Donald Rex Scott (born 5 November 1929) was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er who played with
South Melbourne
South Melbourne is an inner suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Port Phillip local government area. South Melbourne recorded a population of 11,548 at t ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...
(VFL) during the early 1950s.
Scott played mostly as a
ruckman or in defence over the course of his career, which began in 1948 at
West Perth. In his first season, he was selected in the Western Australian interstate team and took part in two victories over Victoria.
His VFL stint lasted five seasons, with South Melbourne failing to make the finals in each. He returned to West Perth as captain-coach in 1955 and the following year crossed to Swan Districts where he had the same role.
He joined
Waverley Waverley may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Waverley'' (novel), by Sir Walter Scott
** ''Waverley'' Overture, a work by Hector Berlioz inspired by Scott's novel
* Waverley Harrison, a character in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Stree ...
as their inaugural captain-coach when they joined the VFA for the 1961 competition and kicked 57 goals in his first season.
External links
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Donald Rex (Don) Scott, at ''WAFL Footy Facts''Donald Rex Scott, at ''The VFA Project''
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1929 births
Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
West Perth Football Club players
Sydney Swans players
Swan Districts Football Club players
Waverley Football Club players
West Perth Football Club coaches
Swan Districts Football Club coaches
Living people