Scott Whiting Explained

Scott Whiting
Birth Date:1978 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height:182cm (72inches)
Weight:94kg (207lb)
Club1:North Qld Cowboys
Year1start:1998
Year1end:2003
Appearances1:16
Tries1:0
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:0
Retired:Yes
Source:[1]
Updated:12 February 2020

Scott Whiting (born 10 February 1978) is an Australian former rugby league professional footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. A, he primarily played off the interchange.

Background

A Centrals Tigers junior, Whiting attended Townsville State High School before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys as an 18-year old.[2]

Playing career

In Round 23 of the 1998 NRL season, Whiting made his NRL debut in the Cowboys' 12–28 loss to the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval.[3] This would be Whiting's last NRL game for four years, playing predominantly for the Cowboys' feeder clubs, the Townsville Stingers and North Queensland Young Guns. In 2000, Whiting spent the season playing for the Wests Panthers before rejoining to the Cowboys in 2001.

In 2002, Whiting returned to first grade, playing 13 games. He played two more games in 2003 before being released by the Cowboys.[4] [5]

Statistics

NRL

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2003 season[6]

width=2%Seasonwidth=8%Teamwidth=2%Matcheswidth=2%Twidth=2%Gwidth=2%GK %width=2%F/Gwidth=2%Pts
1998 North Queensland10000
2002 North Queensland130000
2003 North Queensland20000
Career totals160000

Post-playing career

Following his rugby league career, Whiting became a general and bariatric surgeon, graduating from the University of Notre Dame in Western Australia.[7]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/scott-whiting/summary.html RLP
  2. Web site: North Queensland Toyota Cowboys . www.cowboys.com.au . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030627001148/http://www.cowboys.com.au/PlayerDetail.asp?PlayerID=102 . 27 June 2003 . dead.
  3. Web site: NRL 1998 - Round 23 - Rugby League Project . www.rugbyleagueproject.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170706144552/http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-1998/round-23/manly-warringah-vs-north-queensland/summary.html . 2017-07-06.
  4. Web site: Round 22 National Rugby League teams. 7 August 2002.
  5. Web site: Round 24 National Rugby League teams. 21 August 2002.
  6. Web site: Scott Whiting - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project. Shawn Dollin and Andrew. Ferguson. www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  7. Web site: From scrums to surgery. 26 April 2018.