| Matthew Scarlett | |||
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 Scarlett with Geelong in August 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Matthew Scarlett | ||
| Nickname(s) | Scarlo,[1] Gunner's boy,[2] Lowndesy[3] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Geelong Falcons/St Joseph’s Football Club | ||
| Draft |
45th overall (father/son), 1997 Geelong | ||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Fullback | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1998–2012 | Geelong | 284 (17) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2008 | Victoria | 1 (0) | |
| International team honours | |||
| 2002–2003 | Australia | 4 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2012. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2008. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Matthew Scarlett (born 5 June 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer, who formerly played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). A fullback, who is 1.92 metres (6 ft 4 in) tall and weighing 94 kilograms (207 lb), Scarlett is the eldest son of former Geelong footballer John Scarlett.
Scarlett was selected by Geelong with the 45th overall pick in the 1997 AFL Draft under the father–son rule, and made his senior debut for the club in the final round of the 1998 AFL season. Scarlett played predominantly as a fullback, and has garnered a long list of individual accolades. He is a triple premiership player from Geelong's premiership-winning teams of 2007, 2009 and 2011, has won a Carji Greeves Medal and been selected to six All-Australian sides, the most selections for a Geelong player. As well as this, Scarlett has been inducted into the Geelong Football Club Hall of Fame, represented the Victorian state team in the AFL Hall of Fame Tribute Match and represented Australia in International rules football.
Scarlett is currently serving as a development coach with the Geelong Football Club.[4]
- ^ Sewell, Eliza (9 September 2012). "Geelong full back Matthew Scarlett is a champ says teammate Andrew Mackie". Herald Sun. Melbourne. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Baum, Greg (25 May 2011). "A town farewells the man who was Geelong". The Age. Melbourne. Archived from the original on 6 November 2012. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Bartel, Jimmy (8 June 2012). "Matthew Scarlett the best defender I've seen". Herald Sun. Melbourne. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ "Coaches presented by Momentum Energy". geelongcats.com.au. Geelong Football Club. Retrieved 16 August 2015.