Scott Thompson (footballer)

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Scott Thompson
Personal information
Birth 14 March 1983 (1983-03-14) (age 25)
Recruited from Port Adelaide (SANFL)/Melbourne
Height and weight 185cm / 84kg
Playing career¹
Debut Round 10, 2 June 2001, Melbourne vs. St Kilda, at Telstra Dome
Team(s) Melbourne (2001-2004)

39 games, 17 goals

Adelaide Crows (2005-)

70 games, 65 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 2007 season
Career highlights

This article is about the Adelaide footballer. For the North Melbourne footballer, see Scott D. Thompson.

Scott Thompson (born 14 March 1983) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

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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]

Adelaide career

At the end of the 2004 season Thompson asked to return to South Australian and Adelaide was able to complete a trade, exchanging their first round draft selection, (number 12 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.

By 2007 Thompson had become one of the elite players in the AFL. Averaging almost 25 disposals per game this year as well as 6 marks, Scott has been one of the most improved players this season and polled 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] 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]

Personal life

He and partner Ashe Holbing welcomed daughter Ava Lily on March 9th 2007 and together run an online fashion boutique.[6]

References

  1. ^ AFANA Footy News
  2. ^ Lovett, Michael, ed. (2005). AFL Record Guide to Season 2005. AFL Publishing. pp. 39. ISBN 0-9580300-6-5. 
  3. ^ a b Connolly, Rohan (14 June 2008). "Scott the goods". Realfooty.com.au. Retrieved on 2008-12-07.
  4. ^ Rucci, Michaelangelo; Nathan Bock takes Blight honour; Adelaide Now; 4 October 2008
  5. ^ Adelaide Crows' Scott Thompson out of Test;Adelaide Now; 30 October 2008
  6. ^ Hurt, Jessica; More go online to find top end fashion; 12 October 2007

External links

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