Prime of Career
Matera continued to establish himself as one of the games legitimate stars and most dangerous players throughout the mid-1990s. His outstanding goal sense and reading of the play made Matera a true game breaker. Selected as an All-Australian again in 1993 and 94, Matera also was something of a surprise runner up in the 1994 Brownlow Medal count. Recording an outstanding 28 votes (including 4 straight best of ground performances) Peter finished just 2 votes shy of winner Greg Williams. This remains the highest ever recorded amount of votes to not win the prestigious medal (excluding the short lived vote changes in 1976/77). Although Matera would not receive this honor in his career, he was often a fixture at the top of the count throughout his career. Peter Matera was also a key member of West Coast's 2nd premiership team in 1994 – while he did not repeat his 1992 heroics, it was later revealed he played the Grand Final under much duress due to a stress fracture in his leg.
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