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Leigh Matthews

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Leigh Raymond Matthews, born in 1952, is a former Australian rules football player and coach. He played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League, winning four premierships with the club in 1971, 1976, 1978 and 1983, and later coached Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions. As a coach he won four more premierships, one with Collingwood in 1990 and three in a row with Brisbane from 2001 to 2003. Known as Lethal Leigh for a hard but skilful style of play, he is recognised by the AFL as the best player of the twentieth century, is a Legend of the Australian Football Hall of Fame and has worked since as a television and radio commentator.

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Birth Year
1952 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
5+ 1
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Competed In

Australian Football League, Competitions
Source Leigh Matthews (Wikipedia)

On The Roster Of

Hawthorn Football Club, Teams and Clubs
Source Leigh Matthews (Wikipedia)

Plays

Australian Rules Football, Sports
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Nationality

Australia

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is a former Australian rules football player and coach
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1. Leigh Matthews (Wikipedia)
  • Lead, birth date
    Leigh Raymond Matthews (born 1 March 1952)
  • Lead, pronoun
    He played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL)
  • Lead, honours
    As a player, Matthews won four VFL premierships with Hawthorn in 1971, 1976, 1978 and 1983. As a coach, he won four AFL premierships, one with Collingwood in 1990 and a three-peat with Brisbane between 2001 and 2003.
  • Lead, nationality
    is a former Australian rules football player and coach
  • Plays: Australian Rules Football, Lead, sport
    is a former Australian rules football player and coach
  • Competed In: Australian Football League, Lead, competition
    He played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and coached Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions in the VFL and the renamed Australian Football League (AFL)
  • On The Roster Of: Hawthorn Football Club, Lead, club 1
    He played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL)
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