Matthew Scarlett

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Matthew Scarlett
Matthew Scarlett representing Victoria
Full name	Matthew Scarlett
Date of Birth	5 June 1979 (1979-06-05) (age 29)
Place of Birth	Victoria, Australia
Recruited from	St. Joseph's (VCFL), Geelong Falcons
Draft	45^th overall (Father-Son), 1997 Geelong Cats
Height/Weight	192cm / 90kg
Position	Full- Back
Club information
Current club	Geelong Cats (1998- )
Number	30 (41 for 1998 season)
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1997 1998- 1998- 1998-	TAC Cup Geel VFL Geel Res AFL Geel NAB Cup Geel	10 (10) 37 (0) 206 (16) 24 (0)
¹ Playing statistics to end of HOF Game, 2008 season.
State team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2008	Victoria	1 (0)

Career highlights
AFL AFL Premiership Player (2007) AFL Pre-Season Premiership Player (2006 - Captain) 4-time All-Australian (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008) 4-time AFL Players Association MVP Nominee (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007) Reverse Coleman Medallist (2003, 2004, 2007) Runner-Up Reverse Coleman Medallist (2006, 2008) 3rd in Reverse Coleman Medal (2005) International Rules Representative (2002, 2003) AFL Rising Star Award Nomination (2000) AFL Challenge Trophy Player (2006- Captain) Geelong Football Club Geelong Hall Of Fame Inductee (2006) Named a Geelong Football Club Life Member (2006) Geelong Best and Fairest Winner (2003) Runner-Up in Geelong Best and Fairest (2001, 2004, 2005) 4th in Geelong Best and Fairest (2002) 3rd in Geelong Reserves Best & Fairest Award (1999) Geelong Football Club Coach's Award (2002) TAC Cup Vic Country U/18 (1997) TAC Cup Team of the Year FB (1997)

Matthew "Scarlo" Scarlett (born 5 June 1979) is an Australian Rules Footballer, who currently plays full- back for the Geelong Cats Football Club. He wears the number 30 guernsey. Matthew is the first son of former Geelong player John "Gunner" Scarlett, a robust full- back from the 1970s. Scarlett, despite not appearing regularly in the media, has achieved cult status amongst Geelong fans.

Scarlett received his club's Best and Fairest award (the Carji Greeves Medal) in 2003 and All-Australian honours in 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2008. Scarlett also played a vital role in Geelong's record- breaking Grand Final win over Port Adelaide in 2007 with a season high 29 disposals to go with 8 marks and 6 spoils. Perhaps most importantly however he succeeded in not conceding a goal on the day to any of his direct opponents.

Despite not being a member of Geelong's leadership group Scarlett is a passionate and loyal leader, often the voice that rises above all others come game day, and an indomitably respected and admired member of his club, due to his un-wavering consistency and outstanding performance through a time which has seen the Cats rise from cellar-dwellers to premiers.

Scarlett was taken by Geelong with the 45th choice in the 1997 National Draft, under the father- son rule. He would later make his senior debut Round 22 1998, v. Essendon at the MCG.

Matthew Scarlett has spent all of his 11 year tenure at Australian football's top level in Geelong. Scarlett has notched up over 200 career games, surpassing the number of games his father played for the Geelong Football Club (John Scarlett played 183 games for Geelong before transferring to the South Melbourne Football Club "on loan", where he ended his career). He is aged 29 and as of the beginning of season 2009 will be listed under "veteran" status.

Scarlett currently resides in the local seaside town of Jan Juc, Victoria, with his wife Milla (whom he wed in October 2007) and young daughter Charlie. Matthew has a 2nd daughter, Tayla, from a previous relationship with the daughter of former Geelong Best and Fairest winner Bruce Nankervis.

Statistics

Statistics are correct end of 2008 season (September 27, 2008)^[1]

Season	Team	No.	Games	Goals	Behinds	Kicks	Marks	Handballs	Disposals	B&F
1998	Geelong	41	1	0	0	5	2	1	6	32nd
1999	Geelong	30	5	1	1	15	9	2	17	32nd
2000	Geelong	30	21	2	0	142	73	43	185	18th
2001	Geelong	30	20	2	2	189	112	87	276	2nd
2002	Geelong	30	22	2	3	171	85	106	277	4th
2003	Geelong	30	22	0	2	206	134	105	311	1st
2004	Geelong	30	25	3	3	238	132	96	334	2nd
2005	Geelong	30	24	1	2	251	146	111	362	2nd
2006	Geelong	30	20	4	2	237	109	87	324	7th
2007	Geelong	30	25	1	5	278	111	137	415	5th
2008	Geelong	30	22	0	1	200	75	168	368	11th
Totals			206	16	21	1932	988	943	2875

Milestones

AFL Debut

Essendon |MCG Rnd. 22, 1998 |W by 10

Finals Debut

Hawthorn |Telestra Dome Elim. Final, 2000 |L by 9

50th game

Kangaroos |Telestra Dome Rnd. 3, 2002 |W by 8

100th game

Essendon |Telestra Dome Rnd. 9, 2004 |W by 23

150th game

Fremantle |Subiaco Rnd. 12, 2006 |W by 66

200th game

Richmond |Telestra Dome Rnd. 18, 2008 |W by 63

External links

Matthew Scarlett profile on the Official AFL Website of the Geelong Football Club
Matthew Scarlett's statistics from AFL Tables

Awards
Preceded by Steven King	Carji Greeves Medal 2003	Succeeded by Cameron Ling
Preceded by N/A	Geelong FC Coach's Award 2002	Succeeded by Corey Enright

v • d • e

Geelong Football Club – current squad

1 Brown • 2 Harley • 3 Bartel • 4 Mackie • 5 Varcoe • 6 Ottens • 7 Taylor • 8 Hunt • 9 Kelly • 10 Tenace • 11 Corey • 12 West • 13 Lonergan • 14 Selwood • 15 Gamble • 16 D. Simpson • 17 Byrnes • 18 Djerrkura • 19 Egan • 20 S. Johnson • 21 Mooney • 22 S. Simpson • 23 Donohue • 24 Blake • 25 Gillies • 26 Hawkins • 27 Stokes • 28 D. Johnson • 29 G. Ablett • 30 Scarlett • 31 McKenna • 32 Motlop • 33 Rooke • 34 Hogan • 35 Chapman • 36 Moles* • 37 Laidler* • 38 Hunt • 39 Milburn • 40 Wojcinski • 41 Mumford* • 42 Ediriwickrama* • 44 Enright • 45 Ling • Coach: Thompson

* denotes Rookie Listed players

v • d • e 2007 Geelong Cats Premiership Players

Captain: Harley \| G. Ablett \| N. Ablett \| Bartel \| Byrnes \| Chapman \| Corey \| Enright \| Hunt \| Johnson \| Kelly \| King \| Ling \| Mackie \| Milburn \| Mooney \| Ottens \| Rooke \| Scarlett \| Selwood \| Stokes \| Wojcinski Coach : Thompson

v • d • e 2007 All-Australian Team

Defenders Darren Glass (West Coast) • Matthew Scarlett (Geelong) • Matthew Egan (Geelong) • Darren Milburn (Geelong) • Andrew McLeod (Adelaide) • Campbell Brown (Hawthorn)

Midfielders Jimmy Bartel (Geelong) • Chad Cornes (Port Adelaide) • Kane Cornes (Port Adelaide)

Forwards Jonathan Brown (Brisbane Lions) • Steve Johnson (Geelong) • Brent Harvey (Kangaroos) • Cameron Mooney (Geelong) • Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) • Brad Johnson (Western Bulldogs)

Followers Dean Cox (West Coast) • Daniel Kerr (West Coast) • Gary Ablett Jr. (Geelong)

Interchange Brendon Lade (Port Adelaide) • Dustin Fletcher (Essendon) • Joel Corey (Geelong) • Cameron Ling (Geelong)

v • d • e 2008 All-Australian Team

Defenders Dale Morris (Western Bulldogs) • Matthew Scarlett (Geelong) • Tom Harley (Geelong) • Luke Hodge (Hawthorn) • Nathan Bock (Adelaide) • Samuel Fisher (St Kilda)

Midfielders Jimmy Bartel (Geelong) • Joel Corey (Geelong) • Adam Cooney (Western Bulldogs)

Forwards Steve Johnson (Geelong) • Nick Riewoldt (St Kilda) • Brent Harvey (Kangaroos) • Brendan Fevola (Carlton) • Lance Franklin (Hawthorn) • Paul Medhurst (Collingwood

Followers Dean Cox (West Coast) • Chris Judd (Carlton) • Gary Ablett, Jr. (Geelong)

Interchange Corey Enright (Geelong) • Matthew Pavlich (Fremantle) • Matthew Richardson (Richmond) • Aaron Sandilands (Fremantle)

v • d • e Victorian Team - 2008 Hall of Fame Tribute Match

Captain: J.Brown \| Bartel \| Bradshaw \| C.Brown \| Chapman \| Croad \| Fevola \| Foley \| Fraser \| Goodes \| Harvey \| S.Johnson \| Judd \| Kelly \| Milburn \| Mitchell \| Murphy \| O'Keefe \| Pendlebury \| Power \| Scarlett \| Selwood \| Shaw \| Simmonds \| Waite \| Coach: Thompson

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