Player

Matthew Larkin

North Melbourne · #9·10 seasons (1984–1993)·172 games·Born 19-Aug-1964 (age 61)·180 cm·90 kg

All-time midfielder · #456 of 520 all-time midfielders

CAREERDepth

LAST 40Depth

KICK-P the position-fair career score · Career / Last 40 overall KICK (Brownlow-aligned, mid-biased by design). See the Brownlow-aligned overall leaderboard →

Games

172

Disposals

3,700

Goals

143

Tackles

192

Brownlow votes

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.

4 Sep 1993Elimination Final

vs West Coast

Lost by 51 11.3 (69) – 17.18 (120)

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31 Jul 1993R18

vs Geelong

Lost by 94 10.12 (72) – 25.16 (166)

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9 Jul 1993R15

vs Essendon

Won by 38 19.15 (129) – 13.13 (91)

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3 Jul 1993R14

@ Fitzroy

Lost by 1 17.16 (118) – 18.11 (119)

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25 Jun 1993R13

vs Hawthorn

Lost by 3 11.14 (80) – 12.11 (83)

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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
1984	North Melbourne	10	12.0	7.5	19.5	2.3	—	0.7	1.5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5
1985	North Melbourne	23	14.9	8.1	23.0	2.9	—	1.4	0.7	0.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.7
1986	North Melbourne	14	13.9	9.0	22.9	3.6	—	0.9	1.0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3
1987	North Melbourne	22	13.2	10.6	23.9	2.6	1.7	0.9	1.2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5
1988	North Melbourne	19	13.0	10.7	23.7	2.2	1.9	0.8	0.4	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5
1989	North Melbourne	20	11.4	10.3	21.8	1.5	1.4	0.5	0.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1
1990	North Melbourne	17	10.7	8.8	19.4	2.2	1.5	1.0	0.7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.5
1991	North Melbourne	22	11.6	10.8	22.4	1.9	1.5	0.8	0.5	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.3
1992	North Melbourne	12	11.0	8.1	19.1	2.7	1.0	0.7	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	North Melbourne	13	8.0	6.8	14.8	0.8	1.5	0.5	0.1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Career totals

Year	Team	GP	K	HB	D	M	T	G	B	HO	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	BR
1984	North Melbourne	10	120	75	195	23	—	7	15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5
1985	North Melbourne	23	343	187	530	66	—	32	16	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	15
1986	North Melbourne	14	195	126	321	50	—	12	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4
1987	North Melbourne	22	291	234	525	58	37	20	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10
1988	North Melbourne	19	247	203	450	41	36	15	8	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
1989	North Melbourne	20	229	206	435	30	29	9	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
1990	North Melbourne	17	181	149	330	37	26	17	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9
1991	North Melbourne	22	256	237	493	41	33	17	10	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
1992	North Melbourne	12	132	97	229	32	12	8	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1993	North Melbourne	13	104	88	192	11	19	6	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Records

Top 10 single-game performances

Disposals

35, 33, 31, 31, 31, 31, 31, 30, 30

Kicks

22, 22, 21, 20, 19, 19, 19, 19, 18

Marks

7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 5

Handballs

18, 18, 17, 17, 17, 17, 17, 16, 16

Goals

4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Behinds

3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Hit Outs

1, 1

Tackles

5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Frees

5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4

Frees Against

5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4