Scott Welsh
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | December 7, 1978, |
| Recruited from | West Adelaide |
| Height/Weight | 188cm / 86kg |
| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 12, June 23, 1996, Kangaroos vs. Essendon, at MCG |
| Team(s) | Kangaroos (1996-1999)
36 games, 30 goals Adelaide Crows (2000-) 102 games, 190 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2005 season | |
| Career Highlights | |
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Scott Welsh (born 7 December 1978) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.
Debuting with the Kangaroos in 1996 as a 17-year-old, Welsh was seen as a development player who started to get regular game time in 1998. He played in a premiership side with the Kangaroos in 1999, before moving back home to Adelaide to play with the Adelaide Football Club.
Welsh plays up forward and is known for his occasional devastating displays in front of goals - he has twice scored 8 goals in a match. He has sometimes been criticised for his lack of consistency but is nevertheless considered one of Adelaide's premier forwards.
In 2005 he booted 58 goals, which remains his best season in terms of goals scored to date. He also notched up his 100th game with Adelaide in 2005. Though injury problems has forced him to miss many games throughout his career and he had to wait until Round 19 for his first game for the Crows in 2006.
Welsh and his fiancee, Ariane, are due to be married next year.
