Matterson was born in Greenacre, New South Wales, Australia, and was educated at St Pauls Catholic College, Greystanes, graduating in 2012.

[4] Matterson played his junior rugby league for the Wentworthville Magpies and Bankstown Bulls, before being signed by the Parramatta Eels.

This would be the final appearance for Matterson as an Eastern Suburbs player as he had signed a three-year deal to join the Wests Tigers starting in 2019.

[18][19] Matterson made his debut for the Wests Tigers in round 1 of the 2019 NRL season against Manly-Warringah at Leichhardt Oval.

[21][22] Matterson made a total of 24 appearances for the club in the 2019 NRL season as they finished ninth and missed out on the finals.

[23] Having been granted a release from the Wests Tigers on October 31, Matterson then signed a three-year deal with the Parramatta Eels, his junior club, on November 7.

[24] On 3 February, Matterson spoke to the media for the first time since joining Parramatta and apologised publicly to supporters of the Wests Tigers club saying "To all the fans out there I'm sorry for how it happened, I do say sorry to them and I understand their frustrations but it was kind of out of my control, "I don't sign contracts to purposefully want to leave.

Early in the first half, he was taken from the field with concussion after being knocked out attempting a tackle on Wests player Russell Packer.

[37] Matterson played 23 games for Parramatta in 2022 including their Grand Final loss to Penrith at Stadium Australia.

[38] On 5 October, Matterson elected to serve a three-game suspension for a crusher tackle on Penrith player Dylan Edwards rather than pay a $4,000 fine.

[39] In round 4 of the 2023 NRL season, Matterson made his first start of the year in Parramatta's 17-16 golden point extra-time victory over Penrith.

In round 12 against South Sydney, Matterson was taken from the field during the clubs upset victory with a calf injury and was ruled out for an indefinite period.

[40] Matterson played a total of 18 matches for Parramatta in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 10th and missed the finals.