Matt Coulthard

Matt Coulthard
Personal information
Full name Matthew Coulthard
Born (2001-05-11) 11 May 2001
Original team Glenelg (SANFL)
Draft No. 4, 2023 mid-season rookie draft
Debut round 19, 2023, Richmond vs. Hawthorn, at MCG
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Position Small forward
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2023–2024 Richmond 6 (2)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Matthew Coulthard (born 11 May 2001) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Richmond in the 2023 mid-season draft and made his AFL debut in round 19 of the 2023 season.

Early life, junior and state-league football

Coulthard played junior football at Port Noarlunga in the junior ranks of the Adelaide suburban Southern Football League.[1] In his late teenage years he played representative football for the junior side of South Adelaide Football Club, as well as five reserves grade matches in 2021.[1][2] He continued to play SFL football with Port Noarlunga in 2022, before suffering a season-ending ankle injury after just three matches.[1]

He began the 2023 season playing second-grade football with the Glenelg reserves, and later senior-level SANFL football with the same club.[3] During the year he also made one appearance for the Happy Valley Football Club in the SFL.[1] Prior to the mid-season AFL draft, Coulthard had played three senior matches for Glenelg.[3][1]

AFL career

2023 season

Coulthard was drafted by Richmond with the club's first pick and the fourth selection overall in the 2023 mid-season draft.[3]

After six weeks with the club's reserves team in the VFL, Coulthard made his AFL debut in a round 19 win over Hawthorn at the MCG MCG. He got delisted as well as Noah Cumberland on the 23rd of October 2024.[4][5] He did so as the starting substitute, recording seven disposals in just 30 per cent game time.[6][7][8] He finished the year having played four matches at AFL level.[9]

Statistics

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2023 Richmond 26 4 1 2 18 11 29 7 6 0.3 0.5 4.5 2.8 7.3 1.8 1.5 0
2024 Richmond 26 2 1 0 3 3 6 0 0 0.5 0.0 1.5 1.5 3.0 0.0 0.0 0
2025 26 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 0
Career[6] 6 2 2 21 14 35 7 6 0.3 0.3 3.5 2.3 5.8 1.2 1.0 0

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Ryan, Peter (25 July 2023). "The Tiger who went from Happy Valley to the MCG in three months". The Age. Nine Entertainment Co. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Matt Coulthard is heading to Richmond". Glenelg Football Club. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Glenelg Tiger Coulthard becomes a Richmond Tiger". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 31 May 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  4. ^ Clark, Jackson (24 July 2023). "Coulthard lively on debut in Tigers thrilling victory". National Indigenous Times. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Coulthard to make AFL debut as substitute". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Matthew Coulthard". AFL Tables. Retrieved 23 August 2023. Cite error: The named reference "AFLTables" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  7. ^ Waterworth, Ben; Lerner, Ronny (22 July 2023). "Tigers star lost for words after club-record comeback win saves season in brutal Hawks heartbreak". Fox Sports. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Coulthard's short-and-sweet debut". R. Telstra Media. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Youngsters ink Richmond extensions". Richmond FC. Telstra Media. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
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