Rupe Matthews

Rupe Matthews played 20 senior VFL games for University between 1909 and 1911, lining up most often as a forward. On 23-0, Rupe Matthews's career spans 2 decades, from the 1900s to the 1910s of football.

Our era-fair model rates Rupe Matthews at a peak of 81 out of 100, reached in the 1910s. That figure measures Rupe Matthews only against the players of that same era — the teammates and opponents actually faced — using standardised output, honours and finals impact, so a 1910s forward can be compared fairly with players from any other decade of the game.

Season by season, the data credits Rupe Matthews with 20 career goals. The full year-by-year breakdown is below.