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Matthew Croft

Matthew Croft

Footscray / Western Bulldogs
— Retired
Career games
186
Debut
1991
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Player Information

Height 191 cm
Date of Birth 26-Feb-1973
AFL Debut 1991

Player bio

A career in numbers

Matthew Croft made his AFL debut for Footscray in 1991 and played 186 games, including 43 for Footscray between 1991 and 1996 and 143 for Western Bulldogs between 1997 and 2004.

He averaged 10.3 disposals and 1.3 tackles per game and scored 72 goals and 41 behinds. He played 5 games in his debut season, averaging 11.4 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 274 disposals, from 24 games in 1998 at an average of 11.4 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 13.69 per game in 1994.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
19982427411.42
19941621913.69
2002191839.63
2003151248.27
About these season figures

Compared 11 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 HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2004 21
Western Bulldogs WBD
Kangaroos vs KNG
W
136-106
Marvel Stadium -- -- 16 8 8 0 7 5 1 0 0 2 0 0 4 4 1 0 1 4 5 -- 1 0 0 97% 88% 118 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2004 8
Western Bulldogs WBD
Richmond @ RIC
L
82-105
MCG -- -- 16 4 3 1 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 2 -- 2 0 0 59% 75% 71 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2004 4
Western Bulldogs WBD
Hawthorn @ HAW
W
109-97
MCG -- -- 16 6 2 4 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 -- 1 0 0 38% 50% 45 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2003 22
Western Bulldogs WBD
Brisbane Lions vs BRL
L
86-170
Marvel Stadium -- -- 16 9 4 5 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 7 2 1 2 0 1 1 -- 2 0 2 90% 78% 111 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
2003 21
Western Bulldogs WBD
St Kilda @ STK
L
30-95
UTAS Stadium -- -- 16 13 7 6 2 0 0 3 14 0 5 2 5 6 3 0 2 0 0 -- 2 0 0 76% 85% 87 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- —
Latest 5 of 186 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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