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Matthew Watson

Matthew Watson

Carlton
Defender · Centre Half Back Retired
Career games
23
Debut
2011
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Player Information

Height 195 cm
Date of Birth 16-Jul-1992
AFL Debut 2011

Player bio

A career in numbers

Matthew Watson made his AFL debut for Carlton in 2011 and played 23 games for the club. His last recorded season was 2015.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2015 was centre half back. Across his recorded games, he averaged 4.0 marks and 11.3 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 34 marks, from 8 games in 2012 at an average of 4.2 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 11.88 per game in 2012. The largest total in those seasons is 95 disposals, recorded in 2012.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
201289511.88
201355511.00
About these season figures

Compared 2 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
2015 23
Carlton CAR
Hawthorn @ HAW
L
56-113
MCG FWD FPR 10 14 10 4 8 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 8 6 3 0 0 4 4 1 2 0 0 87% 71% 102 74 80 169 4 0 0 3 1 100 100 2 0 0 1 0 2 -- 4 75% 50% 6 3 -- -- -- -- -- 6 60% 1 0 4.2 0 4 5 5 —
2015 22
Carlton CAR
Greater Western Sydney @ GWS
L
51-132
GIANTS Stadium FWD FF 10 6 4 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 95% 100% 120 42 32 142 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 100 1 -- 1 100% 100% 2 11 -- -- -- -- -- 4 100% 1 0 6.8 0 3 2 1 —
2015 21
Carlton CAR
Melbourne vs MEL
W
78-55
MCG DEF HBFR 10 9 8 1 6 1 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 6 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 91% 78% 104 70 65 110 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 40 0 -- 2 100% 50% 4 8 -- -- -- -- -- 6 75% 2 1 5.6 1 4 2 1 —
2015 7
Carlton CAR
Greater Western Sydney vs GWS
L
57-135
Marvel Stadium FWD FF 10 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 57% 67% 71 24 15 12 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 -- 0 0% 0% 1 4 -- -- -- -- -- 0 0% 0 1 3.1 0 1 2 0 —
2014 23
Carlton CAR
Essendon vs ESS
D
90-90
MCG DEF CHB 10 16 10 6 4 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 7 9 2 1 0 1 1 0 4 0 0 89% 81% 106 102 80 295 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 100 1 -- 4 100% 100% 8 7 -- -- -- -- -- 8 80% 1 0 18.3 0 6 3 7 —
Latest 5 of 23 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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