Malcolm Scott (Australian footballer) explained

Malcolm Scott
Fullname:Malcolm Jeffrey Scott[1]
Birth Date:11 April 1958
Originalteam:North Ballarat
Height:188 cm
Weight:76 kg
Position:Full Forward
Statsend:1985
Years1:1979–80
Games Goals1:10 (26)
Years2:1985
Games Goals2:1 (1)
Games Goalstotal:11 (27)

Malcolm Jeffrey Scott (11 April 1958 – 4 November 2017) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda and Sydney in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Scott’s Ballarat Football League achievements included more than 100 junior and more than 100 senior games with North Ballarat FC and three senior premierships in 1978, 1979 and 1982. He also played more than 50 senior games with Sebastopol FC and more than 100 senior games with Bacchus Marsh FC. Scott was the Tony Lockett Medalist for most goals kicked in a BFL season in 1987 and 1990.[2]

Malcolm Scott also played for Learmonth in the Central Highlands FL and Avoca in the Lexton FL.

Malcolm Scott was also a long serving member of the Australian Federal Police and Victoria Police. He committed suicide in November 2017, aged 59.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Malcolm Scott - Death Notice . Ballarat Courier.
  2. News: O'Connor . Tim . Friends and family mourning the death of football great Malcolm Scott . 26 November 2018 . The Courier . 4 November 2017 . en.
  3. Web site: AFP suicides: Another police officer has walked into work and not come out alive. Megan . Palin. news.com.au. 29 October 2018.