24/08/2026
Finally, May Rowell was the third person inducted yesterday as a life member of the Cobras! Matt Rowell started his football journey at the Canterbury Cobras in the Tackers in 2009,
playing more than 125 games through to the Under 14s before moving to the
Boroondara Hawks.
Matt represented the Cobras with great distinction, winning six Club B&F, five YJFL league B&F,, our clubs U12Rising Star Award and U14 Club Champion Award.
He went on to represent the YJFL, Victoria, the Oakleigh Chargers and Vic Metro,
earning All-Australian honours before being selected by the Gold Coast Suns with the
number one pick in the AFL Draft. In 2025 he won the Brownlow Medal. Listening to Matt’s Brownlow speech and hearing him acknowledge what this club
meant to him was an incredibly proud moment for everyone at the Cobras, and he helped Cobras everywhere stand just a little taller. He is remembered as someone who always put his team first, remained grounded,
listened, showed respect and was incredibly kind to everyone around him.
Matt has shown every young player at our club what hard work, determination and
character can achieve.