Scott Hill (rugby league)

Scott Hill
Personal information

Hill (centre) playing for Harlequins in 2008
Born	30 May 1977 (1977-05-30) (age 34) Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
Playing information
Position	Stand-off / Loose forward
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1996	Bulldogs	5	3	0	0	12
1997	Hunter Mariners	18	2	0	0	8
1998–06	Melbourne Storm	177	46	1	0	186
2007–08	Harlequins RL	43	13	0	0	52
	Total	243	64	1	0	258
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
2000–02	New South Wales	5	1	0	0	4
2000–04	Australia	10	2	0	0	8
2001–05	Country Origin	3	2	0	0	8
Source: Rugby League Project

Scott Hill (born 30 May 1977 in Forster, New South Wales) is a retired Australian professional rugby league footballer previously with the Harlequins Rugby League club in the European Super League. His usual position is at stand-off. He can also operate at loose forward.

Hill previously played in Australia for the Melbourne Storm, Hunter Mariners (one of only two players to play in all the club's games in their lone season) and the Canterbury Bulldogs.

Scott Hill is a former New South Wales and Australian representative player.

Renowned for his swiftness, speed and sleight of hand, Hill has often been seen as a real entertainer in Rugby League. Though he is often seen as brilliant by many, he has been criticised for not being able to consistently perform at the highest level. His good form over the years has seen him represent both his state (NSW) and country (Australia).

Recruited by the Storm from the Hunter Mariners, Hill was among several Melbourne Storm players from the club's inaugural year: 1998. He missed the 1999 grand final win over the Dragons due to a knee reconstruction.^[1] However he helped them to victory in the 2000 World Club Challenge once he recovered, scoring two tries in the win against St Helens in England.

Seven seasons later Hill was still with Melbourne and his last match for them was at five-eighth in the 2006 NRL Grand Final loss to the Broncos. Leaving at the end of that season, Hill moved to London to play for the Harlequins club of Super League.

References

^ Fuller, Mark (2006-10-02). "Grand final a Hill too far". The Age (Fairfax Digital). http://www.theage.com.au/news/league/grand-final-a-hill-too-far/2006/10/01/1159641213500.html. Retrieved 2009-12-16.

External links

Australia squad – 2000 Rugby League World Cup champions (9th Title)

Fittler (c) Barrett Britt Croker Fletcher Gidley Girdler Gower Hill Hindmarsh Johns Kearns Kennedy Kimmorley Lockyer MacDougall Rogers Sailor Stevens Tallis Vella Webcke Coach: Anderson

Melbourne Storm squad – 2000 World Club Challenge winners

1 Robbie Ross 2 Brad Watts 3 Aaron Moule 4 Tony Martin 5 Marcus Bai 6 Scott Hill 7 Brett Kimmorley 8 Wayne Evans 9 Richard Swain 10 Robbie Kearns (c) 11 Paul Marquet 12 Stephen Kearney 13 Matt Rua 14 Danny Williams 15 Russell Bawden 16 Tasesa Lavea 17 Dane Morgan Coach: Chris Anderson

Inaugural Melbourne Storm side

v Illawarra Steelers, WIN Stadium, 14 March 1998

1. Robbie Ross \| 2. Craig Smith \| 3. Aaron Moule \| 4. Paul Bell \| 5. Marcus Bai \| 6. Scott Hill \| 7. Brett Kimmorley \| 8. Rodney Howe \| 9. Danny Williams \| 10. Robbie Kearns \| 11. Paul Marquet \| 12. Ben Roarty \| 13. Tawera Nikau \| 14. Glenn Lazarus (c) \| 15. Richard Swain \| 16. Russell Bawden \| 17. John Carlaw \| Coach: Chris Anderson

Inaugural Hunter Mariners side

v Canterbury Bulldogs, Topper Stadium, 2 March 1997

1. Robbie Ross \| 2. Keith Beauchamp \| 3. Nick Zisti \| 6. Brad Godden \| 22. Gavin Thompson \| 21. Scott Hill \| 7. Noel Goldthorpe (c) \| 8. Justin Dooley \| 9. Robbie McCormack \| 10. Tim Maddison \| 11. Paul Marquet \| 12. Tony Iro \| 13. Neil Piccinelli \| 14. Troy Stone \| 15. Willie Poching \| 18. Richard Swain \| Coach: Graham Murray

Persondata
Name	Hill, Scott
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rugby league player
Date of birth	30 May 1977
Place of birth	Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Date of death
Place of death