Player
Ben Mathews
Sydney · #4·11 seasons (1997–2008)·198 games·Born 29-Nov-1978 (age 47)·181 cm·86 kg
Games
198
Disposals
3,121
Goals
45
Tackles
498
Brownlow votes
4
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Sydney | 4 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | Sydney | 17 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 12.0 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | — | — | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 7.5 | 0.8 | — |
| 2000 | Sydney | 22 | 12.3 | 7.5 | 19.7 | 4.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | — | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 7.6 | 11.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 |
| 2001 | Sydney | 23 | 11.5 | 6.3 | 17.8 | 4.9 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | 1.4 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 6.1 | 11.3 | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| 2002 | Sydney | 21 | 10.1 | 7.1 | 17.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | 2.1 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 5.1 | 12.1 | 1.5 | — |
| 2003 | Sydney | 23 | 10.3 | 6.6 | 16.9 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 0.2 | — | — | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 11.2 | 1.4 | — |
| 2004 | Sydney | 24 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 18.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0.3 | — | 2.0 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 5.8 | 12.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| 2005 | Sydney | 25 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 14.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | — | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 4.8 | 9.4 | 1.7 | — |
| 2006 | Sydney | 14 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 11.4 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 | — | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 1.6 | — |
| 2007 | Sydney | 23 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 13.3 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.1 | — | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 3.7 | 9.5 | 1.6 | — |
| 2008 | Sydney | 2 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 11.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | — | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 9.5 | 2.0 | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Sydney | 4 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1999 | Sydney | 17 | 122 | 82 | 204 | 47 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 23 | 29 | 17 | 73 | 128 | 13 | — |
| 2000 | Sydney | 22 | 270 | 164 | 434 | 102 | 30 | 2 | 4 | — | 49 | 71 | 48 | 167 | 258 | 39 | 2 |
| 2001 | Sydney | 23 | 264 | 146 | 410 | 113 | 46 | 4 | 2 | — | 33 | 100 | 38 | 140 | 261 | 23 | 1 |
| 2002 | Sydney | 21 | 211 | 150 | 361 | 66 | 65 | 4 | 1 | — | 45 | 59 | 38 | 108 | 255 | 32 | — |
| 2003 | Sydney | 23 | 237 | 152 | 389 | 94 | 59 | 4 | — | — | 34 | 63 | 50 | 127 | 257 | 32 | — |
| 2004 | Sydney | 24 | 239 | 204 | 443 | 109 | 94 | 6 | 8 | — | 47 | 42 | 48 | 138 | 307 | 32 | 1 |
| 2005 | Sydney | 25 | 200 | 161 | 361 | 77 | 75 | 6 | 4 | — | 27 | 38 | 28 | 121 | 236 | 42 | — |
| 2006 | Sydney | 14 | 83 | 77 | 160 | 44 | 37 | 5 | 2 | — | 23 | 15 | 22 | 57 | 102 | 22 | — |
| 2007 | Sydney | 23 | 168 | 137 | 305 | 89 | 67 | 8 | 2 | — | 22 | 22 | 25 | 86 | 218 | 38 | — |
| 2008 | Sydney | 2 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 4 | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
36
31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 27, 26, 24, 24
Kicks
25
24, 21, 19, 18, 16, 16, 16, 16, 16
Marks
14
12, 10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8
Handballs
16
16, 15, 15, 14, 13, 13, 12, 12, 12
Goals
2
2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
2
2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Tackles
12
10, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6
Rebounds
10
9, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 5, 5
Inside 50s
7
7, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4
Clearances
8
6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Clangers
6
6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4
Frees
4
4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2
Frees Against
3
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Contested Possessions
12
12, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10
Uncontested Possessions
24
23, 22, 21, 21, 20, 20, 20, 19, 18
Contested Marks
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1
Marks Inside 50
2
2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
One Percenters
5
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Bounces
5
5, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Goal Assists
3
2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1