Player
Matt Armstrong
North Melbourne · #14·10 seasons (1987–1996)·175 games·Born 1-Mar-1967 (age 59)·177 cm·76 kg
Games
175
Disposals
3,285
Goals
89
Tackles
285
Brownlow votes
50
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.
21 Sep 1996Preliminary Final
vs
Brisbane Bears
Won by 38
17.12 (114) – 11.10 (76)
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23 Aug 1996R21
vs
Geelong
Lost by 13
14.12 (96) – 16.13 (109)
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11 Aug 1996R19
vs
Brisbane Bears
Lost by 18
8.11 (59) – 11.11 (77)
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2 Aug 1996R18
vs
Hawthorn
Won by 31
19.16 (130) – 15.9 (99)
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26 Jul 1996R17
@
Melbourne
Won by 113
28.15 (183) – 11.4 (70)
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Fitzroy | 20 | 10.2 | 3.1 | 13.3 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1988 | Fitzroy | 20 | 16.2 | 5.8 | 22.1 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1989 | Fitzroy | 22 | 16.1 | 6.1 | 22.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1990 | Fitzroy | 7 | 14.0 | 5.4 | 19.4 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1991 | Fitzroy | 5 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 9.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | Fitzroy | 16 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 14.9 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| 1993 | Fitzroy | 20 | 15.8 | 6.6 | 22.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 |
| 1994 | Fitzroy | 22 | 14.1 | 8.0 | 22.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3 |
| 1995 | North Melbourne | 25 | 13.0 | 6.8 | 19.7 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.4 |
| 1996 | North Melbourne | 18 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 13.6 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Fitzroy | 20 | 203 | 63 | 266 | 36 | 27 | 15 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1988 | Fitzroy | 20 | 325 | 117 | 442 | 58 | 25 | 12 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 1989 | Fitzroy | 22 | 353 | 134 | 487 | 58 | 32 | 11 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
| 1990 | Fitzroy | 7 | 98 | 38 | 136 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 1991 | Fitzroy | 5 | 26 | 22 | 48 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 | Fitzroy | 16 | 148 | 90 | 238 | 20 | 35 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1993 | Fitzroy | 20 | 315 | 132 | 447 | 64 | 48 | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
| 1994 | Fitzroy | 22 | 309 | 175 | 484 | 58 | 37 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 1995 | North Melbourne | 25 | 324 | 169 | 493 | 58 | 39 | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| 1996 | North Melbourne | 18 | 151 | 93 | 244 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
41
41, 36, 34, 34, 34, 34, 32, 32, 32
Kicks
28
27, 26, 26, 25, 23, 23, 22, 22, 22
Marks
9
7, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6
Handballs
17
15, 14, 14, 14, 12, 12, 11, 11, 11
Goals
3
3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Behinds
4
3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Tackles
7
7, 6, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4
Frees
6
5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3
Frees Against
7
5, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3