Alan G. Scott

Alan Scott
Personal information
Full nameAlan G. Scott
Date of birth25 August 1900
Date of death2 October 1982 (aged 82)
Height/Weight183 cm / 83 kg
Position(s)Ruckman
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1919-25, 1931-32
1927-28
1929-30
1933		North Launceston
Cananore
St Kilda
New Town		133 (?)

32 (26)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1933 season.

Alan G. Scott (25 August 1900 - 2 October 1982)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He also had a noted career in Tasmania in both the Northern Tasmanian Football Association (NTFA) and Tasmanian Football League (TFL).

Scott, a Tasmanian, started his career at North Launceston, where his twin brother Don also played. He was a member of their 1923 and 1925 NTFA premierships.

The 1926 season was spent in country Victoria and the following year he began his two season stint with Cananore, which included a premiership in 1927. A ruckman who could be used in the key positions, Scott returned to the mainland in 1929 to play for St Kilda.

He played his first senior VFL match when nearly 29 years old for St Kilda against Geelong, in Round 3 of 1929, on Saturday 11 May 1929, at the Junction Oval.[2] On that same day, another Tasmanian and former Cananore player, Ted Terry, also made his debut for St Kilda.[3]

He participated in a rare St Kilda finals series, kicking two goals in an eight point Semi Final loss to Carlton at the MCG.

Back at North Launceston in 1931, Scott was appointed captain-coach and steered them to another premiership. In 1933, his final season, he captain-coached New Town.

He was one of the inaugural inductees into the Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame in 2005. During his career, Scott represented Tasmania at both the 1924 Hobart and 1927 Melbourne Carnivals.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Alan Scott - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 22 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Club Notes: St Kilda, ‘’The Argus’’, (Friday, 10 May 1929), p.10. The Teams, ‘’The Argus’’, (Friday, 10 May 1929), p.10.
  3. ↑ VFL Player Statistics: Round 3 (11 May 1929) St Kilda v. Geelong

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