Senior 46. Matthew Cottrell

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https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2019-02-08/blues-sign-gibbons-and-cottrell

CARLTON Football Club is delighted to announce the signing of Matthew Cottrell as rookie for the 2019 AFL season.

Cottrell, whose grandfather Len played 12 games for the Blues between 1958-1959, did not take long to establish a reputation for himself at the Blues as an elite runner.
The impressive 19-year-old blitzed the Club’s pre-season time trial, running sub-six minutes to dethrone the Blues’ annual time trial king and fierce competitor, Ed Curnow.
A wingman who possesses outstanding endurance, Cottrell was a state middle distance runner through juniors before spending the last two years in the TAC Cup with the Dandenong Stingrays.

https://www.carltonfc.com.au/player-profile/matthew-cottrell

The boyhood dream came true. Childhood Carlton supporter Matthew Cottrell joined the Club as part of the supplemental selection period. He was on the radar of Carlton throughout his draft year, where he was nominated as the most-improved player at the Dandenong Stingrays.

Cottrell is an endurance freak and can run for days — just ask the Curnow brothers!

 

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Vid link:-
http://www.carltonfc.com.au/video/2019-02-08/new-blue-matthew-cottrell

 

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http://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/2019-02-14/pops-pride-for-new-blue-cottrell

 

[Jeremias]

 

[OldCarltonKnows]

Reward for effort - good on him and best wishes for tomorrow.

 

[HARKER]

Really likeable individual and does has smarts and discipline.

First game against a tough opponent may test him, but he's not the type that will shirk the contest..

.....and, if he's 181cm, I'll eat the hat I haven't got. Has a very light step and looks much taller than that.

 

[AB_Blue]

Great to see youth come in.

Give it your best Matty


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[Gethelred]

This is something not many get to do, Matt, and it's something no person can take from you. You earned it, too; no-one could accuse you of doing it easy.

Good luck tomorrow, mate. Go out there and give them hell.

 

[BlueZombie]

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Has been named in the side to face West Coast tomorrow.

Good luck to him, playing for the club he supported as a kid. Lucky bugger.

Always great to have players that grew up supporting the mighty 'Baggers!

 

[Arr0w]

Kid will have a crack, mini mitch Robinson, with more pace and endurance

 

[Coona Blues]

Congrats Matty. From the little I have seen is well deserved, make the most of it young fella

 

[BlueGum]

Go well Matthew. your gramps'd be proud.

 

[KnobHead]

Great story. Big congratulations.

And take the WC back to the Stone Age, Matt C


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[The Old Dark Navy's]

Well done lad. I'm hoping to see some manic attack and defensive pressure.

 

[HBF]

Looking forward to seeing him play tomorrow.

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

Good stuff Cotts give em s**t!

 

[Jabba73]

Nice

 

[Sammoll]

What sort of position/role can we expect to see him in tomorrow?

 

[SammaGilberto]

Give it a 'red' hot crack Cotts

 

[FitzroyBlueBagger]

Congrats young fella, big admirer of yours with the way you go about it, worked ya arse off for this, all the best for tomorrow and beyond...

 

[FitzroyBlueBagger]

What sort of position/role can we expect to see him in tomorrow?

Could get a run with roll from a wing has great endurance or in defence minding the smalls, either Liam Ryan or Jarrod Cameron...

 

[The Old Dark Navy's]

What sort of position/role can we expect to see him in tomorrow?

Defence or a run with role would be my guess.