Matthew Allan

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Matthew Allan (born February 26, 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

He debuted with the Carlton Football Club in 1992, the ruckman reaching his peak in 1999, when he won the John Nicholls Medal, won All-Australian selection and was selected for the International rules series.

He was traded to the Essendon Football Club following some foot injuries and made his debut with the club in 2003. He had a solid year, playing 20 games and helping Essendon to the finals (along with Justin Murphy, another recycled player). In 2005, he played 1 game before knee soreness resurfaced (which had kept him out of action for 4 games in 2004), and following this, at the end of the season Allan confirmed his retirement.