Scott Morphett (born 24 March 1965) is a former

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er who played for

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in the

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(VFL) and

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in the

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(SANFL). Morphett had to wait until the final round of the

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, against Fitzroy at

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, to make his debut. Geelong won the game by 23 points, and Morphett kicked a goal. He was let go by the club without adding to his one appearance, and he ended up at West Torrens, with whom he was the Best and Fairest winner in 1989. His club merged with Woodville to form Woodville-West Torrens in 1991, and he took out their inaugural Club Champion award. This was on the back of his

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–winning season up forward, where he kicked 99 goals to top the league's goal-kicking. Morphett was again the club's leading goalkicker the following season after kicking 52 goals. He is the

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in the official Woodville-West Torrens 'Team of the Decade'. Not only was Morphett a good footballer but an outstanding cricketer. He was tipped for State honours if he chose that sport instead of Australian rules football.

References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Morphett, Scott 1965 births Living people Geelong Football Club players West Torrens Football Club players Woodville-West Torrens Football Club players Australian rules footballers from New South Wales New South Wales Australian rules football State of Origin players