Scott Thompson (original) (raw)

For the current North Melbourne player, see Scott D Thompson.

Date of Birth

14 March, 1983

Height/Weight

185cm, 86kg

Number(s)

6 (Melbourne), 5 (Adelaide)

Draft

No.16, 2000 AFL national draft

Scott Thompson (born 14 March 1983) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and Adelaide in the AFL.

A Port Adelaide junior, Thompson was selected by Melbourne in the first round of the 2000 national draft and made his debut midway through the 2001 season. He played nine games in his first season, but managed just five in 2002 due to a knee injury. Thompson played 13 games in 2003 and played 12 of the first 13 games in 2004 before suffering a foot injury that ruled him out of the rest of the season. At the end of the year, after 39 games for the Demons, he requested a trade back to South Australia. Melbourne traded him to Adelaide in return for pick 12, which they had received in return for Tyson Stenglein and which Melbourne on-traded to Geelong for Brent Moloney.

Thompson played 24 of a possible 25 games in his first season, the first of nine consecutive seasons in which he played at least 21 games. A crucial member of Adelaide's midfield, he finished third in the club's best and fairest in 2008 and second in 2010. Thompson played every game in 2011 and set a club record with a 51-possession game against Gold Coast, winning the Crows' best and fairest at the end of the year. He went back-to-back in 2012 and was named in the All-Australian side for the first time. Thompson played his 200th game for Adelaide during 2013, and played 99 straight games before a hamstring injury interrupted his streak late in the 2014 season. He played his 300th AFL game during 2016, but spent 2017 in the Crows' SANFL reserves side, making just the one senior appearance as Adelaide made a run to the grand final. He announced his retirement late in the year after 308 senior games, 269 of them for Adelaide.

Thompson crossed town after his playing days ended, joining Port Adelaide as a midfield coach.

References[]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Thompson_(footballer,_born_1983)

https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/S/Scott_Thompson0.html