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Arthur Scott

St Kilda

AFL career

14 games4 goals

Debut
R6 1900 v FIT9 June 1900
Most recent
R3 1901 v MEL11 May 1901

Stats

1901
STK
3
0.7
1900
STK
11
0.2
League
Season
MEL
MCG
R3
0.?
ESS
JO
R2
2.?
SME
JO
R1
0.?

Profile

Born
24 May 1878
Died
08 Sept 1957 (aged 79y 107d)
Birthplace
Geelong, VIC
Deathplace
Elwood, VIC
Height
173 cm
Weight
67 kg

Teams

  • 14 games, 4 goals
    1900–1901

Arriving at the Junction Oval via the local pathway of Brighton and Haileybury College, Arthur Scott was a lightweight recruit who joined St Kilda during the club's notoriously difficult early years in the VFL. Standing just 173cm and weighing 67kg, he was a diminutive figure even by the standards of the turn of the century, operating as a small forward or rover who had to rely on evasion rather than physical presence. His brief tenure coincided with a bleak era for the Saints, as the team collected back-to-back wooden spoons and struggled to find competitive consistency against established powerhouses. Scott managed 14 senior appearances and four goals across the 1900 and 1901 seasons before his career at the top level concluded, marking him as one of the many local products who rotated through the squad during St Kilda's foundation struggles.