Matthew Allan

Matthew Allan

Personal information
Birth	26 February 1975 (1975-02-26) (age 36)
Recruited from	North Ringwood
Height and weight	199 cm / 104 kg
Playing career¹
Debut	Round 15, 2 July 1994, Carlton v. Brisbane Bears, at Optus Oval
Team(s)	Carlton (1994-2003) 140 games, 72 goals Essendon (2004-2005) 21 games, 1 goal Total games 161, 73 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season
Career highlights
Carlton Pre-season Cup Winning side 1997

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

He joined with the Carlton Football Club in 1992, and debuted in 1994 as the 1000th player to represent Carlton. He played as a 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. Allan's 716 hitouts in 1999 is the single-season record (recorded since 1987), a full 92 hitouts more than second place.

He was traded to the Essendon Football Club following some foot injuries and made his debut with the club in 2004. 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 one game before knee soreness resurfaced (which had kept him out of action for four games in 2004), and following this, at the end of the season Allan confirmed his retirement.

External links

• Matthew Allan's profile on the Official AFL Website of the Essendon Football Club
• Matthew Allan's statistics from AFL Tables

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Name	Allan, Matthew
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Date of birth	26 February 1975
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