Shelley Scott (born 16 March 1988) is 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 playing for

Geelong Geelong ( ) (Wathawurrung: ''Djilang''/''Djalang'') is a port city in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria, located at the eastern end of Corio Bay (the smaller western portion of Port Phillip Bay) and the left bank of Barwon River, ...

in the

AFL Women's AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football league for female players. The first season of the league in February and March 2017 had eight teams; the league expanded to 10 teams in the 2019 season, 1 ...

competition. She was drafted by

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met ...

with their sixth selection and forty-first overall in the

2016 AFL Women's draft The 2016 AFL Women's draft consisted of the various periods when the eight clubs in the AFL Women's AFL Women's (AFLW) is Australia's national semi-professional Australian rules football in Australia, Australian rules football league for w ...

. She made her debut in the fifteen point loss to at

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in the opening round of the 2017 season. She missed one match during the season, the round five match against due to a shoulder injury. Melbourne signed Scott for the 2018 season during the trade period in May 2017. In December 2018, Scott and

Elise O'Dea Elise O'Dea (born 4 September 1991) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club#AFL Women's team, Carlton Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She served as List of Melbourne Football Club captains#AFL Women's, M ...

were announced as Melbourne co-captains, while previous captain

Daisy Pearce Daisy Pearce (born 27 May 1988) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. Often regarded as the face of women's Australian rules football, Pearce has served as Melbourne c ...

took maternity leave. In June 2022, Scott was traded alongside Jacqueline Parry to

in exchange for

Jordan Ivey Jordan Ivey (born 29 October 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Melbourne Football Club#AFL Women's team, Melbourne in the AFL Women's competition (AFLW). She previously played for Carlton Football Club#AFL Women's team, Carl ...

and pick 51.

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* * 1988 births Living people Melbourne Football Club (AFLW) players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Victorian Women's Football League players {{AFL-bio-1980s-stub