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Matt Seers

Matt Seers (born 28 June 1974) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the North Sydney Bears, Wests Tigers and Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, as a fullback, centre or five-eighth.

Seers played his junior football with Cudgen Hornets before becoming a student of St Gregory's College, Campbelltown for his senior years of high school. He was an Australian Secondary Schoolboys Representative in 1992.

On the 29 August 1993, Seers made his first grade début against South Sydney coming off the bench in a 36-16 victory at the Sydney Football Stadium.

In 1994, Seers' talent kept experienced fullback Greg Barwick in reserve grade and, in 1994, forced the club's star signing, Manly-Warringah fullback Ivan Cleary, into the centres. He was named Norwich "Rising Star of the Year" that season. In the 1994 preliminary final against Canberra, Seers managed to chase down Canberra Fullback Brett Mullins who had made a break down the centre of the field and had looked certain to score a try. Norths went on to lose the game 22-9.

In 1996, Seers played 18 games and scored 7 tries including a try in the 1996 preliminary final defeat against St. George.

In 1997, Seers played in 25 games as Norths made it to the preliminary final before losing to eventual premiers Newcastle. During the match with Newcastle leading 12-4, Seers made a break down the right hand touchline and looked certain to score a try when Darren Albert raced across the field and tackled Seers just short of the line.

Norths made the semis again in 1998, with Seers making a mid-season change to centre and Ben Ikin playing at fullback. He played in both finals matches which both ended in defeat against Parramatta and Canterbury-Bankstown.

Seers played 133 games for Norths including the club's final ever game in first grade which was a 28-18 victory over North Queensland in Townsville in which Seers was sin binned. After a troubled period in which he was admitted into rehab for a drug problem, Seers signed with the Tigers for 2000.

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