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Matthew Scharenberg

Collingwood

AFL career

41 games0 goals

Debut
R18 2015 v MEL1 Aug 2015
Most recent
R8 2020 v WCE26 July 2020

Stats

AFL

2020
COL
3
8.3
5.0
13.3
4.0
0.3
0.3
2.7
0.0
0.0
57
75
2019
COL
7
7.9
6.9
14.7
4.6
0.9
1.4
1.0
0.0
0.0
52
56
2018
COL
17
10.0
9.7
19.7
6.2
1.2
0.9
1.7
0.0
0.0
73
81
2017
COL
10
12.5
7.7
20.2
7.5
1.2
0.8
0.9
0.0
0.0
78
72
2015
COL
4
8.3
6.8
15.0
4.5
0.8
0.8
1.3
0.0
0.3
56
50

VFL

2019
COL
3
11.0
5.7
16.7
4.3
0.0
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
58
2017
COL
6
20.0
11.5
31.5
9.3
0.3
0.5
1.7
0.2
0.3
118
2015
COL
14
11.8
7.6
19.4
5.5
0.4
0.5
1.6
0.0
0.0
72
2014
COL
4
4.5
5.5
10.0
1.8
0.5
0.8
1.5
0.0
0.0
34
League
Season
WCE
OS
R8
8
4
12
3
0
0
0
4
0.0
57
77
HAW
GS
R6
9
7
16
5
0
0
0
2
0.0
64
79
ESS
MCG
R5
8
4
12
4
1
1
0
2
0.0
50
69

Profile

Born
18 Sept 1995 (age 31y 35d)
Birthplace
South Australia
Height
191 cm
Weight
87 kg

Teams

Selected with pick six in the 2013 National Draft, Matthew Scharenberg arrived at Collingwood as a highly rated prospect from South Australia, touted for his elite intercept marking and composure across half-back. His career, however, became defined by persistent and devastating setbacks, most notably three separate anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructions that severely restricted his continuity. When fit, particularly during a promising stretch in 2018, he demonstrated the high-level defensive reading of the play and efficient ball use that had justified his early draft selection. Unable to secure a permanent spot in the senior side amidst the recurring knee issues, Scharenberg was delisted by the Magpies at the end of the 2020 season, departing the AFL as a talented defender whose potential was largely curtailed by injury.