Had some success being the club’s third tall defender and played eight games in season 2010 before getting delisted.〔(Eagles delist houlihan Spangher )〕 Hawthorn had asked him to attend preseason training in the hope of drafting him.〔(Spangher to train with Hawthorn )〕 He was taken by the Sydney Swans in the 2010 Draft. His first game for the Swans was against the in Round 16, 2011. The result was a 70-point win to the Swans. After playing the last five games for Sydney in 2011, he was unable to get a game in 2012. He was traded to for pick 66 in the 2012 AFL draft. He made his debut for Hawthorn in the round 8, 2013 clash against in Launceston, Tasmania.〔http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/2013-05-16/spangher-to-debut〕 Spangher then played against St. Kilda and Sydney in the home and away rounds before playing against Sydney again in the first week of the finals. Spangher played his first game for 2014 in round 3 against Fremantle, before suffering a major ankle injury in round 4 against Gold Coast.〔http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-04-15/blow-for-saints-hawks〕 He returned against his old club West Coast in round 12, being one of Hawthon's best players, with 22 disposals including 7 contested marks.〔http://www.afl.com.au/match-centre/2014/12/haw-v-wce〕 Spangher again put in a strong performance the next week against Carlton, and continued his form against Collingwood. In the 2014 Grand Final, after witnessing premierships at West Coast in 2006, Sydney in 2012, and being an emergency in the Hawks 2013 win, Spangher was finally picked in his first Grand Final, and won his first premiership. During the medal ceremony, MC Craig Willis made reference to his incredible journey. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Matt Spangher」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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