Leigh Matthews' brother, who played VFL. Can someone tell me a bit about him please?

Question

The missus is doing a sports project - involving brothers;father/son players of the VFL & AFL. If someone can give a bit about him it would be appreciated. I'd rather get it from this source than google as someone may be able to supply a bit of background not normally listed on google. Thanks.

Answer 1

I know a bit about him.

I can't remember his Christian name though. He played at Hawthorn with brother Leigh before being transferred to Geelong. He could not hold down a regular spot with Hawthorn. He also did not last a long time with Geelong either.

He was a similar sort of player to Leigh & they acquired the nick-names of Fred (Leigh) & Barney (brother) from the Flintstones cartoon as people reckoned they looked like this pair in build & looks.

I'm not even from an Aust. Rules football state & know that much. It looks like there are only kids in this section who don't go back more than a couple of years. I'll look up, for my own interest now, to see if i can find "Barney's" first name. It has me wondering!

Answer 2

Hi, please find some details of Leigh's brother - Kelvin Matthews.

I found the Flintstones reference interesting!

Kelvin Matthews -  Personal information

Birth December 15, 1953,

Recruited from Chelsea

Height/Weight 179 cm / 92 kg

Playing career¹

Debut 1972, Hawthorn

Hawthorn (1972-78)

97 games 99 goals

Geelong (1978-82)

58 games, 70 goals

Total - 155 Games, 169 Goals

Statistics to end of 1982 season

Career highlights  - 1976 Premiership player