Player
Matthew Whelan
Melbourne · #45·10 seasons (2000–2009)·150 games·Born 13-Nov-1979 (age 46)·180 cm·80 kg
Games
150
Disposals
2,142
Goals
15
Tackles
392
Brownlow votes
1
Career
Per-game averages
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Melbourne | 16 | 7.1 | 6.2 | 13.3 | 3.0 | 2.3 | — | 0.1 | — | 0.8 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 1.2 | — |
| 2001 | Melbourne | 9 | 8.8 | 5.9 | 14.7 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 8.6 | 0.8 | — |
| 2002 | Melbourne | 21 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 13.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | — | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 7.0 | 0.9 | — |
| 2003 | Melbourne | 22 | 7.6 | 6.7 | 14.3 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| 2004 | Melbourne | 20 | 7.9 | 7.0 | 14.8 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 0.1 | — | — | 1.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 1.2 | — |
| 2005 | Melbourne | 16 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 12.9 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 1.1 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 5.2 | 7.7 | 1.8 | — |
| 2006 | Melbourne | 19 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 15.5 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | — | 0.5 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 10.5 | 1.2 | — |
| 2007 | Melbourne | 5 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 10.6 | 3.4 | 1.4 | — | — | — | 0.8 | 2.4 | — | 2.6 | 7.4 | 1.0 | — |
| 2008 | Melbourne | 12 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 19.1 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | — | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 4.7 | 14.7 | 1.7 | — |
| 2009 | Melbourne | 10 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 12.2 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.1 | — | — | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 7.6 | 1.5 | — |
Career totals
| Year | Team | GP | K | HB | D | M | T | G | B | HO | I50 | R50 | CL | CP | UP | CG | BR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Melbourne | 16 | 113 | 100 | 213 | 48 | 37 | — | 1 | — | 12 | 44 | 9 | 83 | 122 | 19 | — |
| 2001 | Melbourne | 9 | 79 | 53 | 132 | 36 | 24 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 | 17 | 10 | 53 | 77 | 7 | — |
| 2002 | Melbourne | 21 | 136 | 144 | 280 | 60 | 39 | 3 | — | 1 | 26 | 51 | 21 | 123 | 146 | 19 | — |
| 2003 | Melbourne | 22 | 168 | 147 | 315 | 64 | 70 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 29 | 44 | 140 | 164 | 24 | 1 |
| 2004 | Melbourne | 20 | 158 | 139 | 297 | 89 | 56 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 63 | 22 | 128 | 166 | 24 | — |
| 2005 | Melbourne | 16 | 125 | 81 | 206 | 65 | 50 | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | 52 | 17 | 83 | 123 | 29 | — |
| 2006 | Melbourne | 19 | 148 | 147 | 295 | 91 | 52 | 3 | 2 | — | 10 | 69 | 19 | 96 | 199 | 22 | — |
| 2007 | Melbourne | 5 | 30 | 23 | 53 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | — | 13 | 37 | 5 | — |
| 2008 | Melbourne | 12 | 123 | 106 | 229 | 70 | 29 | 1 | 1 | — | 10 | 26 | 4 | 56 | 176 | 20 | — |
| 2009 | Melbourne | 10 | 44 | 78 | 122 | 27 | 28 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 15 | 5 | 45 | 76 | 15 | — |
Records
Top 10 single-game performances
Disposals
32
32, 31, 26, 25, 24, 23, 23, 23, 23
Kicks
17
16, 15, 15, 14, 14, 13, 13, 13, 13
Marks
13
11, 10, 10, 9, 9, 8, 8, 8, 7
Handballs
19
18, 18, 16, 15, 15, 14, 13, 12, 12
Goals
2
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Behinds
1
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, None, None
Hit Outs
1
1, None, None, None, None, None, None, None, None
Tackles
8
8, 7, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6
Rebounds
9
8, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6
Inside 50s
7
5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3
Clearances
6
5, 5, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3
Clangers
6
4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 3
Frees
5
4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Frees Against
4
3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Contested Possessions
14
13, 12, 11, 11, 11, 11, 10, 10, 10
Uncontested Possessions
25
22, 22, 20, 18, 17, 17, 16, 16, 15
Contested Marks
3
3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Marks Inside 50
2
1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, None
One Percenters
8
8, 8, 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6
Bounces
5
4, 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2, 2
Goal Assists
2
2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1