Matthew Fell

Matthew Fell
Fell during his Collingwood career
Personal information
Full name	Matthew Foster Fell
Date of birth	23 August 1875
Place of birth	Gisborne, Victoria
Date of death	17 March 1957(1957-03-17) (aged 81)
Place of death	Fremantle, Western Australia
Original team(s)	Tungamah
Debut	Round 1, 1898, Collingwood vs. Geelong, at Victoria Park
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1898–1905	Collingwood	116 (21)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1905.
Career highlights
2× VFL premiership player: 1902, 1903
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Matthew Foster Fell (23 August 1875 – 17 March 1957) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Collingwood Football Club during the early years of the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Fell came to Collingwood from the town of Tungamah and made his senior debut in Round One 1898, soon establishing himself in the side as a utility player. He was a ruckman in the 1901 VFL Grand Final loss to Essendon Football Club and a defender in the 1902 and 1903 premierships. From 1903 until the third round of the 1904 VFL season he played in 17 successive wins. Fell's last game of VFL football was the 1905 VFL Grand Final, which Collingwood lost.

References

• Matthew Fell's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.