Player
Kelvin Matthews
Geelong · #7·12 seasons (1972–1982)·155 games·Born 15-Dec-1953 (age 72)·179 cm·92 kg
Games
155
Disposals
2,121
Goals
169
Tackles
0
Brownlow votes
16
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Hawthorn | 12 | 11.6 | 1.6 | 13.2 | 4.6 | — | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | Hawthorn | 12 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 12.3 | 3.2 | — | 0.9 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1974 | Hawthorn | 24 | 14.0 | 3.8 | 17.8 | 4.0 | — | 0.6 | 0.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1975 | Hawthorn | 24 | 13.3 | 2.8 | 16.1 | 3.0 | — | 0.8 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.2 |
| 1976 | Hawthorn | 11 | 10.9 | 3.5 | 14.4 | 2.9 | — | 1.6 | 1.4 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | Hawthorn | 10 | 13.5 | 4.0 | 17.5 | 3.0 | — | 2.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | Hawthorn | 4 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 1.5 | — | 1.0 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | Geelong | 8 | 9.2 | 4.9 | 14.1 | 3.4 | — | 0.8 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Geelong | 16 | 10.9 | 3.4 | 14.4 | 3.6 | — | 0.9 | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1980 | Geelong | 11 | 7.5 | 1.6 | 9.0 | 3.5 | — | 1.4 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Geelong | 12 | 8.9 | 1.8 | 10.7 | 3.9 | — | 1.8 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Geelong | 11 | 6.1 | 2.4 | 8.4 | 2.4 | — | 1.1 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Hawthorn | 12 | 139 | 19 | 158 | 55 | — | 13 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973 | Hawthorn | 12 | 125 | 23 | 148 | 39 | — | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1974 | Hawthorn | 24 | 336 | 91 | 427 | 96 | — | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1975 | Hawthorn | 24 | 305 | 65 | 370 | 68 | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1976 | Hawthorn | 11 | 120 | 38 | 158 | 32 | — | 17 | 15 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977 | Hawthorn | 10 | 135 | 40 | 175 | 30 | — | 21 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | Hawthorn | 4 | 16 | 6 | 22 | 6 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | Geelong | 8 | 74 | 39 | 113 | 27 | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979 | Geelong | 16 | 175 | 55 | 230 | 57 | — | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1980 | Geelong | 11 | 82 | 17 | 99 | 38 | — | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981 | Geelong | 12 | 107 | 21 | 128 | 47 | — | 21 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982 | Geelong | 11 | 67 | 26 | 93 | 26 | — | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
28
27, 27, 27, 26, 26, 26, 24, 24, 23
Kicks
24
22, 22, 22, 21, 20, 20, 20, 20, 20
Marks
11
10, 9, 9, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 7
Handballs
9
8, 8, 8, 8, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7
Goals
8
5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Behinds
6
4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3
Hit Outs
1
1, 1, None, None, None, None, None, None, None
Frees
7
6, 6, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
Frees Against
8
6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4