Robert Scott (born 1 March 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Geelong Football Club and North Melbourne in the AFL.
Robert Scott | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | (1969-03-01) 1 March 1969 (age 53) | ||
Original team(s) | Torquay (BFL) | ||
Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1986–1994 | Geelong | 132 (164) | |
1995–2000 | North Melbourne | 113 0(58) | |
Total | 245 (222) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2000. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
As part of John Devine's recruiting drive that would yield good results in the future, Scott was recruited from Torquay, Victoria. Starting as a goal sneak earlier in his career, he used his blistering pace to speed away from opponents to kick goals. As he matured and gained fitness, he was using sparingly in the midfield.
He once famously had a set shot after the siren to win the match for Geelong against Sydney Swans at Kardinia Park, but hit the post, resulting in a 3-point loss.
At the end of 1994, Scott was traded from Geelong to North Melbourne, with Geelong receiving Brad Sholl in return.
He played in North Melbourne's 1996 Premiership Victory, after having played in losing Grand Finals with Geelong in 1989 and 1992.
Scott would experience Grand Final defeat in 1998 as North Melbourne lost to the Adelaide Crows.
In 1999, Scott would miss out on selection for the Kangaroos eventual Grand Final victory over Carlton. According to Captain Wayne Carey post-match, was "very unlucky to miss out".
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Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
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Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
1986 | Geelong | 50 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | — | 0 |
1987 | Geelong | 45 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 115 | 65 | 180 | 28 | 27 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 9.6 | 5.4 | 15.0 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 1 |
1988 | Geelong | 8 | 20 | 15 | 22 | 272 | 147 | 419 | 52 | 33 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 13.6 | 7.4 | 21.0 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 7 |
1989 | Geelong | 8 | 23 | 42 | 24 | 217 | 176 | 393 | 66 | 43 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 9.4 | 7.7 | 17.1 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 6 |
1990 | Geelong | 8 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 145 | 70 | 215 | 32 | 20 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 10.4 | 5.0 | 15.4 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2 |
1991 | Geelong | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 86 | 68 | 154 | 16 | 11 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 10.8 | 8.5 | 19.3 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1 |
1992 | Geelong | 8 | 24 | 42 | 21 | 295 | 166 | 461 | 74 | 50 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 12.3 | 6.9 | 19.2 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 3 |
1993 | Geelong | 8 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 206 | 143 | 349 | 43 | 51 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 10.3 | 7.2 | 17.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 5 |
1994 | Geelong | 8 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 91 | 38 | 129 | 21 | 13 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 10.1 | 4.2 | 14.3 | 2.3 | 1.4 | 0 |
1995 | North Melbourne | 8 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 215 | 106 | 321 | 36 | 44 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 8.6 | 4.2 | 12.8 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0 |
1996† | North Melbourne | 8 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 219 | 132 | 351 | 47 | 50 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 5.5 | 14.6 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1 |
1997 | North Melbourne | 8 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 216 | 140 | 356 | 49 | 35 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 5.6 | 14.2 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3 |
1998 | North Melbourne | 8 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 193 | 76 | 269 | 27 | 43 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 8.8 | 3.5 | 12.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1 |
1999 | Kangaroos | 8 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 83 | 38 | 121 | 19 | 16 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.2 | 2.4 | 7.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0 |
2000 | Kangaroos | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 |
Career | 245 | 222 | 164 | 2356 | 1369 | 3725 | 510 | 437 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 9.6 | 5.6 | 15.2 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 30 |
North Melbourne Football Club 1996 AFL premiers | |
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Coach: Pagan |
Victorian team – 1989 State of Origin | |
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Victoria 19.12 (126) defeated Western Australia 10.12 (72), at the WACA Ground, 16 May 1989, crowd: 20,993 Victoria 22.17 (149) defeated South Australia 9.9 (63), at the MCG, 1 July 1989, crowd: 91,960 | |
Both games | |
vs. Western Australia | |
vs. South Australia | |
Coach: Goggin |
Victorian team – 1992 State of Origin | |
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Victoria 23.19 (157) defeated Western Australia 13.12 (90), at the MCG, 26 May 1992 South Australia 19.19 (133) defeated Victoria 18.12 (120), at Football Park, 7 July 1992 | |
Both games | |
vs. Western Australia | |
vs. South Australia | |
Coach: Goggin |
Victorian team – 1993 State of Origin | |
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Both games | |
Semi-Final vs. NSW/ACT | |
Final vs. South Australia | |
Coach: Goggin |