Scott Lycett Explained

Scott Lycett
Nickname:Scooter, Ly-Chat[1]
Fullname:Scott John Lycett
Birth Date:26 September 1992
Birth Place:Ceduna, South Australia
Originalteam:Port Adelaide (SANFL)
Draftpick:No. 29, 2010 national draft
Height:203 cm
Weight:102 kg
Position:Ruckman / Forward
Years1:2011 - 2018
Games Goals1:75 (45)
Years2:2019 - 2023
Games Goals2:71 (16)
Games Goalstotal:146 (61)
Statsend:the semi finals, 2023
Sooyears1:2020
Sooteam1:All Stars
Soogames Goals1:1 (0)
Repstatsend:2020
Careerhighlights:

Scott John Lycett (born 26 September 1992) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early career

Lycett played junior football for the Thevenard Magpies, playing one season in the team's senior side at the age of 15 before moving to Adelaide to play for Port Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).[2] He played six matches in Port Adelaide's reserve side and eight games in the team's under-18 side, kicking 18 goals, before making his senior SANFL debut in round 3 of the 2010 season, against West Adelaide.[3] Overall, he played six senior matches for Port Adelaide in 2010. Lycett played both under-16 and under-18 football for South Australia,[4] playing five games at the AFL Under 18 Championships, recording 87 hit-outs.[5]

AFL career

Lycett was taken by the West Coast Eagles in the second round of the 2010 National Draft with pick #29. He was originally expected to be taken with pick #16 by Port Adelaide, but was overlooked by the club.[6]

Lycett made his pre-season debut for the club in round one of the 2011 NAB Cup against .[7]

He was assigned to Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), making his debut in round 3 of the 2011 season against Claremont.[8] He played 15 consecutive games from round 3 to round 18, kicking 12 goals.

Lycett made his debut for the West Coast Eagles in round 19, 2011, after both Josh Kennedy and Nic Naitanui withdrew due to injury.[9] He kicked two goals on debut, including a goal with his first kick.

After playing in West Coast's 2018 premiership triumph, Lycett moved to Port Adelaide under the AFL's free agency rules.[10]

During round 3 of the 2019 AFL season, Scott Lycett was charged with rough conduct. This was resulting in a $3000(AUD) fine.[11]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 18 2019[12] |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011|| 29 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 4 || 7 || 11 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 4.0 || 7.0 || 11.0 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 3.0|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012|| 29 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 7 || 12 || 4 || 2 || 6 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 2.5 || 3.5 || 6.0 || 2.0 || 1.0 || 3.0|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013|| 29 || 7 || 2 || 2 || 32 || 44 || 76 || 25 || 15 || 81 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 4.6 || 6.3 || 10.9 || 3.6 || 2.1 || 11.6|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014|| 29 || 12 || 13 || 5 || 68 || 76 || 144 || 46 || 33 || 164 || 1.1 || 0.4 || 5.7 || 6.3 || 12.0 || 3.8 || 2.8 || 13.7|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015|| 29 || 6 || 3 || 2 || 35 || 32 || 67 || 18 || 20 || 98 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 5.8 || 5.3 || 11.2 || 3.0 || 3.3 || 16.3|- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016|| 29 || 21 || 14 || 8 || 133 || 125 || 258 || 70 || 90 || 396 || 0.7 || 0.4 || 6.3 || 6.0 || 12.3 || 3.3 || 4.3 || 18.9|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017|| 29 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 6 || 12 || 3 || 0 || 18 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.0 || 6.0 || 12.0 || 3.0 || 0.0 || 18.0|- |style="text-align:center;background:#afe6ba;"|2018†|| 29 || 25 || 10 || 10 || 167 || 145 || 312 || 69 || 83 || 502 || 0.4 || 0.4 || 6.7 || 5.8 || 12.5 || 2.8 || 3.3 || 20.1|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019|| 29 || 16 || 6 || 4 || 121 || 125 || 244 || 47 || 48 || 421 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 6.4 || 8.1 || 14.6 || 2.6 || 3.1 || 17.4|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 91! 51! 32! 569! 567! 1124! 284! 292! 1687! 0.6! 0.4! 6.0! 6.1! 12.1! 3.1! 3.1! 17.4|}

Notes and References

  1. https://www.afl.com.au/news/133001/weird-footy-nicknames-so-why-do-they-call-gov-brackets afl.com.au
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20100719102725/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/98174/default.aspx Talls the story for SA
  3. http://www.portmagpies.com.au/player_profile.php?pid=6024 Scott Lycett player profile
  4. http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/sport/a/-/eagles/8766911/towering-eagle-starts-to-feel-at-home/ Towering Eagle starts to feel at home
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20101114011426/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/102234/default.aspx Scott Lycett draft profile
  6. https://web.archive.org/web/20121010071349/http://www.afl.com.au/tabid/208/default.aspx?newsid=105621 Lycett happy to fly west
  7. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/prized-recruits-gaff-darling-and-lycett-ready-for-west-coast-eagles-debut/story-e6frf9jf-1226003566715 Prized recruits Gaff, Darling and Lycett ready for West Coast Eagles debut
  8. http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/4060 Scott Lycett
  9. http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7155/newsid/119671/default.aspx Kennedy, Naitanui out
  10. News: Power play: Flag Eagle completes Port move. Navaratnam. Dinny. 9 October 2018. afl.com.au. 2018-10-09.
  11. News: Match Review Officer's full statement: round three. Christian. Michael. 8 April 2019. afl.com.au. 8 April 2019.
  12. Web site: Nathan Vardy stats. AFL Tables. 8 May 2019.