Ashley Matthews

Ashley Matthews
Personal information
Full name	Ashley Matthews
Date of birth	(1969-11-26) 26 November 1969
Original team(s)	Lilydale
Height / weight	190 cm / 79 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1989–1991	Carlton	09 (3)
1992–1993	Fitzroy	06 (1)
Total		15 (4)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1993.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Ashley Matthews (born 26 November 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He was recruited from Lilydale in the Eastern Districts Football League (EDFL).

When he finished his VFL career Ashley returned to grass roots football including to Lilydale as its captain and coach. He coached Lilydale to a premiership in 1996 in the EDFL ^[1] and again in 1998 this time in the Eastern Football League (EFL) both in the second division of the competition.

Although he coached Lilydale in first division in 1997 they were not competitive and were immediately relegated.^[2]

He also has been "Chairman of Selectors" at the club when working with coach Brett Fisher in 2006 and 2007 in the first division of the EFL.

Matthews is also member of the club's "Team of the Century" as coach.^[3]

References

↑ Lilydale Football Club 1996 Annual Report. Page 13 - Second Divisions Grand Final Scores. Copyright free
↑ Lilydale Football Club Annual Report. Page 20 - Senior Coach Report by Ashley Matthews. Copyright free
↑ Lilydale Football Club Annual Report for Season 2003. Page 22 - Team of the Century (2002) by Greg Gibb. Copyright free

External links

Ashley Matthews's statistics from AFL Tables

1989 VFL pre-season draft

1. Brian Winton
2. John Gastev
3. Wally Matera
4. Travis Martin-Benyon
5. Jeremy Crough
6. Andrew Rogers
7. Mark Williams
8. Robert Teal
9. Brian Hinkley
10. Shane Cable
11. Murray Wrensted
12. Simon Verbeek
13. Dannie Seow
14. Mathew Shinners
15. Brendan Lowther
16. David Wittey
17. Kevin Caton
18. Leigh Tudor
19. Matt Richardson
20. Spiro Malakellis
21. Tim Harrington
22. Darren Ogier
23. Paul McWilliam
24. Clinton Browning
25. James Pyke
26. Ashley Matthews
27. James Tomkins
28. Jon Gahan
29. Tony Elshaug
30. Simon Hose
31. Peter Bourke
32. Chris Lindsay
33. Stuart Griffiths
34. Darren Savickas
35. Tony Evans
36. Brett Scott
37. Rodney Lawson
38. Shane Ellis
39. John McKay
40. Paul Payne
41. Michael Atkins
42. Brett Sherriff
43. Lazar Vidovic
44. Glen Reeves
45. Dean Lupson
46. Tony Furey
47. Justin Paul
48. Garry Phillips
49. Jolyon Keeble
50. Michael Phyland
51. Gary Barrow
52. Richard Geary
53. Nick Foley
54. Tim Taylor
55. Matthew Febey
56. Adam Ladbroke

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