Matthew Carr was born on 29 December 1978 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fremantle and St Kilda in the Australian Football League.
14 Facts About Matthew Carr
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Matthew Carr played as a half-back flanker and began his football career at East Fremantle.
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Matthew Carr then returned to East Fremantle in 1997, before being drafted by the St Kilda with their 1st round selection in the 1998 Pre-Season Draft.
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Matthew Carr played another year in the reserves before making his AFL debut in 1999.
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Matthew Carr played 28 games for the Saints over two seasons before being traded to Fremantle.
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Matthew Carr was traded to Fremantle at the 2000 AFL Draft by St Kilda in exchange for Craig Callaghan.
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Matthew Carr played 21 games in Fremantle's disastrous 2001 season, which saw the club take out the wooden spoon; having been part of the St Kilda side that finished last in 2000, this meant Carr played in consecutive wooden spoon seasons with two different sides.
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Matthew Carr played every game in 2002 and after an excellent 2003 season, in which he was sixth in Fremantle's best and fairest, his 2004 season was severely disrupted by injury.
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An ankle problem early in the season and a broken leg later in the season saw Matthew Carr restricted to just 11 games.
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Matthew Carr was only able to manage 14 disposals while apparently under duress against Hawthorn.
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Matthew Carr returned for the Rd 18 clash against Collingwood but did little in the last 4 games of the season.
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Matthew Carr was generally very effective in that role and finished the 2006 season having played every game for the Dockers, including three appearances in the 2006 finals series.
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Matthew Carr played four games in the 2008 season before announcing his retirement on 19 May 2008.
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Matthew Carr continued to play football in the West Australian Football League, but switched to Swan Districts from East Fremantle in 2009.