Tim Scott (footballer)
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Tim Scott is a former Australian rules football
er who played with the Sydney Swans
in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
Scott was a mature age recruit for Sydney, drafted after two standout seasons for Albury
in the Ovens & Murray Football League
, where he won back to back Morris Medals in 1993 and 1994. The second of those awards was shared, with John Kingston of Corowa-Rutherglen, but he became the first Albury player to win it twice.
He came to the Swans as one of three zone selections from the 1994 AFL Draft
, along with Leo Barry
and Justin Crawford
. A rover, he made his only senior appearance when he played in the Sydney's win over Fitzroy
at the Sydney Cricket Ground
, in round four of the 1995 AFL season
.
When he returned to Albury he continued to give the club good service. He was voted "Best on Ground" in their 1997 premiership win and took home his third club "Best and Fairest" in 2001.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with the Sydney Swans
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL).
Scott was a mature age recruit for Sydney, drafted after two standout seasons for Albury
Albury Football Club
The Albury Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Ovens & Murray Football League.The club is based in Albury, New South Wales.Two Brownlow Medallists, Haydn Bunton senior and Denis Ryan, both started their career at Albury....
in the Ovens & Murray Football League
Ovens & Murray Football League
The Ovens and Murray Football League, often referred to locally as the O&M, is a semi-professional Australian rules football league based around ten clubs in north-eastern Victoria and the southern Riverina region of New South Wales, and affiliated with the Victorian Country Football League...
, where he won back to back Morris Medals in 1993 and 1994. The second of those awards was shared, with John Kingston of Corowa-Rutherglen, but he became the first Albury player to win it twice.
He came to the Swans as one of three zone selections from the 1994 AFL Draft
1994 AFL Draft
The 1994 AFL Draft consisted of a pre-season draft, a national draft, a trade period and a rookie elevation. The AFL Draft is the annual draft of talented players by Australian rules football teams that participate in the main competition of that sport, the Australian Football League.In 1994 there...
, along with Leo Barry
Leo Barry
Leo Barry is a retired Australian rules footballer in the AFL with the Sydney Swans.Originally from Deniliquin, New South Wales, he attended St Ignatius' College, Riverview before being drafted as a zone selection in the 1994 National Draft and making his debut in the final round of the 1995...
and Justin Crawford
Justin Crawford
Justin Crawford is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Sydney and Hawthorn in the Australian Football League during the 1990s....
. A rover, he made his only senior appearance when he played in the Sydney's win over Fitzroy
Fitzroy Football Club
The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...
at the Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney Cricket Ground
The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...
, in round four of the 1995 AFL season
1995 AFL season
Results and statistics for the Australian Football League season of 1995.-Round 1:-Round 2:-Round 3:-Round 4:*This was the first ANZAC Day clash held between Collingwood and Essendon which famously ended in a draw.-Round 5:-Round 6:...
.
When he returned to Albury he continued to give the club good service. He was voted "Best on Ground" in their 1997 premiership win and took home his third club "Best and Fairest" in 2001.