Matthew Cottrell

Carlton

ForwardHalf Forward Flank Left #46 Active

Career games: 88
Debut: 2020

Player Information

Height 181 cm

Date of Birth 29-Feb-2000

AFL Debut 2020

Recruited: 2019 Supplemental Selection Period by Carlton

Player bio

A career in numbers

Matthew Cottrell made his AFL debut for Carlton in 2020 and has played 88 games for the club. He joined Carlton through the supplemental selection period in 2019.

In the recorded 2026 starting lineups, his primary role was left half forward flank. Across his recorded games, he has averaged 3.5 marks and 2.0 tackles per game and scored 42 goals and 34 behinds. He played 5 games in his debut season, kicking 2 goals. His highest recorded season total is 11 goals, from 17 games in 2023 at an average of 0.6 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 16.50 per game in 2025. The largest total in those seasons is 267 disposals, recorded in 2022.

Selected seasons: disposals
Season	Appearances	Total	Per game
2022	18	267	14.83
2025	6	99	16.50
2026	14	205	14.64

About these season figures

Compared 7 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year	Round	Team	Opponent	Result	Score	Venue	POS	APOS	#	D	K	HB	M	G	B	T	I50	R50	CL	CP	UP	CG	FF	FA	CM	M50	1%	GA	TOG	EFF	MIN	SC	DT	MG	GBG	CC	TO	SP	INT	CBA%	SOG	SHACC%	GACC%	SI	PA	KI%	EK	KE%	MOL	T50	APR	D50P	DMP	AMP	A50P	Tagged
2026	EF	CAR	@ GEE	L	74-107	MCG	INT	INT	46	9	8	1	4	1	1	2	2	2	0	3	6	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	78%	56%	100	51	53	260	2	0	2	1	0	0%	2	100%	50%	3	11	0%	4	50%	0	1	6.5	2	2	2	3	—
2026	WC	CAR	@ MEL	W	74-55	MCG	INT	INT	46	20	15	5	3	0	4	1	3	1	1	7	14	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	72%	65%	83	97	73	363	6	1	1	2	3	0%	5	80%	0%	7	9	0%	9	60%	2	1	6.7	3	4	7	7	—
2026	24	CAR	vs FRE	W	119-82	Marvel Stadium	FWD	HFFR	46	17	8	9	5	0	0	1	4	1	0	5	12	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	81%	71%	99	56	61	243	5	0	4	1	3	0%	0	0%	0%	5	11	0%	4	50%	2	0	8.3	1	5	6	5	—
2026	23	CAR	@ WBD	D	82-82	Marvel Stadium	INT	INT	46	17	10	7	7	0	0	1	2	1	0	5	13	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	80%	88%	98	71	69	179	4	0	1	1	3	0%	0	0%	0%	5	12	0%	8	80%	2	0	11.3	3	9	3	3	—
2026	22	CAR	@ STK	W	106-62	Marvel Stadium	INT	INT	46	16	6	10	3	0	1	4	2	1	0	3	12	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	80%	88%	98	70	61	182	3	0	2	1	2	0%	1	100%	0%	6	16	0%	4	66.7%	0	1	8	2	4	4	5	—