Matt Coulthard
Australian rules footballer
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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.
| Matt Coulthard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Matthew Coulthard | ||
| Born | 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 | |||
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]