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{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{no footnotes|date=September 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Matthew Febey
| image = 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|8|19|df=yes}}
| birth_place = 
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[Devonport Football Club|Devonport]], [[Rochester Football Club|Rochester]]
| draftpick = No. 16, [[1986 VFL draft|1986 national draft]]<!--do not capitalise draft or national draft per 1986 AFL draft article title and the Wikipedia manual of style-->
| debutdate = Round 15, [[1992 AFL season|1992]]
| debutteam = [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| debutopponent = [[Fitzroy Football Club|Fitzroy]]
| debutstadium = the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground|MCG]]
| height = 184&nbsp;cm
| weight = 82&nbsp;kg
| position = 
| statsend = 2000
| years1 = 1987;1990–2000
| club1 = [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]]
| games_goals1 = 143 (44)
| careerhighlights = 
}}

'''Matthew Febey''' (born 19 August 1969) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er who played for [[Melbourne Football Club|Melbourne]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL) during the 1990s.

Originally from Devonport, Febey was drafted to Melbourne in [[1986 VFL draft|1986]] but suffered from injuries and before he made his senior debut got delisted. He nominated for the draft again in 1992 and was picked up mid-season by Melbourne from his then club [[Rochester Football Club|Rochester]]. Almost immediately he made his debut and established a place in the side, often on the wing. An inaccurate kick at goal, his 44 career goals were surpassed by his 60 behinds.

When Febey played his 100th AFL game in 1997, he and his twin brother [[Steven Febey]] became the first pair of twins in the history of the league to both achieve the feat. He appeared in six finals matches during his career, including the Preliminary Finals of 1994 and 1998.

After managing just two games in 2000 due to hamstring and finger injuries, he announced his retirement.

==References==
* {{AFL Tables|ref=M/Matthew_Febey.html}}
*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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[[Category:Melbourne Football Club players]]
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[[Category:Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Devonport, Tasmania]]
[[Category:Australian twins]]
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