Matthew Philip Clucas (born 18 March 1978) is an Australian rules footballer. He played as a midfielder and began his football career at East Fremantle Football Club.

Matthew Clucas
Personal information
Full name Matthew Philip Clucas
Date of birth (1978-03-18) 18 March 1978 (age 46)
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1996–1998 East Fremantle 26 (10)
1997–1999 Fremantle 11 (1)
1999 South Fremantle 19 (11)
2000 East Fremantle 18 (10)
2001–2006 South Fremantle 99 (44)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2006.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Fremantle career edit

Clucas was selected by Fremantle with the 32nd selection in the 1996 AFL Draft. He played 11 Australian Football League (AFL) games between 1997 and 1999. He was delisted at the end of the 2000 season.

WAFL career edit

Clucas played 26 games for East Fremantle, including their 1998 premiership side.

In 1999, all Fremantle listed players were allocated to play for South Fremantle in the WAFL, rather than their original WAFL team. Clucas played 19 games for South Fremantle, but returned to East Fremantle in 2000 when the single club allocation system was abolished.

After bring delisted by Fremantle at the end of the 2000 season, Clucas also left East Fremantle and rejoined South. He won their best and fairest award in 2001 and was a member of South Fremantle's 2005 premiership winning team.[1][2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Every League Premiership Player in Page Finals System Era - 1931–2009". West Australian Football Commission. p. 3. Retrieved 27 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Matthew Clucas (South Fremantle)". WAFL Online. West Australian Football Commission. Retrieved 27 July 2012.

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