Matt Shaw (Australian rules footballer)

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Matt Shaw
Personal information
Full name Matthew Shaw
Date of birth (1992-02-05) 5 February 1992 (age 32)
Original team(s) Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Draft
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 71 kg (157 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Southport Sharks
Number 3
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2011–2017 Gold Coast 102 (33)
2018 Carlton 002 0(0)
Total104 (33)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Matthew Shaw (born 5 February 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer with the Carlton Football Club and previously the Gold Coast Football Club from 2011 to 2018 in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited as an underage player from the Dandenong Stingrays. He made his debut against Melbourne [1] in round 4 of the 2011 season.

Shaw played his junior football with Chelsea & Carrum Junior Football Clubs. He was also a keen cricketer who played for the Carrum Cricket Club & attended Mordialloc College. He supported St Kilda as a child.

He was delisted by Gold Coast at the conclusion of the 2017 season. [2]

Shaw was rookie listed with pick three by Carlton in the 2018 rookie draft and delisted by Carlton at the conclusion of 2018, having played two games for the club. [3]

Following Shaw's departure from Carlton, he signed with the Southport Sharks in the NEAFL. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Stafford, Andrew (18 April 2011), "Demons eclipse the Suns", The Age
  2. ↑ "A further four SUNS delisted". GoldCoastFC.com.au. Bigpond. 30 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2 November 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "Carlton confirms list changes". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Former Gold Coast utility Matt Shaw lands at Southport". NEAFL. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.


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