Scott Wade (born 10 January 1960) is a former

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player and administrator, most notable for his sixteen-year tenure at

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. He played for

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in the

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(VFL) during the early 1980s. Wade, a Tasmanian recruit, spent three seasons at Hawthorn and made two appearances in their premiership year of 1983. A rover, he then returned to his home state and won two

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s, firstly with

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in 1984 and then for

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in 1989. He finished his TFL career with 282 senior games and played in three premiership teams at Clarence as well as one with Hobart. Wade entered football administration in 1997 as general manager of Clarence Wade was promoted to become the general manager of

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(later AFL Tasmania) in 1999, and later became CEO. Less than a year into his tenure, he oversaw the collapse of the financially crippled Statewide League, and was involved in establishing the

's Tasmanian Devils Football Club in its place. He was involved in arranging a long-standing deal for Hawthorn to play AFL games in Launceston, and in improving the funding for Tasmanian football from the AFL. He was later involved in the revival of the statewide league in 2009, and in that position oversaw the statewide league's revamp in 2014. Nevertheless, Wade had a negative reputation with many fans, as many of the decisions made by AFL Tasmania during his tenure were unpopular. Two decisions during the Tasmanian Devils tenure in the VFL – the decision to enter a reserves affiliation with and the appointment of coach

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, whose off-field problems negatively impacted the team – and many of the changes made to TSL club licences in the early 2010s – including the unsuccessful attempt to force a merger between

and

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, and the unsuccessful establishment of the

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– were particularly unpopular with fans. Wade held the top position in AFL Tasmania for sixteen years until his resignation on 9 March 2016. In 2006, Wade was inducted into the

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. His son

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is a

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References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Wade, Scott 1960 births Living people Hawthorn Football Club players Hobart Football Club players Hobart Football Club coaches Clarence Football Club players William Leitch Medal winners Australian rules football administrators Australian rules footballers from Tasmania Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees