Matthew Carr

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**Matthew Carr**
Personal Info
Birth	December 29, 1978,
Recruited from	East Fremantle Football Club, Western Australia
Height/Weight	190cm / 87kg
Playing Career¹
Debut	Round 4, 14 April 1999, St Kilda vs. Western Bulldogs, at Waverley Park
Team(s)	St Kilda (1999-2000) 28 games, 2 goals Fremantle (2001-) 88 games, 48 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season
Career Highlights
International Rules Series 2003

Matthew Carr (born December 29, 1978) is an Australian rules footballer. Australian rules footballer. He played as a Half-Back Flanker and began his Football career at East Fremantle. Matthew is the brother of Josh Carr, who also plays at Freo.

[edit] St.Kilda Career

Matthew was drafted by the The Saints after trying out with the Collingwood Reserves. 1998 Pre-Season Draft 1st round selection (St Kilda)

[edit] Fremantle career

Was traded to Fremantle at 2000 AFL Draft by St Kilda in exchange for Craig Callaghan. Played 21 games in Fremantle disastrous 2001 season. He played every game in 2002 and after an excellent 2003, in which he was sixth in the best and fairest, his 2004 season was severely disrupted by injury. An ankle problem early in the season and a broken leg later saw Carr restricted to just 11 games.

Matthew's 2005 was also affected by injury, he had been averaging more than 25 disposals per match before the Rd 9 match against Hawthorn. Carr was only able to manage 14 disposals while apparently under duress against Hawthorn. He returned for the Rd 18 clash against Collingwood but did little in the last 4 games of the season.