Chris Scott (Australian footballer)

Chris Scott
Personal information
Full name	Christopher Michael Scott
Date of birth	3 May 1976 (1976-05-03) (age 35)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Victoria
Original team	Eastern Ranges
Draft	12th overall, 1993 Brisbane Bears
Height/Weight	182 cm / 90 kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1994–1996 1997–2007 Total –	Brisbane Bears Brisbane Lions	055 (23) 160 (56) 215 (79)
Coaching career3
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
2011–present	Geelong	23 (20–3–0)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2007 season .
Career highlights
AFL Rising Star winner 1994 Merrett-Murray Medal 1998 Ansett Cup Grand Final 2001 Brisbane Lions premiership side 2001, 2002 Brisbane Lions vice-captain 1999-2004 Geelong premiership coach 2011

Christopher Michael "Chris" Scott (born 3 May 1976) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League best known as being a dual premiership player with the Brisbane Lions and is a current premiership AFL coach of the Geelong Football Club.

AFL career

Scott was picked by the Brisbane Bears in the 1993 AFL Draft with the 12th draft pick and moved to Queensland whilst still studying at St Kevin's College. He studied at Brisbane Boys' College during his first years as an AFL player.

Scott made his AFL debut in 1994 with the Brisbane Bears, taking out the Norwich Rising Star award.

Scott became one of the AFL's toughest defensive players, using his strength to outmuscle opposing forwards. Along with his brother Brad, they were nicknamed the Kray brothers by some fans for their forceful and ruthless styles of play.

During Brisbane's three-peat era Scott was part of a powerful backline also containing Mal Michael, Chris Johnson and Justin Leppitsch. He caused controversy in round 1 of 2005, when along with Mal Michael he crashed into St Kilda's Nick Riewoldt after Riewoldt chose to stay on the ground with a broken collarbone. In the same game Scott also had several teeth knocked out after receiving a back-handed fist from opponent Aaron Hamill.^[1]

After participating in 2 premiership sides, Scott's later career was plagued with injuries, but his occasional appearances showed his experience and skill. Brisbane's round 22 match against the Geelong Football Club on 1 September 2007 was his last after announcing his retirement. In 2008, Scott joined Fremantle as an assistant coach.^[2]

In 2010, Scott was a frontrunner for the Port Adelaide Football Club senior coaching position to replace the sacked Mark Williams but ultimately fell short and caretaker coach and former Port captain, Matthew Primus, was chosen by the selection committee to be the club's senior coach. The media speculated that Scott was considered the second best applicant by the selection committee. On 18 October 2010, it was officially announced by the Geelong Football Club that Scott would be their new coach, following Mark Thompson's resignation at the end of the 2010 season.^[3]

Scott had a brilliant start to his AFL coaching career, with Geelong winning its first thirteen matches of the 2011 season. His thirteen wins in succession was the best start to a coaching career in almost 80 years. But this streak was broken in Round 15, when the Cats went down to Essendon by four points.

Scott coached Geelong to its third Grand Final in five years, and became the first coach since Malcolm Blight in 1997 to win a premiership in the first year as a senior AFL coach, when Geelong defeated Collingwood in the 2011 AFL Grand Final by 38 points. He is also the youngest premiership coach since Alex Jesaulenko in 1979 to win a Grand Final.

Personal life

Scott's identical twin brother Brad Scott played alongside him at the Brisbane Lions and is now the coach of North Melbourne. He is three minutes older than Brad.

References

1. ^ "Horror night for Saints". Melbourne: The Age. 2005-03-25. http://newsstore.fairfax.com.au/apps/viewDocument.ac?page=1&sy=age&kw=Horror+night+for+Saints&pb=all_ffx&dt=selectRange&dr=entire&so=relevance&sf=text&sf=headline&rc=10&rm=200&sp=0&clsPage=1&docID=AGE050325UA4VN695SOA. Retrieved 2007-08-28. 
2. ^ AAP; Harvey promises cruel summer; The Age; 2007-10-29; Retrieved on 2008-02-19
3. ^ Gullan, Scott (17 October 2010). "Chris Scott earns Cats gig". Herald Sun. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/chris-scott-new-cats-coach/story-e6frf9jf-1225939770009. Retrieved 17 October 2010. 

External links

• Chris Scott (Australian footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables

Sporting positions
Preceded by Mark Thompson	Geelong Football Club coach 2011–present	Incumbent
Awards
Preceded by Nathan Buckley	AFL Rising Star 1994	Succeeded by Nick Holland
Preceded by Matthew Clarke	Merrett-Murray Medal 1998	Succeeded by Jason Akermanis, Justin Leppitsch

Persondata
Name	Scott, Chris
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	3 May 1976
Place of birth	Melbourne, Victoria
Date of death
Place of death