Matt Doorey
Australian rugby league footballer
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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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| Full name | Matthew Doorey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 June 2000 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 101 kg (15 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Second-row, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 12 March 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 2020 |  Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs |
5 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 13 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2023 |  Parramatta Eels |
11 | 1 | 4 |
| 2024 | 4 | |||
| 2025 | 17 | 2 | 8 | |
| 2026 | ||||
| Totals | 49 | 6 | 24 |