Dean Matthews (born 21 July 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL) in 1995.[1] He was recruited from the Bulleen-Templestowe Football Club in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA) with the 43rd selection in the 1994 AFL Draft. After playing with St Kilda, Dean returned to BTAFC to play more than 300 senior games for his club. Dean played in 2 senior premierships with the Bullants (2004 and 2008), captained the club for 7 years. Dean was also Captain/ Coach for 1 season in 2001. Whilst playing in the VAFA, Dean played 12 states games and was Captain of the Big V on 4 occasions.

Dean Matthews
Personal information
Full name Dean Matthews
Date of birth (1971-07-21) 21 July 1971 (age 53)
Original team(s) Bulleen-Templestowe, (VAFA)
Draft No. 43, 1994 AFL Draft
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1995 St Kilda 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1995.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Dean holds the club record for senior games, being ahead of Dean Tulloch and Paul Robertson.

References

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2002). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (4th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 411. ISBN 1-74095-001-1.
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