Matt Cottrell

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Matt Cottrell
Personal information
Nickname(s) tulip, moth
Date of birth (2000-02-29) 29 February 2000 (age 24)
Original team(s) Dandenong Stingrays
Draft 2019 Pre-season supplemental selection period
Debut 9 August 2020, Carlton  vs. West Coast, at Perth Stadium
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 46
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019– Carlton 62 (33)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 8, 2024.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Matthew Cottrell (born 29 February 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Carlton Football Club through the 2019 Pre-season supplemental selection period. [1] [2]

Contents

Early football

Cottrell played football for the Pearcedale Football Club. [3] [4] [5] He played for the Dandenong Stingrays in the NAB League for the 2017 and 2018 seasons. [6] [7] Although Cottrell only played 2 games in 2017, he cemented his spot in 2018 and played 19 games. [8] He is the grandson of former Carlton player Len Cottrell. [9]

AFL career

Cottrell was not selected in either the national or rookie draft, but trained with and was then recruited to the Carlton Football Club in February 2019 in the pre-season supplemental selection period. [10] After playing his entire first season in Carlton's VFL - affiliate, the Northern Blues, he made his senior AFL debut in Round 11, 2020, against West Coast in one of three matches Carlton played in a Perth quarantine hub during the pandemic-interrupted 2020 season. [11] [12] Later that season, in just his fifth career match, Cottrell kicked the winning goal two minutes from the final siren a come-from-behind victory against Sydney, in which Carlton conceded the first seven goals of the game before recovering to win 8.9 (57) to 8.4 (52). [9] [13] Cottrell was elevated to Carlton's senior list from their rookie list for 2024 in late 2023, following an outbreak season in the Blues' first finals campaign since 2013, in which he kicked 11 goals, including 3 in his first finals campaign. [14] [15]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of Round 23 2022 [16]
Legend
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Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 Carlton 460
2020 Carlton 4652044953840.40.08.81.810.61.60.8
2021 Carlton 4614321184716537310.20.18.43.311.72.62.2
2022 Carlton 46189215910826771320.50.18.86.014.83.91.7
Career37144321164485116670.30.18.64.413.13.11.8

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