Jack Scott (Australian rules footballer) explained

Jack Scott
Fullname:John Henry Scott
Birth Date:27 October 1915
Birth Place:Morwell, Victoria
Death Place:Traralgon, Victoria
Originalteam:Morwell, Traralgon
Height:188 cm
Weight:88.5 kg
Statsend:1945
Years1:1939–1945
Club1:Richmond
Games Goals1:86 (43)
Careerhighlights:

John Henry Scott (27 October 1915 – 19 July 1997) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL from 1939 to 1945 for the Richmond Football Club.[1]

Scott won the 1938 Central Gippsland Football League’s Rodda Medal when playing for Traralgon,[2] before heading down to Melbourne to play with Richmond.

Scott played in two consecutive VFL grand finals for the Tigers in 1942, going down to Essendon by 53 points, then in Richmond’s winning 1943 VFL grand final side, when they defeated the Bombers by 5 points.

He also played for Williamstown in the VFA in 1941 after playing three of the first four games of the VFL season with the Tigers, and was then 'loaned' back to Richmond in 1942 for the duration of the VFA's recess for the Second World War. Scott returned to Williamstown in 1945 and played in five of the first eight rounds before being swapped back to the VFL Tigers in exchange for champion rover and goalkicker, Dick Harris. Scott played a total of 15 games for the VFA Seagulls in 1941 and 1945 without kicking a goal.

Scott played in Hazelwood's 1951 and 46 year drought breaking Mid Gippsland Football League grand final victory,[3] but as he only played two of the three required qualifying matches, the premiership was declared null and void.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Paul Hogan . The Tigers of Old: A Complete History of Every Player to Represent the Richmond Football Club Between 1908 and 1996. . Google . 14 January 2024 . 359 . 1996. Melbourne . 978-0-04-796132-8 .
  2. Web site: 1938 - Traralgon's Football Idol . Trove Newspapers . Weekly Times . 12 January 2021 . 66 . 1 October 1938.
  3. Web site: 1954 - Hazelwood Premiers . Morwell Advertiser (Morwell, Vic) . 13 January 2024 . 9 . 13 September 1951.
  4. Web site: 1951 - MID-GIPPSLAND PREMIERSHIP . Narracan Shire Advocate (Moe, Vic) . 13 January 2024 . 3 . 28 September 1951.