Phil Scott (born 17 January 1961) is a former

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er who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL). A foundation player at West Coast, Scott made his debut in the third round of the

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. He was used as a ruckman and represented Western Australia at the

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. Scott twice won West Coast's 'Best Clubman' award, the second of which came after making his final appearance in the 1990 Preliminary Final loss to Essendon. He finished his career back at his original club, Subiaco, with whom he played in the 1986 premiership side. Having taken the field for two further years to bring his tally to 110 WAFL games, Scott retired.

References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Scott, Phil 1961 births Living people West Coast Eagles players Subiaco Football Club players Western Australian State of Origin players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia