Leigh Matthews

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Born
1952 (73 years old)
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Frankston, Victoria

Position
Manager

Status
Retired

Ethnicity
White

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Height
178 cm (5 ft 10 in)

Weight
86 kg (190 lb)

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Australian Football

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_Retired Ozzy Rules

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Leigh Raymond Matthews (born 1 March 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. He played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and coached Collingwood and the Brisbane Lions in the VFL and renamed Australian Football League (AFL).

Squat, short-legged and barrel-chested, Matthews earned the iconic nickname "Lethal Leigh" due to his physical as well as skillful style of play. He is officially recognised as the "best player of the 20th century" according to the AFL, is a 'Legend' in the Australian Football Hall of Fame, named in the Hawthorn and AFL teams of the century, and is one of the most successful AFL coaches of all time. Following his coaching career, Matthews has had multiple media roles, most notably as an AFL commentator on television with the Seven Network, and on radio with 3AW.

Trophies

AFL Premiership 2003	AFL Premiership 2002	AFL Premiership 2001	AFL Premiership 1990
AFL Premiership 1983	AFL Premiership 1978	AFL Premiership 1976	Coleman Medal 1975
AFL Premiership 1971