Matthew Scharenberg

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Matthew Scharenberg
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Scharenberg playing for Collingwood in June 2017
Personal information
Full name Matthew Scharenberg
Nickname(s) Shaz [1]
Date of birth (1995-09-18) 18 September 1995 (age 27)
Place of birth Adelaide, South Australia
Original team(s) Glenelg (SANFL)
Draft No. 6, 2013 AFL Draft, Collingwood
Debut Round 18, 2015, Collingwood
vs.  Melbourne, at MCG
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2014–2020 Collingwood 41 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2020 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Matthew Scharenberg (born 18 September 1995) is a professional Australian rules football player who last played for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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State football

Scharenberg played for amateur club PHOS Camden and for his school Immanuel College. [2] He played state football at Glenelg, performing at a level which had him highly touted for the draft despite feet problems. [3] [4] Scharenberg represented South Australia in the AFL Under 18 Championships and was selected for the All-Australian team in the 2012 season [5] and in the 2013 season. [6] In 2013 he also was judged the most valuable player for South Australia, together with Luke Dunstan. [7] [8] During the Championships he averaged 22 disposals per game. [9]

AFL career

Scharenberg was recruited by Collingwood with the sixth selection in the 2013 AFL draft. [10] He was touted by Mark Williams as the best schoolboy prospect since Wayne Carey. [11] Following a knee reconstruction, Scharenberg made his AFL debut in round 18 of the 2015 season, against Melbourne at the MCG as a late inclusion for Tyson Goldsack. [12] A month after his debut, at the end of the 2015 season, he was signed by Collingwood to a three-year contract extension. [13] In November 2015, Scharenberg tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during training, only nine months after recovering from the same injury. [14] Despite the setback and disappointment, he didn't stop believing in himself and didn't lose his passion for the game. [15] Scharenberg returned to playing during the 2017 season, playing 10 games at the end of the season. [16] In the 2018 season, he averaged 21 disposals, six marks and 3.5 rebound 50s in his first 11 games of the season, leading to him being re-signed by the club to a two-year contract extension. [17] In round 19 which Collingwood lost to Richmond by 28 points, Scharenberg suffered his third anterior cruciate ligament injury. [18] He returned to playing after another knee reconstruction through the Victorian Football League (VFL), [19] averaging 22.3 disposals and seven marks in his first three games back. [20]

Scharenberg was delisted by Collingwood at the conclusion of the 2020 season. [21] [22]

Return to state football

In early 2021, Scharenberg signed on to play for Olinda-Ferny Creek Football Club in the Outer East Football League for the 2021 season. [23]

Personal life

Scharenberg grew up in Adelaide, [24] with his older brother Jake Scharenberg who plays for amateur club PHOS Camden and his younger brother Jonty Scharenberg who plays for Glenelg. [25] Before choosing to concentrate exclusively on Australian rules football, Scharenberg played junior level baseball, representing Australia. [26]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2020 season [27]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2014 Collingwood 350——————————————
2015 Collingwood 124013327601850.00.38.36.815.04.51.3
2016 Collingwood 120——————————————
2017 Collingwood 121000125772027590.00.012.57.720.27.50.9
2018 Collingwood 121700170165335106290.00.010.09.719.76.21.7
2019 Collingwood 1270055481033270.00.07.96.914.74.61.0
2020 Collingwood 123002515401280.00.08.35.013.34.02.7
Career4101408332740243580.00.0310.08.118.05.91.4

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References

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  2. ↑ "VFL/AFL Players from PHOS Camden Phantoms". Draft Guru. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Capel, Andrew (4 July 2013). "Matt Scharenberg could pip James Aish as the first South Australian drafted". Herald Sun .
  4. ↑ Morgan, Kym (26 November 2013). "Collingwood confident draft pick-up Matthew Scharenberg can overcome lingering foot problem". The Advertiser .
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  7. ↑ Twomey, Callum (3 July 2013). "WA jet Sheed wins Larke Medal". Australian Football League . Telstra Media. Meanwhile, Matthew Scharenberg and Luke Dunstan (South Australia) [...] were judged the most valuable player of their sides for the competition
  8. ↑ Partland, Warren (23 March 2014). "Former Woodville-West Torrens youngster Luke Dunstan cruises into AFL debut with St Kilda". The Sunday Times . and he shared the team's most valuable award with Matt Scharenberg
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  10. ↑ "Welcome to Collingwood: Matthew Scharenberg". Collingwood . Telstra Media. 21 November 2013. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018.
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