Don Mattson

Don Mattson
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-10-30) 30 October 1955 (age 69)
Original team(s) Chiltern (OKFL), Albury
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 91 kg (201 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1976 Richmond 7 (0)
1977 Essendon 1 (0)
Total 8 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1977.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Don Mattson (born 30 October 1955) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond and Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Mattson, originally from Chiltern in the Ovens & King Football League, started his VFL career at North Melbourne.[1][2]

At North Melbourne he played only at reserves level, then was traded to Richmond for Bill Nettlefold and made seven senior appearances for his new club in the 1976 season.[1][3][4]

This was followed by a season with Essendon in 1977, when he played one league game, which was a draw with Richmond at Waverley Park.[4] He came on as a reserve in that game, which is best remembered for Tim Watson making his debut, aged just 15.[5]

In 1978 he continued his career in Sydney, with Newtown.[6] and represented NSW at the 1978 Country Football Championships in Wagga Wagga.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "O&K players to VFL/AFL". Fox Sports Pulse.
  2. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
  3. ^ "Richmond Has Four On The Sidelines". The Canberra Times. 22 May 1976. p. 36. Retrieved 9 July 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ a b "Don Mattson". AFL Tables.
  5. ^ "Past Player Profiles: Mattson, Don". Essendon Football Club.
  6. ^ Sydney Morning Herald, "Newtown Facing Tough Rules Test", 24 August 1978, p. 26
  7. ^ "1978 - NSW Football Championships" (PDF). NSW Football History. South Western DFL. 4 June 1978. p. 15. Retrieved 15 January 2023.