Matthew Fell
Australian rules footballer
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Matthew Foster Fell (23 August 1875 – 17 March 1957)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club during the early years of the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Fullname
Matthew Foster Fell
Born
23 August 1875
Gisborne, Victoria
Gisborne, Victoria
Died
17 March 1957 (aged 81)
Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle, Western Australia
Original team
Tungamah
| Matthew Fell | |||
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Fell during his Collingwood career | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Matthew Foster Fell | ||
| Born |
23 August 1875 Gisborne, Victoria | ||
| Died |
17 March 1957 (aged 81) Fremantle, Western Australia | ||
| Original team | Tungamah | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 1898, Collingwood vs. Geelong, at Victoria Park | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1898–1905 | Collingwood | 116 (21) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1905. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Fell came to Collingwood from the town of Tungamah and made his senior debut in Round One 1898, soon establishing himself in the side as a utility player. He was a ruckman in the 1901 VFL Grand Final loss to Essendon Football Club and a defender in the 1902 and 1903 premierships. From 1903 until the third round of the 1904 VFL season he played in 17 successive wins. Fell's last game of VFL football was the 1905 VFL Grand Final, which Collingwood lost.
