Scott Thompson (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Scott Thompson | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, Australia | ||
| Original team | Port Adelaide (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | 16th overall, 2000 Melbourne |
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| Height/Weight | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) / 85kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfield | ||
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| Current club | Adelaide | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2001 – 2004 2005 – Totals |
Melbourne Adelaide |
39 (17) 159 (112) 198 (129) |
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| International team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2008 | Australia | 1 (2) | |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .
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Scott Thompson (born 14 March 1983) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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[edit] Melbourne career
He was drafted by Melbourne with the 16th selection in the 2000 AFL Draft from Port Adelaide in the SANFL. Debuting with the Melbourne in 2001 as a 19-year-old, he struggled to break through into the side. He only played 27 games in his first three seasons, until 2004 when he only missed one game in the first half of the season before breaking his foot in round 13 and missing the remainder of the year.[1]
[edit] Adelaide career
At the end of the 2004 season Thompson asked to return to South Australia and Adelaide was able to complete a trade, exchanging their first round draft selection, (number 13 overall).[2] He missed the first game of the 2005 season but played every game from then on for Adelaide, kicking 27 goals for the year. Thompson continued to improve and by 2007 was arguably one of the elite players in the AFL, averaging almost 25 disposals and 6 marks per game and polling 18 votes in the 2007 Brownlow Medal to finish equal 7th.[3]
Thompson played every game in 2008 and really stepped up to becoming an elite midfielder,[3] finishing third in the Malcolm Blight Medal[4] (Adelaide best and fairest) and for the second year in a row polling the most votes for his club in the Brownlow Medal. Thompson was chosen to play for Australia in the 2008 International Rules Series against Ireland in October 2008 along with teammate Nathan Bock, but was only able to play in the first match due to a leg injury.[5]
In 2011's round 22 match against the Gold Coast Suns, Thompson recorded a career high 51 disposals, with 18 in the first quarter. It was the second highest amount of disposals by an VFL/AFL player since the recording of statistics, falling two short of Greg Williams' 53 disposals in 1990 against St Kilda.[6]
[edit] Personal life
He and partner Ashe Holbing welcomed daughter Ava Lily on 9 March 2007 and together run an online fashion boutique.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ AFANA Footy News
- ^ Lovett, Michael, ed (2005). AFL Record Guide to Season 2005. AFL Publishing. pp. 39. ISBN 0-9580300-6-5.
- ^ a b Connolly, Rohan (14 June 2008). "Scott the goods". Realfooty.com.au. http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/scott-the-goods/2008/06/13/1213321624855.html. Retrieved 7 December 2008.
- ^ Rucci, Michaelangelo; Nathan Bock takes Blight honour; Adelaide Now; 4 October 2008
- ^ Adelaide Crows' Scott Thompson out of Test;Adelaide Now; 30 October 2008
- ^ Whiting, Michael (20 August 2011). "Great Scott spurs Crows". Australian Football League. http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/121473/default.aspx. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ^ Hurt, Jessica; More go online to find top end fashion; 12 October 2007
[edit] External links
- Scott Thompson (footballer)'s profile on the Official AFL Website of the Adelaide Football Club
- Scott Thompson (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables
- Demon Wiki profile
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