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Scott Thompson

Scott Thompson

Melbourne / Adelaide
Midfielder · Centre Retired
Career games
308
Debut
2001
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Player Information

Height 184 cm
Date of Birth 14-Mar-1983
AFL Debut 2001

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Scott Thompson made his AFL debut for Melbourne in 2001 and played 308 games, including 39 for Melbourne between 2001 and 2004 and 269 for Adelaide between 2005 and 2017.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2016 was centre. Across his recorded games, he averaged 23.5 disposals and 4.6 clearances per game. He played 9 games in his debut season, averaging 8.7 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 737 disposals, from 25 games in 2012 at an average of 29.5 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 30.59 per game in 2011.

His honours include an All-Australian selection.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20122573729.48
20112267330.59
20152156126.71
20162252723.95
About these season figures

Compared 16 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2017 16
Adelaide ADE
Western Bulldogs vs WBD
W
104-45
Adelaide Oval INT INT 5 10 5 5 1 0 0 4 0 4 1 1 5 6 5 0 5 0 0 1 1 0 1 72% 80% 82 45 29 220 4 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 -- 0 0% 0% 3 24 -- -- -- -- -- 4 80% 0 0 4.7 2 2 6 1 —
2016 SF
Adelaide ADE
Sydney @ SYD
L
82-118
S.C.G. MID RR 5 20 14 6 4 1 0 9 0 2 0 7 14 7 5 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 79% 48% 100 75 114 315 4 3 6 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 -- 2 50% 50% 3 27 -- -- -- -- -- 7 46.7% 0 1 9.3 0 11 6 4 —
2016 EF
Adelaide ADE
North Melbourne vs NME
W
141-79
Adelaide Oval MID RR 5 24 12 12 4 0 0 8 0 4 2 6 12 12 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 71% 67% 89 95 101 295 9 1 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 -- 1 0% 0% 8 19 -- -- -- -- -- 8 66.7% 0 3 9.5 3 5 13 3 —
2016 23
Adelaide ADE
West Coast vs WCE
L
71-100
Adelaide Oval MID C 5 23 14 9 4 0 0 9 0 3 1 6 10 12 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 75% 70% 90 96 110 346 7 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0% 0% 4 30 -- -- -- -- -- 8 57.1% 0 3 10.5 2 10 9 1 —
2016 22
Adelaide ADE
Port Adelaide @ PTA
W
109-94
Adelaide Oval MID ROV 5 22 12 10 3 0 1 3 1 6 2 6 6 16 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 87% 73% 114 94 75 401 2 4 2 4 1 100 100 1 0 0 0 0 1 -- 1 100% 0% 7 12 -- -- -- -- -- 8 66.7% 0 0 9.2 3 8 11 0 —
Latest 5 of 308 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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