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Leigh Matthews

Personal information
Full nameLeigh Matthews
Birth date1 March 1952(age 58)
Birth placeFrankston, Victoria
Recruited fromChelsea Football Club
Height and weight178cm / 86kg
Playing career
DebutRound 16, 1969, Hawthorn vs. Melbourne, at MCG
TeamsHawthorn (1969 � 85) *332 games, 915 goals
Coaching TeamsCollingwood (1986 � 1995) 205 Games Brisbane Lions (1999 � 2008) 237 Games
Career highlights

*Australian Football Hall of Fame: Legend (1996, inaugural), Player of the Century *AFL Team of the Century: Forward Pocket *VFLPA MVP Award: 1982 **Award renamed in Matthews' honour: 2002 *VFL Leading Goalkicker: 1975 *All-Australian Team: 1972 *Premierships (8) **as player: Hawthorn 1971, 1976, 1978, 1983 **as captain: Hawthorn 1983 **as coach: Collingwood 1990; Brisbane Lions 2001 � 03 *Victorian Captain: 1980 *Victorian Representative: 14 occasions *Hawthorn Team of the Century: Rover *Hawthorn Best and Fairest (8): 1971 � 72, 1974, 1976 � 78, 1980, 1982 *Hawthorn Captain: 1981 � 1985 *Hawthorn Leading Goalkicker (6): 1973, 1975, 1981 � 84

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Leigh Raymond "Lethal Leigh" Matthews AM (born 1 March 1952) is a former player and coach of Australian rules football. He played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (now Australian Football League) from 1969 to 1985, coached Collingwood from 1986 � 1995, and coached the Brisbane Lions from 1999 to 2008. As a player he is the official "Best player of the 20th century", according to the AFL, is a 'Legend' in the AFL Hall of Fame, is on the Hawthorn and AFL Teams of the Centuries, has polled the most Brownlow votes without winning a Brownlow and is one of the most successful AFL coaches of all time. In 2008, Matthews was named second, behind Wayne Carey, as part of Mike Sheahan's list of the top 50 players of all time, published in the book 'The Australian Game of Football', which was released by the AFL to celebrate 150 years of Australian Football.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Bob Rose
Collingwood Football Club coach
1986-1995
Succeeded by
Tony Shaw
Preceded by
Roger Merrett
Brisbane Lions coach
1999-2008
Succeeded by
Michael Voss
Awards
Preceded by
Doug Wade
Coleman Medallist
1975
Succeeded by
Larry Donohue
New awardLeigh Matthews Trophy
1982
Succeeded by
Terry Daniher


AFL Coleman Medal winners

1955: Rayson * 1956: Young * 1957: Collins * 1958: Brewer * 1959: Evans * 1960: Evans * 1961: Carroll * 1962: Wade * 1963: Peck * 1964: Peck * 1965: Peck * 1966: Fordham * 1967: Wade * 1968: Hudson * 1969: Wade * 1970: Hudson * 1971: Hudson * 1972: McKenna * 1973: McKenna * 1974: Wade * 1975: Matthews * 1976: Donohue * 1977: Hudson * 1978: Templeton * 1979: Templeton * 1980: Roach * 1981: Roach * 1982: Blight * 1983: Quinlan * 1984: Quinlan * 1985: Beasley * 1986: Taylor * 1987: Lockett * 1988: Dunstall * 1989: Dunstall * 1990: Longmire * 1991: Lockett * 1992: Dunstall * 1993: Ablett, Sr. * 1994: Ablett, Sr. * 1995: Ablett, Sr. * 1996: Lockett * 1997: Modra * 1998: Lockett * 1999: Cummings * 2000: Lloyd * 2001: Lloyd * 2002: Neitz * 2003: Lloyd * 2004: Gehrig * 2005: Gehrig * 2006: Fevola * 2007: Brown * 2008: Franklin * 2009: Fevola

Australian Football League - Team of the Century

Backs
Bernie Smith (Geelong) * Stephen Silvagni (Carlton) * John Nicholls (Carlton)
Half-backs
Bruce Doull (Carlton) * Ted Whitten (Footscray) * Kevin Murray (Fitzroy)
Midfielders
Francis Bourke (Richmond) * Ian Stewart (St Kilda/Richmond) * Keith Greig (North Melbourne)
Half-forwards
Alex Jesaulenko (Carlton/St Kilda) * Royce Hart (Richmond) * Dick Reynolds (Essendon)
Forwards
Leigh Matthews (Hawthorn) * John Coleman (Essendon) * Haydn Bunton, Sr. (Fitzroy)
Followers
Graham Farmer (Geelong) * Ron Barassi (Melbourne/Carlton) * Bob Skilton (South Melbourne)
Interchange
Gary Ablett, Sr. (Hawthorn/Geelong) * Jack Dyer (Richmond) * Greg Williams (Geelong/Sydney/Carlton)
Coach
Norm Smith (Fitzroy/Melbourne/South Melbourne)

1971 Hawthorn Football Club Premiership Players

Captain: Parkin * Angus * Beck * Bremner * Bussell * Crimmins * Day * Hawken * Heath * Hudson * Keddie * Martello * Matthews * Meagher * Moore * Porter * Rice * Scott * Stevenson * Wilson
Coach: Kennedy

1976 Hawthorn Football Club Premiership Players

Captain: Scott * Ablett * Bremner * Douge * Eade * Goad * Hendrie * Jones * Knights * Martello * K.Matthews * L.Matthews * Moncrieff * Moore * Murnane * O'Halloran * Polkinghorne * Rice * Rowlings * Tuck
Coach: Kennedy

1978 Hawthorn Football Club Premiership Players

Captain: Scott * Ablett * De Wolde * DiPierdomenico * Eade * Goss * Hendrie * Knights * Martello * Matthews * McCarthy * Moncrieff * Moore * Murnane * Paton * Polkinghorne * Russo * Tuck * Wallace * Walter
Coach: Parkin

1983 Hawthorn Football Club Premiership Players

Captain: Matthews * Ayres * Brereton * Buckenara * Byrne * DiPierdomenico * Eade * Greene * Judge * Kennedy * Knights * Loveridge * McCarthy * Mew * O'Halloran * Paton * Robertson * Schwab * Tuck * Wallace
Coach: Jeans

Collingwood Magpies squad - 1990 AFL Premiers (14th Premiership)

Captain: Shaw * Banks * Barwick * Brown * Christian * Crosisca * Daicos * Francis * Gayfer * Kelly * Kerrison * Manson * McGuane * Millane * Monkhorst * Morwood * Russell * Starcevich * Turner * Wright
Coach: Matthews

Leigh Matthews Trophy - AFLPA Most Valuable Player Award winners

1982: Matthews * 1983: Daniher * 1984: Greene * 1985: Williams * 1986: Roos * 1987: Lockett * 1988: Healy * 1989: Watson * 1990: Millane * 1991: Stynes * 1992: Dunstall * 1993: Ablett, Sr. * 1994: Williams * 1995: Carey * 1996: McKernan * 1997: Harvey * 1998: Carey * 1999: Crawford * 2000: Koutoufides * 2001: McLeod * 2002: Darcy & Voss * 2003: Voss * 2004: Riewoldt * 2005: Cousins * 2006: Judd * 2007: Ablett, Jr. * 2008: Ablett, Jr. * 2009: Ablett, Jr.



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