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Key Facts

Full name
Scott Morphett

Known as
Scott Morphett

Born
24 March 1965 (age 59)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 20y 160d
Last game: 20y 160d

Height and weight
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 85 kg

Senior clubs
Geelong; West Torrens; Woodville West Torrens

Jumper numbers
Geelong: 45

Scott Morphett

ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
GeelongV/AFL1985111.00100%1.000.000.000
West TorrensSANFL1987-199097620.64
Woodville West TorrensSANFL1991-19961473052.07
V/AFL1985111.00100%1.000.000.000
SANFL1987-19962443671.50
Total1985, 1987-19962453681.50

AFL: 9,657th player to appear, 12,983rd most games played, 9,440th most goals kickedGeelong: 858th player to appear, 1,103rd most games played, 793rd most goals kicked

Scott Morphett was a highly dependable forward and occasional on-baller who combined good skill at ground level with strong hands and an eye for goal. Morphett's first stab at league football was at Geelong, but he managed just one senior game for the Cats in 1985. His 10-season SANFL career got underway in 1987 at West Torrens for whom he would go on to play 97 senior games during that club's final four seasons as a standalone entity. 

Between 1991 and 1996 he added another 147 games with Woodville-West Torrens. He also represented South Australia once. Morphett shared the West Torrens best and fairest player award of 1989 with Steve Geyer, and won the Woodville-West Torrens trophy outright in that club's debut season of 1991. That was the year that Morphett booted 99 goals to top the SANFL's goal kicking list. He was the leading goal kicker for his club on four occasions. His career highlight came in 1993 when, lining up across half forward, he helped the Eagles to a resounding 73-point Grand Final victory over Norwood.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy's SA Football Companion

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.