Matthew Shaw (born 5 February 1992) is a former professional

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er with the

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and previously the

Gold Coast Football Club The Gold Coast Suns is a professional Australian rules football club that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL). The club is based on Queensland's Gold Coast in the suburb of Carrara. The club has been playing in the AFL since th ...

from 2011 to 2018 in the

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(AFL). He was recruited as an underage player from the

Dandenong Stingrays The Dandenong Southern Stingrays are an Australian rules football team in the NAB League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition. 1992 saw the birth of the Southern Stingrays, developed under the leadership of Steve Kennedy (Regional Ma ...

. He made his debut against

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in round 4 of the 2011 season. Shaw played his junior football with Chelsea & Carrum Junior Football Clubs. He was also a keen cricketer who played for the Carrum Cricket Club & attended Mordialloc College. He supported St Kilda as a child. He was delisted by Gold Coast at the conclusion of the 2017 season. Shaw was rookie listed with pick three by Carlton in the 2018 rookie draft and delisted by Carlton at the conclusion of 2018, having played two games for the club. Following Shaw's departure from Carlton, he signed with the

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in the NEAFL.

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* 1992 births Living people Gold Coast Football Club players Carlton Football Club players Chelsea Football Club (Australia) players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Dandenong Stingrays players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub