Scott Cummings (born 18 January 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for , , the

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, and in the

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. Cummings played primarily as a full forward and won the

Coleman Medal The Coleman Medal is an Australian rules football award given annually to the Australian Football League (AFL) player who kicks the most goals in the home-and-away season. It is named after Essendon full-forward John Coleman, one of the most ...

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for being the leading goalscorer for the season. Although he was well renowned for his goal kicking abilities, Cummings occasionally played centre half back while playing in the reserve team at Essendon.

AFL career

Cummings was selected at pick #20 in the

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from

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in the

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as a strong full forward. Essendon originally received this pick after trading

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, Ed Considine and Michael Werner for it.

Essendon career (1994–1996)

Cummings made his

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debut in

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against

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, kicking eight goals and earning himself an

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nomination. Cummings went on to kick 32 goals in his 10 matches for the year and was the leading goalkicker for Essendon. Despite a strong start to his career, Cummings' performance throughout

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and

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was inconsistent, in part as a result of being played out of position. As a full-forward, he was still capable of strong performances, such as his game against Footscray in Round 8, 1996 where he kicked eight goals. At the end of the 1996 season, Essendon traded Cummings to in return for their #2 (

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) and #28 ( Jason Johnson) draft selections. In all, Cummings played 40 games for Essendon, kicking 83 goals.

Port Adelaide career (1997–1998)

Cummings kicked 70 goals in his first season for Port Adelaide and finished third in the

behind

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(84) and

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(76). His season included three games in which he kicked five goals. In Round 17 against Essendon he kicked seven goals. Poor form and suspension saw him play only 16 games in 1998 for a return of 32 goals. At the end of the year, he was traded to

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in return for Jarrad Schofield.

West Coast Eagles career (1999–2001)

Working on his strength and fitness, Cummings' first season for West Coast proved to be his career best. He kicked 95 goals for the 1999 season and won the

for leading goalkicker. This included four hauls of seven goals. In

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, Cummings started where he left off, kicking five goals in Round 1 before kicking 14 goals against

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in Round 4. A fortnight later, Cummings kicked 10 goals in the 'Western Derby' against

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and by Round 8, he was on top of the goalkickers list with 39 goals. However, quadriceps and groin injuries curtailed his season and he played only a single game in the second half of the season. His form tapered dramatically in

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, kicking only 16 goals from nine games. At the end of the season Cummings was delisted by West Coast.

Collingwood career (2002)

Late in 2001 Cummings' former coach

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, who had since moved to Collingwood, selected him in the 2002 Pre-Season draft. Despite a promising start to the 2002 season, kicking 5 goals in Round 1, Cummings again struggled with injuries. He played only five games for Collingwood, before retiring at the age of 28.

Statistics

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After retirement

Since retiring, Cummings has played football in many EJ Whitten Legends Matches since 2003. Cummings has developed a career in the media, presenting on

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's ''Ralphy, Serge and the Big Man'' in 2004 and 2005. In 2006 Cummings worked as a boundary rider for

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. In 2008 he commenced as business development manager for engineering firm Robert Bird Group, in their Melbourne office. Cummings continues to be involved with the

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, occasionally working as a master of ceremonies for club events. Cummings also worked with radio station

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until late 2019, when the station terminated his employment following inappropriate comments about sexual assault against women made on a podcast.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cummings, Scott Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Coleman Medal winners West Coast Eagles players Essendon Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players Port Adelaide Football Club players (all competitions) Collingwood Football Club players Swan Districts Football Club players Western Australian State of Origin players 1974 births Living people