Matthew Rogers (Australian rules footballer)

For other people named Matthew or Matt Rogers, see Matt Rogers (disambiguation).

Matthew Rogers (born 25 November 1973) is a former Australian rules football player who played in the AFL from 1994 to 2004 for the Richmond Football Club.

Matthew Rogers
Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-11-25) 25 November 1973 (age 51)
Original team(s)	South Adelaide (SANFL)
Debut	Round 1, 26 March 1994, Richmond vs. Footscray, at Western Oval
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1994–2004	Richmond	197 (163)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2004.
Career highlights
Richmond: Best First Year Player 1994 Richmond Leading Goalkicker: 2000 AFL Rising Star nominee 1994
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rogers was drafted in the 1992 AFL Draft, at no. 37 pick (Richmond's fourth). He didn't play his first league game until 1994, playing mainly on the wing and half-forward line kicking 26 goals in that season. His best goal-scoring season was 2000 when he kicked 37 goals and led the club in goalkicking, during the absence of Matthew Richardson due to injury in that year. He also had two children.^[1]