Wal Matthews
South Melbourne
AFL career
22 games7 goals
- Debut
- R3 1922 v ESS20 May 1922
- Most recent
- R11 1924 v FIT5 July 1924
Stats
Bio
Recruited from VFA club Port Melbourne, Wal Matthews was a tall utility who added necessary height to South Melbourne's squad during the early 1920s. Standing 183cm—significant size for the era—he played alongside club legend Roy Cazaly but found it difficult to cement a permanent spot in the senior lineup, managing just 22 games across three seasons at the Lake Oval. With his VFL opportunities limited, Matthews eventually departed the city to pursue leadership roles in the bush, serving as coach for Nagambie in 1925 before being appointed captain-coach of Benalla in the Ovens & Murray League the following year.
Profile
- Born
- 12 May 1894
- Died
- 12 Mar 1973 (aged 78y 304d)
- Birthplace
- Hopetoun, VIC
- Deathplace
- Kew, VIC
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 81 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from VFA club Port Melbourne, Wal Matthews was a tall utility who added necessary height to South Melbourne's squad during the early 1920s. Standing 183cm—significant size for the era—he played alongside club legend Roy Cazaly but found it difficult to cement a permanent spot in the senior lineup, managing just 22 games across three seasons at the Lake Oval. With his VFL opportunities limited, Matthews eventually departed the city to pursue leadership roles in the bush, serving as coach for Nagambie in 1925 before being appointed captain-coach of Benalla in the Ovens & Murray League the following year.