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Mathew Capuano
Mathew Capuano
Personal information
Date of birth	2 September 1975 (age 49)
Original team(s)	Creswick / Geelong U18
Debut	Round 13, 18 June 1994, North Melbourne vs. Richmond, at the MCG
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	99 kg (218 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1994–2000	North Melbourne
2001–2003	St Kilda
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2003.
Career highlights
	AFL Rising Star nominee 1995; North Melbourne premiership side 1996, 1999;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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Mathew Capuano (born 2 September 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer who spent his AFL career with the North Melbourne Football Club and the St Kilda Football Club. Post playing career Capuano was a development coach at the Carlton Football Club.^[1]

He was famously sacked by St. Kilda during the 2003 season.

Kangaroos career

Capuano made his AFL debut for North Melbourne in the 1994 season; He played a total of 82 games for the Kangaroos, and was a member of the club's 1996 and 1999 premiership side.

St Kilda career

Capuano's career with the Saints was plagued by shoulder and knee injuries. He played 25 games in his three seasons for the Saints. Although making his 100th AFL appearance in Round 8, 2002, he underwent a knee surgery after Round 9 and missed all remaining AFL games that season.

Mid-season sacking

After making six appearances in the first nine rounds of the 2003 season, Capuano was sacked by the Saints.^[2] The coach, Grant Thomas, explained that Capuano's poor form led to his sacking. While it is suggested that the young and rising Saints did not need Capuano's service anymore,^[3] the Saints were also criticised for axing Capuano at the wrong time as Trent Knobel and Barry Brooks, their other two ruckmen, were both injured at the time.^[4]

Although a number of VFL clubs sought Capuano's services after he was sacked,^[5] he did not accept any offers and spent the latter half of 2003 travelling Europe. He also did not nominate for the 2003 AFL Draft^[6] and spent 2004 playing for South Fremantle in the West Australian Football League.^[7]

Coaching

Capuano signed with the Carlton Football Club in 2009 to coach their ruckmen on a part-time basis. The following season, the Blues made Capuano a full-time development coach and a direct ruck coach. He remained with Carlton in the development role until the end of the 2017 AFL season.

Playing statistics

^[8]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks	H/O	Hit-outs


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals								Averages (per game)
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	H/O
1994	North Melbourne	40	3	1	0	3	4	7	6	3	3	0.3	0.0	1.0	1.3	2.3	2.0	1.0	1.0
1995	North Melbourne	16	15	5	4	68	63	131	46	6	88	0.3	0.3	4.5	4.2	8.7	3.1	0.4	5.9
1996	North Melbourne	16	18	6	0	81	62	143	41	1	81	0.3	0.0	4.5	3.4	7.9	2.3	0.1	4.5
1997	North Melbourne	16	0	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	North Melbourne	16	13	3	3	59	26	85	25	7	121	0.2	0.2	4.5	2.0	6.5	1.9	0.5	9.3
1999	Kangaroos	16	19	4	4	127	65	192	63	11	263	0.2	0.2	6.7	3.4	10.1	3.3	0.6	13.8
2000	Kangaroos	16	14	5	2	69	19	88	36	13	129	0.4	0.1	4.9	1.4	6.3	2.6	0.9	9.2
2001	St Kilda	16	12	8	0	70	26	96	51	4	119	0.7	0.0	5.8	2.2	8.0	4.3	0.3	9.9
2002	St Kilda	16	7	4	0	44	37	81	37	3	37	0.6	0.0	6.3	5.3	11.6	5.3	0.4	5.3
2003	St Kilda	16	6	1	0	27	24	51	21	7	43	0.2	0.0	4.5	4.0	8.5	3.5	1.2	7.2
Career			107	37	13	548	326	874	326	55	884	0.3	0.1	5.1	3.0	8.2	3.0	0.5	8.3

References

^ "2015 Coaching Panel". carltonfc.com.au. Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
^ Saints sack Capuano, The Age, 26 May 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006.
^ Walls, R., "Thomas does the hard thing but the right thing", The Age, 30 May 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006.
^ Connolly, R., "Thrills and spills in 2003", The Age, 30 September 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006
^ Lyon, K. & Niall, J., "Capuano now a wanted man", The Age, 30 May 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006.
^ Quayle, E., "No draft for Capuano", The Age, 22 October 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006.
^ WAFL Online playing statistics
^ "Mathew Capuano". AFL Tables.

External links

Mathew Capuano's profile on the official website of the St Kilda Football Club
Mathew Capuano's playing statistics from AFL Tables

[1] "2015 Coaching Panel". carltonfc.com.au. Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 16 August 2015.

[2] Saints sack Capuano, The Age, 26 May 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006.

[3] Walls, R., "Thomas does the hard thing but the right thing", The Age, 30 May 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006.

[4] Connolly, R., "Thrills and spills in 2003", The Age, 30 September 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006

[5] Lyon, K. & Niall, J., "Capuano now a wanted man", The Age, 30 May 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006.

[6] Quayle, E., "No draft for Capuano", The Age, 22 October 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006.

[7] WAFL Online playing statistics

[8] "Mathew Capuano". AFL Tables.

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+{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
+{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
 {{Infobox AFL biography
-| name = Matthew Capuano
+| name = Mathew Capuano
 | image =
 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1975|9|2}}
 | birth_place =
@@ Line 7: / Line 10: @@
 | death_place =
 | originalteam = [[Creswick, Victoria|Creswick]] / [[Geelong Falcons|Geelong U18]]
-| heightweight = 198cm / 99kg
 | debutdate = Round 13, 18 June 1994
 | debutteam = [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
 | debutopponent = [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]]
 | debutstadium = the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
+| height = 198 cm
-| years = 1994-2000 <br /> 2001-2003 <br /> '''Total -'''
+| weight = 99 kg
-| clubs = [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]] <br /> [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
+| position =
-| games(goals) = {{0}}82 (24) <br /> {{0}}25 (13) <br /> '''107 (37)'''
 | statsend = 2003
+| years1 = 1994–2000
-| careerhighlights =
+| club1 = [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
-*[[AFL Rising Star]] nominee 1995
+| games_goals1 = {{0}}82 (24)
+| years2 = 2001–2003
+| club2 = [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
+| games_goals2 = {{0}}25 (13)
+| games_goalstotal = 107 (37)
+| careerhighlights = *[[AFL Rising Star]] nominee 1995
 *[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]] premiership side 1996, 1999
 }}
-'''Matthew Capuano''' (born 2 September 1975) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er who spent his [[Australian Football League|AFL]] career with the [[North Melbourne Football Club]] and the [[St Kilda Football Club]]. Capuano is currently a development coach at the [[Carlton Football Club]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2015 Coaching Panel|url=http://www.carltonfc.com.au/footy/coaching-panel|website=carltonfc.com.au|publisher=Carlton Football Club|accessdate=16 August 2015}}</ref>
+'''Mathew Capuano''' (born 2 September 1975) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er who spent his [[Australian Football League|AFL]] career with the [[North Melbourne Football Club]] and the [[St Kilda Football Club]]. Post playing career Capuano was a development coach at the [[Carlton Football Club]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2015 Coaching Panel|url=http://www.carltonfc.com.au/footy/coaching-panel|website=carltonfc.com.au|publisher=Carlton Football Club|access-date=16 August 2015}}</ref>
- He was most remembered for being [[Dismissal (employment)|sacked]] by the Saints at the middle of the [[2003 AFL season|2003 season]].
+He was famously [[Dismissal (employment)|sacked]] by St. Kilda during the [[2003 AFL season|2003 season]].
 ==Kangaroos career==
@@ Line 33: / Line 43: @@
 ===Mid-season sacking===
-After making six appearances in the first nine rounds of the 2003 season, Capuano was sacked by the Saints.<ref>[http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/articles/2003/05/27/1053801375253.html Saints sack Capuano], ''The Age'', 26 May 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006.</ref>  The coach, [[Grant Thomas (footballer)|Grant Thomas]], explained that Capuano's poor form lead to his sacking.  While it is  suggested that the young and rising Saints did not need Capuano's service anymore,<ref>Walls, R., "[http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/articles/2003/05/29/1054177672141.html Thomas does the hard thing but the right thing]", ''The Age'', 30 May 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006.</ref> the Saints were also criticised for axing Capuano at the wrong time as [[Trent Knobel]] and [[Barry Brooks]], their other two ruckmen, were both injured at the time.<ref>Connolly, R., "[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/29/1064819874042.html Thrills and spills in 2003]", ''The Age'', 30 September 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006</ref>
+After making six appearances in the first nine rounds of the 2003 season, Capuano was sacked by the Saints.<ref>[http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/articles/2003/05/27/1053801375253.html Saints sack Capuano], ''The Age'', 26 May 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006.</ref>  The coach, [[Grant Thomas (footballer)|Grant Thomas]], explained that Capuano's poor form led to his sacking.  While it is  suggested that the young and rising Saints did not need Capuano's service anymore,<ref>Walls, R., "[http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/articles/2003/05/29/1054177672141.html Thomas does the hard thing but the right thing]", ''The Age'', 30 May 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006.</ref> the Saints were also criticised for axing Capuano at the wrong time as [[Trent Knobel]] and [[Barry Brooks]], their other two ruckmen, were both injured at the time.<ref>Connolly, R., "[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/29/1064819874042.html Thrills and spills in 2003]", ''The Age'', 30 September 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006</ref>
-Although a number of [[Victoria Football League|VFL]] clubs sought Capuano’s servicea after he was sacked,<ref>Lyon, K. & Niall, J., "[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/05/29/1054177672174.html Capuano now a wanted man]", ''The Age'', 30 May 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006.</ref> he did not accept any offers and spent the latter half of 2003 travelling Europe.  He also did not nominate for the [[2003 AFL Draft]]<ref>Quayle, E., "[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/21/1066631423736.html No draft for Capuano]", ''The Age'', 22 October 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006.</ref> and spent 2004 playing for {{WAFL SF}} in the [[West Australian Football League]].<ref>[http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/1047 WAFL Online playing statistics]</ref>
+Although a number of [[Victoria Football League|VFL]] clubs sought Capuano's services after he was sacked,<ref>Lyon, K. & Niall, J., "[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/05/29/1054177672174.html Capuano now a wanted man]", ''The Age'', 30 May 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006.</ref> he did not accept any offers and spent the latter half of 2003 travelling Europe.  He also did not nominate for the [[2003 AFL Draft]]<ref>Quayle, E., "[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/21/1066631423736.html No draft for Capuano]", ''The Age'', 22 October 2003. Retrieved 9 June 2006.</ref> and spent 2004 playing for {{WAFL|SF}} in the [[West Australian Football League]].<ref>[http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/1047 WAFL Online playing statistics]</ref>
 ==Coaching==
-Capuano signed with the [[Carlton Football Club]] in 2009 to coach their ruckmen on a part-time basis. The following season, the Blues made Capuano a full-time development coach and a direct ruck coach.
+Capuano signed with the [[Carlton Football Club]] in 2009 to coach their ruckmen on a part-time basis. The following season, the Blues made Capuano a full-time development coach and a direct ruck coach. He remained with Carlton in the development role until the end of the 2017 AFL season.
-==Playing Statistics==
+==Playing statistics==
-:<ref>[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/M/Matthew_Capuano.html Matthew Capuano's player profile at AFL Tables]</ref>
+:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/M/Mathew_Capuano.html|title=Mathew Capuano|publisher=AFL Tables}}</ref>
 {{AFL player statistics legend/ruckman}}
-{| class="wikitable"
-|-
-| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|†
-|Denotes seasons in which Capuano won an [[List of Australian Football League premiers|AFL Premiership]]
-|}
 {{AFL player statistics start/ruckman}}
 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1994 AFL season|1994]]
+|{{AFL NM}}
-|style="text-align:center;"|[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
-| 40 || 3 || 7 || 3 || 4 || 6 || 3 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2.3 || 1.0 || 1.3 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 0.3 || 0.0
+| 40 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 6 || 3 || 3 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 1.3 || 2.3 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 1.0
 |-
 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1995 AFL season|1995]]
+|{{AFL NM}}
-|style="text-align:center;"|[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
-| 16 || 15 || 131 || 68 || 63 || 46 || 6 || 88 || 5 || 4 || 8.7 || 4.5 || 4.2 || 3.1 || 0.4 || 5.9 || 0.3 || 0.3
+| 16 || 15 || 5 || 4 || 68 || 63 || 131 || 46 || 6 || 88 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 4.5 || 4.2 || 8.7 || 3.1 || 0.4 || 5.9
 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
-! scope="row" style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba" | [[1996 AFL season|1996]]†
+! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[1996 AFL season|1996]]
+|{{AFL NM}}
-|style="text-align:center;"|[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
-| 16 || 18 || 143 || 81 || 62 || 41 || 1 || 81 || 6 || 0 || 7.9 || 4.5 || 3.4 || 2.3 || 0.1 || 4.5 || 0.3 || 0.0
+| 16 || 18 || 6 || 0 || 81 || 62 || 143 || 41 || 1 || 81 || 0.3 || 0.0 || 4.5 || 3.4 || 7.9 || 2.3 || 0.1 || 4.5
 |-
 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1997 AFL season|1997]]
+|{{AFL NM}}
-|style="text-align:center;"|[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
 | 16 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —
 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1998 AFL season|1998]]
+|{{AFL NM}}
-|style="text-align:center;"|[[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]]
-| 16 || 13 || 85 || 59 || 26 || 25 || 7 || 121 || 3 || 3 || 6.5 || 4.5 || 2.0 || 1.9 || 0.5 || 9.3 || 0.2 || 0.2
+| 16 || 13 || 3 || 3 || 59 || 26 || 85 || 25 || 7 || 121 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 4.5 || 2.0 || 6.5 || 1.9 || 0.5 || 9.3
 |-
-! scope="row" style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba" | [[1999 AFL season|1999]]†
+! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[1999 AFL season|1999]]
+|{{AFL Kan}}
-|style="text-align:center;"|[[North Melbourne Football Club|Kangaroos]]
-| 16 || 19 || 192 || 127 || 65 || 63 || 11 || 263 || 4 || 4 || 10.1 || 6.7 || 3.4 || 3.3 || 0.6 || 13.8 || 0.2 || 0.2
+| 16 || 19 || 4 || 4 || 127 || 65 || 192 || 63 || 11 || 263 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 6.7 || 3.4 || 10.1 || 3.3 || 0.6 || 13.8
 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2000 AFL season|2000]]
+|{{AFL Kan}}
-|style="text-align:center;"|[[North Melbourne Football Club|Kangaroos]]
-| 16 || 14 || 88 || 69 || 19 || 36 || 13 || 129 || 5 || 2 || 6.3 || 4.9 || 1.4 || 2.6 || 0.9 || 9.2 || 0.4 || 0.1
+| 16 || 14 || 5 || 2 || 69 || 19 || 88 || 36 || 13 || 129 || 0.4 || 0.1 || 4.9 || 1.4 || 6.3 || 2.6 || 0.9 || 9.2
 |-
 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2001 AFL season|2001]]
+|{{AFL StK}}
-|style="text-align:center;"|[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
-| 16 || 12 || 96 || 70 || 26 || 51 || 4 || 119 || 8 || 0 || 8.0 || 5.8 || 2.2 || 4.3 || 0.3 || 9.9 || 0.7 || 0.0
+| 16 || 12 || 8 || 0 || 70 || 26 || 96 || 51 || 4 || 119 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 5.8 || 2.2 || 8.0 || 4.3 || 0.3 || 9.9
 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2002 AFL season|2002]]
+|{{AFL StK}}
-|style="text-align:center;"|[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
-| 16 || 7 || 81 || 44 || 37 || 37 || 3 || 37 || 4 || 0 || 11.6 || 6.3 || 5.3 || 5.3 || 0.4 || 5.3 || 0.6 || 0.0
+| 16 || 7 || 4 || 0 || 44 || 37 || 81 || 37 || 3 || 37 || 0.6 || 0.0 || 6.3 || 5.3 || 11.6 || 5.3 || 0.4 || 5.3
 |-
 ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2003 AFL season|2003]]
+|{{AFL StK}}
-|style="text-align:center;"|[[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]]
-| 16 || 6 || 51 || 27 || 24 || 21 || 7 || 43 || 1 || 0 || 8.5 || 4.5 || 4.0 || 3.5 || 1.2 || 7.2 || 0.2 || 0.0
+| 16 || 6 || 1 || 0 || 27 || 24 || 51 || 21 || 7 || 43 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 4.5 || 4.0 || 8.5 || 3.5 || 1.2 || 7.2
 |- class="sortbottom"
 ! colspan=3| Career
 ! 107
-! 874
+! 37
+! 13
 ! 548
 ! 326
+! 874
 ! 326
 ! 55
 ! 884
-! 37
+! 0.3
-! 13
+! 0.1
-! 8.2
 ! 5.1
 ! 3.0
+! 8.2
 ! 3.0
 ! 0.5
 ! 8.3
-! 0.3
-! 0.1
 |}
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 ==External links==
 *{{Stkplayer|ref=13480}}
+*{{AFL Tables|M/Mathew_Capuano}}
-*{{AflRleague|ref=M/Matthew_Capuano.html}}
-{{1996 North Melbourne Kangaroos premiership players}}
+{{1996 North Melbourne premiership players}}
-{{1999 North Melbourne Kangaroos premiership players}}
+{{1999 Kangaroos premiership players}}
 {{1995 AFL Rising Star nominees}}
-{{1992 AFL Draft}}
+{{1992 AFL national draft}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Capuano, Mathew}}
-{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
-| NAME              = Capuano, Matthew
-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Australian rules footballer
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 2 September 1975
-| PLACE OF BIRTH    =
-| DATE OF DEATH     =
-| PLACE OF DEATH    =
-}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Capuano, Matthew}}
 [[Category:1975 births]]
 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:North Melbourne Football Club players]]
+[[Category:North Melbourne Football Club premiership players]]
 [[Category:St Kilda Football Club players]]
 [[Category:South Fremantle Football Club players]]
-[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)]]
+[[Category:Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)]]
 [[Category:Geelong Falcons players]]
+[[Category:People from Creswick, Victoria]]
+[[Category:VFL/AFL premiership players]]

v t e North Melbourne Football Club 1996 AFL premiers
North Melbourne 19.17 (131) defeated Sydney Swans 13.10 (88), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
2. Schwass 3. Rock 4. Martyn 5. Anderson 6. Fairley 7. Laidley 8. Scott 10. Stevens 11. Archer 12. Blakey 16. Capuano 17. Freeborn 18. Carey (c) 22. Roberts 24. Sholl 26. Bell 27. Crocker 31. McKernan 33. Allison 34. King 37. Simpson
Coach: Pagan

v t e Kangaroos 1999 AFL premiers
Kangaroos 19.10 (124) defeated Carlton 12.17 (89), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground
4. Martyn 6. Grant 7. Simpson 10. Stevens 11. Archer 12. Blakey 13. Pike 15. Abraham 16. Capuano 18. Carey (c) 19. Mooney 23. Clayton 24. Sholl 26. Bell 28. Pickett 29. Harvey 30. Welsh 31. McKernan 33. Allison 34. King 35. Longmire 44. Motlop
Coach: Pagan

v t e 1995 AFL Rising Star nominees
Rd 1: Lane Rd 2: Camporeale Rd 3: McKinnon Rd 4: Holland Rd 5: Bourke Rd 6: Lawrence Rd 7: Johnson Rd 8: O'Loughlin Rd 9: Jones Rd 10: McManus Rd 11: Capuano Rd 12: O'Connor Rd 13: Anderson Rd 14: Smith Rd 15: Whitehead Rd 16: Callaghan Rd 17: Hargraves Rd 18: Gehrig Rd 19: Crawford Rd 20: McLeod Rd 21: Jurica Rd 22: Lord
Italics denote winner