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Scott Bamford

Brisbane, Fitzroy and Geelong

AFL career

59 games33 goals

Debut
R1 1996 v HAW30 Mar 1996
Most recent
R22 1999 v FRE29 Aug 1999

Stats

1999
GEE
13
5.9
1.8
7.7
1.9
0.4
0.4
0.6
0.8
0.3
34
1998
BRL
13
9.0
3.8
12.8
2.6
0.5
0.2
1.1
0.8
0.8
52
1997
BRL
11
7.4
1.6
9.0
1.6
0.3
0.4
1.0
0.6
0.4
38
1996
FIT
22
10.4
6.2
16.6
2.0
0.7
0.8
1.1
0.3
0.6
54
League
Season
FRE
Shell
R22
7
3
10
0
1
2
0
1
0.0
26
ADE
FP
R14
3
0
3
1
0
0
0
0
1.0
18
ESS
MCG
R11
4
1
5
0
2
0
0
0
0.0
16
STK
Shell
R10
4
3
7
2
0
0
0
1
1.0
34
BRL
Gabba
R9
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
1
0.0
11
SYD
Shell
R8
6
3
9
2
0
0
0
0
0.0
30
FRE
SUB
R7
6
1
7
2
0
2
0
1
3.0
42
HAW
Shell
R6
7
2
9
0
1
0
0
2
1.0
40
CAR
OO
R5
5
1
6
1
0
0
0
1
0.2
26
PAD
FP
R4
9
2
11
4
0
0
0
0
3.0
61
MEL
Shell
R3
10
2
12
4
1
0
0
1
0.2
53
WBD
OO
R2
9
0
9
6
0
0
0
0
1.0
51
KAN
MCG
R1
6
3
9
3
0
1
0
0
0.0
30

Profile

Born
23 June 1974 (age 52y 120d)
Height
183 cm
Weight
68 kg

Teams

Honours

Recruited from North Adelaide with pick 4 in the 1995 National Draft, Scott Bamford entered the AFL during a turbulent period as a member of Fitzroy's final playing list in 1996. Following the club's collapse, the diminutive rover was one of the select few Roys players to join the newly formed Brisbane Lions, where he spent two seasons attempting to consolidate a spot in a developing midfield. A zippy on-baller and small forward known for his energy and goal sense, Bamford was traded to Geelong ahead of the 1999 season alongside Tristan Lynch in exchange for Martin McKinnon. Despite his high draft pedigree and bursts of form, he struggled to find consistency across his three clubs in four years, eventually returning to the SANFL after being delisted by the Cats at the end of the 1999 season.