Matthew Bishop debuted against Port Adelaide in Round 5, , 1998 at the MCG as a player for the Melbourne Football Club. He moved to Port Adelaide in 1999, and debuted the following year. He was an integral member of a successful defence, able to play on a variety of forwards, and was famed for his long runs out of the backline that could often result in long-bomb goals from the 50 metre arc.

2000-2006 Statistics:
Games: 132
Goals: 4
Average kicks: 7.05
Average handballs: 3.42
Average disposals: 10.48
Average marks: 4.21
Average tackles: 0.79
Total Brownlow votes: 1

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