DOB: 2 September 1894
Died: 2 June 1964
MFC Debut: Round 1, 1919 against St. Kilda at Junction Oval
Last Game: Round 15, 1922 against Essendon at MCG
From: South Yarra Juniors/South Melbourne/Richmond/Prahran
Number: 6 (1920-1922)
Games: 50 (85 total)
Goals: 24 (51 total)
Career Statistics
| Wins | Draws | Losses | Winning % |
| 14 | 1 | 35 | 28.00 |
Ruckman who moved from South Melbourne to Richmond after one game, playing another three before World War I temporarily halted his career.
Cleared from Prahran to Melbourne before the 1919 season, Matthews played four years before being dropped from the list before 1923 and returning to South Melbourne. In 1925 he joined Benalla as playing coach.
His son Norm also played for Melbourne and South, also Matthews' son would win a Brownlow Medal for South Melbourne and his grandson Herbie later played for Melbourne.
| Year | Games | Goals | |
| 1919 | 14 | 6 | |
| 1920 | 15 | 4 | |
| 1921 | 13 | 6 | |
| 1922 | 8 | 8 | |
| Match | Charge | Sanction | |
| Round 5, 1922 | Elbowing | 1 match | |
Lists
Family
Players without photos
Richmond
South Melbourne
VFA
Notes
Some sources show him from North Melbourne Juniors. Real first name started with E,
Media
Herald - 25/04/1919
Football Record 1919
Richmond Guardian - 03/09/1921
Herald - 04/05/1923
Argus - 09/03/1925
Record - 26/03/1938
Links
Australian Football profile
Tigerland Archive profile
VFA Project profile
Wikipedia profile