Selected by West Coast with pick #36 in the 1990 National Draft, Burton spent four seasons on the Eagles' senior list before he was eventually delisted (without playing a game for the club) at the end of the 1994 season (under an AFL ruling that clubs cut list numbers back from 52 to 40).
Fremantle Dockers
In 1994, Fremantle picked up Burton in the pre-season draft. He played in Fremantle's first match in the AFL. In 1999, he was made vice-captain of the club but played only seven games that year before being delisted.
Kangaroos
In 1999, Burton was picked by the Kangaroos with selection 74 in the pre-season draft. He retired in 2003 having played a total of 147 games.
External links
Matthew Burton's playing statistics from AFL Tables
August 23, 2023
matthew, burton, australian, footballer, english, footballer, matthew, burton, english, footballer, matthew, spider, burton, born, 1970, retired, australian, rules, footballer, played, ruckman, began, football, career, subiaco, spider, burton, commonly, known,. For the English footballer see Matthew Burton English footballer Matthew Spider Burton born 19 May 1970 is a retired Australian rules footballer He played as a ruckman and began his Football career at Subiaco Spider Burton as he s commonly known because of his 210 cm 6 ft 11 in frame was formerly the AFL s tallest player He has since been eclipsed by another Docker in Aaron Sandilands Western Bulldogs Peter Street Collingwood s Mason Cox and Ned Reeves all of whom stand at 211 cm tall Matthew BurtonPersonal informationDate of birth 1970 05 19 19 May 1970 age 53 Place of birthPerth Western AustraliaOriginal team s Subiaco WAFL DebutRound 1 1 April 1995 Fremantle vs Richmond at the MCGHeight210 cm 6 ft 11 in Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1990 1993West Coast00 0 0 0 1995 1999Fremantle0 70 32 2000 2003Kangaroos0 77 33 Total147 65 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2003 Career highlightsFormer tallest player in the AFLSources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 West Coast 2 Fremantle Dockers 3 Kangaroos 4 External linksWest Coast EditSelected by West Coast with pick 36 in the 1990 National Draft Burton spent four seasons on the Eagles senior list before he was eventually delisted without playing a game for the club at the end of the 1994 season under an AFL ruling that clubs cut list numbers back from 52 to 40 Fremantle Dockers EditIn 1994 Fremantle picked up Burton in the pre season draft He played in Fremantle s first match in the AFL In 1999 he was made vice captain of the club but played only seven games that year before being delisted Kangaroos EditIn 1999 Burton was picked by the Kangaroos with selection 74 in the pre season draft He retired in 2003 having played a total of 147 games External links EditMatthew Burton s playing statistics from AFL Tables Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Matthew Burton Australian footballer amp oldid 1118053169, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
