Matthew Scarlett

Matthew Scarlett played 284 senior AFL games for Geelong between 1998 and 2012, lining up most often as a defender. On 23-0, Matthew Scarlett's career spans 3 decades, from the 1990s to the 2010s of football.

Our era-fair model rates Matthew Scarlett at a peak of 100 out of 100, reached in the 2000s. That figure measures Matthew Scarlett only against the players of that same era — the teammates and opponents actually faced — using standardised output, honours and finals impact, so a 2000s defender can be compared fairly with players from any other decade of the game.

Honours on the record for Matthew Scarlett include 3 premierships and 6 All-Australian selections. Matthew Scarlett also polled 31 Brownlow votes across the career.

Season by season, the data credits Matthew Scarlett with a best season of 415 disposals in 2007, 17 career goals and a top Brownlow year of 6 votes in 2005. The full year-by-year breakdown is below.