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Mar 12, 1952 72 years old
Australian rules footballer
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About Andrew Scott Australian Footballer
- Andrew John Scott (born 12 March 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Scott made his senior VFL debut in 1972, when Hawthorn were reigning premiers.
- He played a total of four games that year and another two the following season.A former policeman, turned plumber, Scott spent his career as a half forward or on-baller. After returning briefly to Sorrento in 1974, his original club, Scott joined the Wangaratta Rovers in the Ovens & Murray Football League.
- He was joint winner of a Morris Medal in 1975, when he polled the equal most votes with Jack O'Halloran of the Wangaratta Football Club.
- That year he also played in a winning grand final side and he would be a member of three further premierships with the Rovers.
- Seven months after joining Rovers he was awarded Life Membership under its policy for League B&F winners.
- At primary school he played 3 seasons of inter-school football and captained the side in grade 6.
- At high school he played 6 seasons of inter-school and house (Murray) football, cricket and athletics.
- On weekends he played football with SFC under 15s and cricket with SCC Colts, the latter winning the MPCA reserve grade premiership of 1965-66.
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- He had to wait another 3 years for his first football premiership.
- In 1969, he kicked 2 goals as the youngest member of SFC's 1st 18 team, defeating Seaford by 27 points at Mornington.
- Two years later, at the same ground, Mornington denied him another premiership by 8 goals.
- Several weeks later he had SFC's best and fairest medal in his trophy cabinet.After a 300-plus game football career the wear and tear finally took its toll.
- In 2015 his left knee was replaced, and 2019 his preferred right-side is scheduled for the same.
