Dion Scott (born 1 April 1970) is a former

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er who played for the

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, Brisbane Bears and Brisbane Lions in the

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(AFL) during the 1990s. A Tasmanian, Scott was brought up in Ulverstone but played his early football at Devonport. His AFL career was hampered by constant injuries, the first of which came when he damaged his vertebra while training with Sydney at Maroubra beach in 1991. He only managed six appearances for the Swans in three seasons and in the

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was traded to Brisbane. Scott played three finals in 1996, including Brisbane's one point Qualifying Final win over

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, in which he contributed three goals. The Bears merged with

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in 1997 to form the Brisbane Lions and Scott was a foundation player, kicking two goals in their opening round loss to

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. He later played with the Redland Australian Football Club.

References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Dion 1970 births Living people Sydney Swans players Brisbane Bears players Brisbane Lions players Devonport Football Club players Redland Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Tasmania Allies State of Origin players Tasmanian State of Origin players Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees