Peter Matera

2022 - 5 - 30

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West Coast Eagles great Peter Matera suffers heart attack (The Age)

Matera, who played 253 games for the Eagles, has been living in Victoria for the past four years. His brother Phil, who also played for West Coast, ...

Since retiring he has served as a member of the AFL tribunal and started the Matera Foundation in 2014 to provide employment pathways for Indigenous Australians. Matera kicked five goals playing on the wing for the Eagles in the 1992 grand final against Geelong and won the Norm Smith Medal as the team won its first flag in the club’s history. Peter Matera was drafted fourth by the Eagles in 1989 from the South Fremantle football club and played a handful of games in his first season before breaking out in his second year.

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Peter Matera: West Coast Eagles great suffers 'severe' heart attack (The West Australian)

West Coast Eagles legend Peter Matera has suffered a heart attack in Victoria, with former teammates rushing to be by his side in hospital.

“Peter is a much-loved WA football person, having been drafted to the West Coast Eagles from South Fremantle in 1989. “I’m still in awe of his 5.3 from a wing in the ‘92 grand final. “West Coast put AFL on the map in WA. Peter Matera put West Coast on the map in the AFL. It’s deeply concerning because he’s such a good mate of ours. “Hailing from Wagin, in the heart of the Bulldogs’ Upper Great Southern country region, Matera was a star junior at South Fremantle before making his name as a Norm Smith medallist and dual premiership player in the AFL. McKenna said Matera “put West Coast on the map” in the AFL.

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AFL great in hospital after 'severe' heart attack (Wide World of Sports)

Brad Hardie has reveled that Peter Matera is recovering in hospital after sufferings a heart attack.

two stents in his heart and rehabilitating as we speak," Hardie said on Monday morning. "Rehabilitating as we speak in a hospital in Bendigo, so get well Roo. He's a star." West Coast great Peter Matera is recovering in a Bendigo hospital after suffering a "severe" heart attack.

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AFL legend suffers major heart attack (NEWS.com.au)

West Coast legend Peter Matera is recovering in hospital after reportedly suffering a major heart attack in Victoria over the weekend.

West Coast legend Peter Matera is recovering in hospital after reportedly suffering a major heart attack in Victoria over the weekend. West Coast Eagles legend Peter Matera is recovering in hospital after suffering a major heart attack in Victoria over the weekend. West Coast legend Peter Matera recovering in hospital after major heart attack

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BREAKING: Eagles legend suffers 'severe heart attack' (Fox Sports)

West Coast Eagles club great Peter Matera has suffered a “severe heart attack” and remains in hospital in country Victoria. The 53-year-old was reportedly ...

Matera is not the first sporting great to suffer a heart attack in recent months. West Coast Eagles club great Peter Matera has suffered a “severe heart attack” and remains in hospital in country Victoria. “Peter Matera, the champ who now resides in country Victoria unfortunately sustained a severe heart attack yesterday,” Hardie said on 6PR.

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Peter Matera: West Coast Eagles great suffers heart attack (PerthNow)

West Coast champion Peter Matera has suffered a heart attack in Victoria, leaving his family and friends in shock.

It’s deeply concerning because he’s such a good mate of ours.” “He’s a fairly young guy and he’s in reasonable shape so it’s a real shock. The dual Eagles premiership hero, 53, is currently recovering in a Bendigo hospital.

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West Coast AFL great Peter Matera, 53, recovering in hospital after ... (7NEWS.com.au)

The 53-year-old needed two stents in his heart, according to former AFL star turned radio personality Brad Hardie. Hardie said Matera's brother and ex-teammate ...

“Rehabilitating as we speak in a hospital in Bendigo. Get well, ‘Roo’. He’s a star.” “We’re just hoping that he’s ok. “There’s been a lot of discussion between all of our guys as to what we can do and how we can do it.”

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AFL Round 11 West Coast Eagles great Peter Matera suffers heart ... (ESPN)

West Coast Eagles AFL great Peter Matera is recovering in hospital after suffering a heart attack in Bendigo.

West Coast Eagles AFL great Peter Matera is recovering in hospital after suffering a heart attack. "He's in hospital in Bendigo right now ... two stents in his heart and rehabilitating as we speak," Brownlow medallist Brad Hardie told Perth radio station 6PR. He also won five All-Australian jumpers to go with the 1992 Norm Smith medal for his breathtaking five-goal display in the club's 28-point grand final win over Geelong.

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Eagles great suffers heart attack (AFL)

West Coast said in a statement: “The club is saddened by this news and wishes Peter a speedy and full recovery. Our thoughts are with Peter, Suzy and his family ...

Our thoughts are with Peter, Suzy and his family, who have requested for their privacy to be respected at this time." Flag-winning Eagle Guy McKenna is also planning to visit his former long-time teammate in hospital. Matera's brother and former Eagles teammate Phil is set to fly to Victoria to visit his older sibling.

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Peter Matera: West Coast Eagles say they are 'saddened' by club ... (PerthNow)

The West Coast Eagles say the club is 'saddened' by the news football legend and its first ever Norm Smith Medallist Peter Matera has suffered a heart ...

“I’m still in awe of his 5.3 from a wing in the ‘92 grand final. “West Coast put AFL on the map in WA. Peter Matera put West Coast on the map in the AFL. Our thoughts are with Peter, Suzy and his family, who have requested for their privacy to be respected at this time.”

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Peter Matera: Brother and fellow West Coast Eagles legend Phil ... (The West Australian)

Former West Coast player Phil Matera has touched down at Melbourne Airport on his way to the bedside of his brother and fellow Eagles legend Peter, ...

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Club Statement: Peter Matera (West Coast Eagles)

The West Coast Eagles confirm that dual premiership player Peter Matera, who now resides in rural Victoria, suffered a heart attack on the weekend.

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Peter Matera: West Coast Eagles legend could leave Bendigo ... (The West Australian)

There is a possibility West Coast Eagles legend Peter Matera will leave the ICU at Bendigo Hospital today, but he still faces at least one more bout of ...

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Peter Matera: West Coast Eagles legend could leave Bendigo ... (PerthNow)

There is a possibility West Coast Eagles legend Peter Matera leaves the ICU at Bendigo Hospital today, but he still faces at least one more bout of surgery, ...

Matera’s health shock comes in the wake of the deaths of cricketing legends Rod Marsh and Shane Warne and just weeks after former West Australian wicket-keeper Ryan Campbell was placed in an induced coma after his own heart scare. “He probably needed to look after himself a bit better in terms of the exercise, but also guys his age and my age should probably do a better job at getting check-ups and getting a look at things like cholesterol and just getting a check-up from the doctor. Matera was rushed to hospital after suffering the heart attack while chopping wood on his property in Echuca in regional Victoria at the weekend.

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AFL Round 11 West Coast Eagles great Peter Matera could leave ... (ESPN)

The 53-year-old was rushed to Bendigo hospital by his wife and had two stents inserted into his heart. His younger brother, former Eagle Phil Matera, said Peter ...

"He could be on the tractor 100km away from home. "He's still got a little operation to go. "He's up and about.

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Peter Matera 'wouldn't have survived' heart attack if wife hadn't been ... (The Age)

Peter Matera's brother, Phil, said doctors at Bendigo hospital were hopeful the former premiership player would be released from intensive care as early as ...

“It’s been very lucky for him, and it’s been a bit of a journey for him and for us, it really hits home,” he said. “He’s a lot better today, he’s up and about, still in ICU, but he’s looking better and wants to have a shower and really wants to get out of the ICU, but unfortunately it’s not his decision, it’s the doctor’s decision,” he said. “They’re hoping he possibly might come out today, we’re keeping our fingers crossed, but he’s still got a little operation to go, he’s got a bit of an uphill battle with getting another operation done, he needs another stint put in to another section of his heart but other than that, hopefully ... he’s able to start getting back to his bouncy self.”

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New details emerge of Peter Matera's lucky escape after AFL icon ... (7NEWS.com.au)

The wife of Peter Matera has earned praise for her role in saving the West Coast legend's life.

“I hadn’t seen him for a couple of years because of COVID restrictions and he was telling me last week how excited he was to get back to the ‘92 reunion. “They were together, which was a great thing because obviously the doctor was saying he had someone with him and they could get him straight into the hospital. The AFL premiership hero was rushed from his property in Echuca to a hospital in Bendigo after collapsing while chopping wood.

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West Coast great Peter Matera needs more surgery as brother Phil ... (The West Australian)

West Coast great Peter Matera still faces another bout of surgery but could soon be out of intensive care after an operation to insert two stents to his ...

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