Player
Herbie Matthews
South Melbourne · #2·10 seasons (1961–1969)·102 games·Born 10-May-1943 (age 83)·169 cm·77 kg
Games
102
Disposals
1,098
Goals
30
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
23
What is KICK? A 0-100 rating for every player, every game. 85+ elite · 70-84 top tier · 50-69 best-22 · <50 fringe. How it works →
Form
Recent matches
The last 5 games, newest first. Click any row for the full match recap.
12 Jul 1969R14
vs
Geelong
Lost by 26
12.15 (87) – 17.11 (113)
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14 Jun 1969R10
vs
Essendon
Lost by 20
15.13 (103) – 18.15 (123)
—
24 May 1969R8
vs
Collingwood
Lost by 56
11.8 (74) – 18.22 (130)
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17 May 1969R7
@
Footscray
Won by 8
9.12 (66) – 8.10 (58)
—
10 May 1969R6
vs
St Kilda
Won by 37
14.9 (93) – 7.14 (56)
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Per-game KICK caps at 100 for display. A game that exceeded the cap shows as 100+; season and career averages use the uncapped raw value, which is why a stretch of 100+ games can lift the headline number above a naive average of what's shown here.
What do K, HB, I50, CP mean?
KKicks
HBHandballs
DDisposals (kicks + handballs)
MMarks
TTackles
GGoals
BBehinds
HOHit-outs (rucks tapping the ball from a bounce)
I50Inside-50s (ball moved into attacking zone)
CLClearances (first possession from a stoppage)
CPContested possessions
CGClangers (errors: bad kicks, turnovers, frees against)
BRBrownlow votes (3-2-1 best-on-ground, one match)
R50Rebound 50s (ball cleared from defensive zone)
TOG%Time on ground percentage
Full glossary: AFL stats & terms →
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Melbourne | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962 | Melbourne | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | Melbourne | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | Melbourne | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | South Melbourne | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1965 | South Melbourne | 17 | 13.2 | 1.5 | 14.7 | 2.9 | — | 0.8 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1966 | South Melbourne | 17 | 13.8 | 0.9 | 14.8 | 3.3 | — | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1967 | South Melbourne | 15 | 13.9 | 0.5 | 14.4 | 3.6 | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.5 |
| 1968 | South Melbourne | 15 | 13.0 | 1.6 | 14.6 | 3.3 | — | — | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1969 | South Melbourne | 10 | 12.7 | 3.5 | 16.2 | 2.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Melbourne | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1962 | Melbourne | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963 | Melbourne | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | Melbourne | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 | South Melbourne | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1965 | South Melbourne | 17 | 224 | 26 | 250 | 50 | — | 14 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1966 | South Melbourne | 17 | 235 | 16 | 251 | 56 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
| 1967 | South Melbourne | 15 | 209 | 7 | 216 | 54 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1968 | South Melbourne | 15 | 195 | 24 | 219 | 50 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1969 | South Melbourne | 10 | 127 | 35 | 162 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
26
23, 23, 22, 22, 21, 21, 21, 20, 20
Kicks
22
22, 21, 20, 20, 20, 20, 19, 19, 18
Marks
9
8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6
Handballs
6
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Goals
4
3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1
Behinds
3
3, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Frees
6
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3
Frees Against
6
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3