Matt Cottrell

Matt Cottrell (born 2 February 2000) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Carlton Football Club through the 2018 Pre-season supplemental selection period.[1][2]

Matt Cottrell
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-02-29) 29 February 2000
Original team(s) Dandenong Stingrays
Draft 2018 Pre-season supplemental selection period
Debut 9 August 2020, Carlton
vs. Essendon, at Perth Stadium
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Position(s) Midfield
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 46
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018– Carlton 5 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 15, 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early football

Cottrell played football for the Pearcedale Football Club.[3][4][5] He played for the Dandenong Stingrays in the NAB League for the 2017 and 2018 seasons.[6][7] Although Cottrell only played 2 games in 2017, he cemented his spot in 2018 and played 19 games.[8] He is the grandson of former Carlton player Len Cottrell.[9]

AFL career

Cottrell was not selected in either the national or rookie draft, but trained with and was then recruited to the Carlton Football Club in February 2019 in the pre-season supplemental selection period.[10] After playing his entire first season in Carlton's VFL-affiliate, the Northern Blues, he made his senior AFL debut in Round 11, 2020, against West Coast in one of three matches Carlton played in a Perth quarantine hub during the pandemic-interrupted 2020 season.[11][12] Later that season, in just his fifth career match, Cottrell kicked the winning goal two minutes from the final siren a come-from-behind victory against Sydney, in which Carlton conceded the first seven goals of the game before recovering to win 8.9 (57) d. 8.4 (52).[9][13]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2020[14]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2018 Carlton460——————————————
2019 Carlton460——————————————
2020[lower-alpha 1] Carlton 4652044953840.40.08.81.810.61.60.8
Career 5 2 0 44 9 53 8 4 0.4 0.0 8.8 1.8 10.6 1.6 0.8
  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References
  1. Naghten, Tom (8 February 2019). "Carlton Blues sign Michael Gibbons and Matt Cottrell under SSP rules". Sporting News. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. Beveridge, Riley (8 February 2019). "Blues sign VFL star, young gun under new rules". AFL Media. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. "Matt Cottrel". Blueseum. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. "Pearcedale Player Profiles". Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  5. "Matthew Cottrell - Bio". Carlton Blues FC Media. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  6. Gabelich, Josh (13 December 2018). "VFL star Michael Gibbons and Dandenong Stingray Matt Cottrell have been invited to train with Carlton". Fox Sports. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  7. "Blues sign Gibbons and Cottrell". Carlton FC Media. 8 February 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  8. "Matthew Cottrell". Aussie Rules Draft Central. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  9. Plerik, Jon (8 September 2020). "'I love his story': Blues' match-winner makes his mark". The Age. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  10. "Report: Blues sign VFL champion Michael Gibbons under new rookie rules". Fox Sports. 8 February 2019.
  11. Filippo, Cristian (8 August 2020). "Team selection: A boyhood dream comes true". Carlton FC Media. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  12. "Sunday teams: Dees drop Bennell again". SEN 111.6. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  13. Hope, Shayne (9 September 2020). "Cottrell leaps into Blues' fans hearts". The Ararat Advertiser. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  14. "Matt Cottrell". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 November 2020.


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