Cliff Matson, Jason McPherson and Jaret Hogarth were named in the AFL Sydney Hall of Fame at the Phelan Medal Night on Monday.
Cliff Matson (pictured top left with GWS Giants Chief Operating Officer- Richard Griffiths)
Cliff Matson arrived in Sydney in 1964 as a 17 year old to attend Uni of NSW and he played in the Sydney AFL competition until 1976.
In that time he played from combined Sydney University/Uni NSW; Uni NSW, Newtown and East Sydney.
Cliff played in Grand Finals in 10 of 11 years from 1965 to 1976 and winning Premierships in six of them 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973 & 1976.
He Captain/Coached East Sydney for four years: 1971 (Premiers), 1972, 1974 & 1975.
He won the Sanders Medal in three consecutive years 1966-68.
Cliff represented NSW from 1969-1975 and was captain in 1969.
In 1976 Cliff moved overseas, before returning to Perth where he still resides today.
Jaret Hogarth (pictured middle left)
Jaret, or Jacko as he is known, was a prolific goalkicker for Manly Warringah from 1985 – 2006.
During this time Jacko played 310 games for the Wolves and kicked an amazing 1410 goals from the full forward position. This is an average of 4.5 goals per game.
He was the Sydney Football Associations leading goalkicker for most seasons that he played in 1990’s, including 1992 when he kicked 155 goals for the season.
He was a Member of Manly Warringah’s SFA Senior Premiership sides in 1995 & 1996 as well SFA Reserve Grade in 2002 and Under 20’s in 1985.
He was Runner Up in the Snow Medal in 1996.
Jacko represented Sydney on many occasions through the 1990’s.
Jason McPherson (pictured bottom left)
Jason joined Uni of NSW/Eastern Suburbs in 2000 after playing approx 40 reserve grade games for the Sydney Swans.
In the four years he played for the Bulldogs he captained the club to premierships in 2002 and 2003, although he missed playing in the 2002 premiership due to suspension.
In 2004 he joined Western Suburbs and he coached the Magpies in 2005 & 2006 leading the club to the finals in both years, including a Grand Final in 2005.
Jason won the Phelan Medal in 2001 and finished 3rd in 2002.
He made the Sydney FL Team of the Year in 2000.
Jason was also a successful representative player having played for Sydney on seven occasions.
He also represented NSW on four occasions including being a member of the NSW team which won the Australian Country Championships in Berri in 2002. This is the only occasions that NSW has been successful at these Championships. Jason also gained All-Australian selection.
In 2012, Jason returned to coach the NSW/ACT side that played at the Australian Championships in Wagga, where they finished 3rd, which coincidently was their best finish since 2002.
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