| John Scarlett | |
| Fullname: | John Patrick Scarlett |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1947 |
| Originalteam: | St Joseph's |
| Height: | 191 cm |
| Weight: | 86 kg |
| Statsend: | 1979 |
| Years1: | 1967–1977 |
| Club1: | Geelong |
| Games Goals1: | 183 (42) |
| Years2: | 1977–1978 |
| Club2: | South Melbourne |
| Games Goals2: | 29 (2) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 212 (44) |
John Patrick Scarlett (29 May 1947 – 31 July 2019[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong and South Melbourne. Scarlett was a fullback and his son Matthew played in that same position for Geelong.[2]
Scarlett was a reserve in the 1967 VFL Grand Final. In the third round of 1971, Scarlett held champion Peter Hudson, who equalled the league record of 150 goals in a season that year, to just one goal in the final quarter, although Geelong still lost by eight points.[3] He also kept Hudson to three goals the previous season when he set the home-and-away record of 146 goals.