Matt Doorey

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Matt Doorey
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Personal information
Full nameMatthew Doorey
Born (2000-06-27) 27 June 2000 (age 25)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row, Lock
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2020–22 Canterbury Bulldogs 1830012
2023– Parramatta Eels 3130012
Total4960024
Source: [1]
As of 7 September 2025

Matthew Doorey (born 27 June 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He previously played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.

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Career

2020

Doorey made his first grade debut in round 14 of the 2020 NRL season for Canterbury-Bankstown against the Wests Tigers, scoring a try on debut in a 29–28 loss at Bankwest Stadium. [2]

2021

Doorey made a total of 13 appearances for Canterbury in the 2021 NRL season as the club finished last and claimed the wooden spoon. [3]

2022

Doorey made no appearances for Canterbury in the 2022 NRL season. On 25 September, Doorey played for Canterbury's NSW Cup team in their grand final loss to Penrith. [4] On 11 November, Doorey signed a two-year deal to join Canterbury's arch-rivals Parramatta starting in 2023. [5]

2023

Doorey made his club debut for Parramatta in round 1 of the 2023 NRL season against Melbourne. Parramatta would lose 16-12 in golden point extra-time. [6] In round 3 against Manly, Doorey scored his first try for the club in Parramatta's 34-30 loss at Brookvale Oval. [7] Doorey played a total of eleven matches for Parramatta in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 10th on the table. [8]

2024

Doorey started the 2024 season for Parramatta's reserve grade team, in good form. On 4 April, it was announced that Doorey would miss at least five weeks with a facial fracture, he returned in Round 7. [9] Doorey was limited to only four matches with Parramatta in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 15th on the table. [10]

2025

Doorey played 17 matches for Parramatta in the 2025 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table. [11] On 30 October, the Eels announced that Doorey had re-signed with the club for a further two years. [12]

Statistics

YearTeamGamesTriesPts
2020 Canterbury colours.svg Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs 528
20211314
2023 Parramatta colours.svg Parramatta Eels 1114
20244
20251728
2026
Totals49624

References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ "Round 14 NRL team lists". NRL.com. 11 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Canterbury Bulldogs set to sign Rabbitohs star Braidon Burns, Storm prop Max King for 2022 NRL season". wwos.nine.com.au.
  4. ↑ "NSW Cup Grand Final 2022". www.nswrl.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2022. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Matthew Doorey signs with Parramatta Eels". www.nswrl.com.au.
  6. ↑ "Melbourne Storm beat Parramatta Eels in golden point: NRL 2023 season opener – as it happened". www.theguardian.com.
  7. ↑ "Manly Sea Eagles prevail 34-30 against Parramatta Eels to maintain unbeaten start to NRL season". www.abc.net.au.
  8. ↑ "NRL 2023: Parramatta Eels season review". www.sportingnews.com.
  9. ↑ "NRL Casualty Ward: Reynolds hobbled again; Knights lose Frizell". www.nrl.com.
  10. ↑ "The Mole's end of season review: What went wrong at the Parramatta Eels?". www.nine.com.au.
  11. ↑ "'I'll never forget to the day I die': Jason Ryles' hilariously honest admission after 'Mike Tyson moment'". www.foxsports.com.au.
  12. ↑ "Parramatta Eels Extend Matt Doorey". Parramatta Eels. 30 October 2025. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
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