Herb Matthews, Jr.

Herb Matthews, Jr.
Personal information
Full name	Herbert J. Matthews
Date of birth	10 May 1943
Original team(s)	Melbourne U19s
Height / weight	169 cm / 77 kg
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1961–64 1964–69 Total	Melbourne South Melbourne	20 (8) 82 (22) 102 (30)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1969.

Herb Matthews (born 10 May 1943) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s.

Matthews, the son of Brownlow Medal winner Herbie, started his career at Melbourne, a club he had been with from under-age level. He left Melbourne midway into the 1964 season, a decision which may have cost him a premiership as the Demons went on to win that year's Grand Final. Instead he spent the next six years at South Melbourne, as a defender. He travelled to Ireland in 1967 as part of the Australian Football World Tour, where he represented the VFL.

References

• Herb Matthews, Jr.'s statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.