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Matthew Scarlett

Matthew Scarlett

Geelong
Defender · Back Pocket Left Retired
Career games
284
Debut
1998
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Player Information

Height 192 cm
Date of Birth 5-Jun-1979
AFL Debut 1998

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Matthew Scarlett made his AFL debut for Geelong in 1998 and played 284 games for the club. His last recorded season was 2012.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups in 2012 was left back pocket. Across his recorded games, he averaged 5.0 marks and 14.8 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 146 marks, from 24 games in 2005 at an average of 6.1 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 18.50 per game in 2009. The largest total in those seasons is 415 disposals, recorded in 2007.

His honours include 6 All-Australian selections and 3 premierships in 2007, 2009 and 2011.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20072441517.29
20092240718.50
20112236516.59
20121624415.25
About these season figures

Compared 14 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
2012 EF
Geelong GEE
Fremantle vs FRE
L
80-96
MCG DEF BPL 30 10 6 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 4 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 94% 30% 110 28 37 83 4 0 0 6 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 -- 0 0% 0% 0 7 -- -- -- -- -- 0 0% 0 0 -0.1 5 3 2 0 —
2012 23
Geelong GEE
Sydney vs SYD
W
112-78
GMHBA Stadium DEF BPL 30 21 13 8 7 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 9 13 3 0 1 2 0 2 4 0 0 95% 86% 114 91 73 367 7 0 0 5 0 0 0 4 2 50 0 0 10 -- 0 0% 0% 2 7 -- -- -- -- -- 13 100% 0 0 17.2 9 11 2 0 —
2012 21
Geelong GEE
St Kilda vs STK
W
123-81
Marvel Stadium DEF BPL 30 10 6 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 9 3 0 2 0 0 2 3 0 0 94% 90% 117 38 33 178 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 1 100 0 0 3 -- 0 0% 0% 4 8 -- -- -- -- -- 5 83.3% 0 0 5.4 2 7 0 1 —
2012 20
Geelong GEE
West Coast @ WCE
L
97-102
Subiaco DEF BPL 30 10 8 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 3 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 95% 90% 130 54 49 123 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 100 0 0 2 -- 0 0% 0% 1 13 -- -- -- -- -- 8 100% 0 0 6.1 4 4 2 0 —
2012 19
Geelong GEE
Hawthorn @ HAW
W
118-116
MCG DEF FB 30 14 11 3 1 0 0 3 1 2 2 1 6 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 98% 71% 124 62 56 270 5 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 -- 0 0% 0% 3 9 -- -- -- -- -- 7 63.6% 0 1 16.5 3 9 2 0 —
Latest 5 of 284 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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Statistics updated: 29 September 2026 (Melbourne time)

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