Scott McMahon (born 2 June 1986) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). McMahon played for

Woodville-West Torrens Football Club Woodville-West Torrens Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football cl ...

in the

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(SANFL) before being rookie-listed at draft pick number 38 by North Melbourne at the 2005 AFL Rookie Draft. McMahon spent all of the

2005 AFL season The 2005 AFL season was the 109th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured sixt ...

playing for North Melbourne's then

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's (VFL's) affiliate

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and the 2006 AFL season playing for the Tasmanian Devils Football Club following North Melbourne's decision to change affiliates. McMahon was elevated off the rookie list permanently at the start of the 2007 AFL season and made his senior debut against

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in Round Eight, collecting 13 disposals. McMahon was soon dropped back to the VFL and was included as an emergency for North Melbourne several times before he returned to the seniors for the Round 13 clash against the

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. In that match he kicked two goals and was rated "one of the Roos' rising midfielders" by the media. He played the next week against Richmond Football Club and again kicked two goals, matching his previous week's performance. McMahon was rated by then North Melbourne coach

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as "the best young player we got for nothing". For his performance in that game, he won the Round 14

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nomination. He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2015 season.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McMahon, Scott Living people 1986 births Woodville-West Torrens Football Club players North Melbourne Football Club players Australian rules footballers from South Australia Sturt Football Club players Werribee Football Club players Port Melbourne Football Club players Tasmanian Devils Football Club players