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Key Facts

Full name
Matthew Carland

Known as
Matt Carland

Born
8 September 1909

Died
5 February 1998 (aged 88)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 22y 305d
Last game: 28y 353d

Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 79 kg

Senior clubs
Essendon; Footscray

Jumper numbers
Essendon: 29
Footscray: 29

Recruited from
Essendon (1938)

Matt Carland

Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
EssendonV/AFL1932600.0033%20.005.000
FootscrayV/AFL1938100.00100%0
V/AFL1932, 1938700.0043%20.005.000
Total1932, 1938700.0043%20.005.000

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 3,959th player to appear, 9,103rd most games played, 11,169th most goals kickedEssendon: 441st player to appear, 831st most games played, 1,033rd most goals kickedFootscray: 245th player to appear, 999th most games played, 873rd most goals kicked

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.