Scott Thompson (AFL footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Scott Thompson | ||
| Nickname(s) | Thommo | ||
| Date of birth | 14 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | North Haven (SAAFL) Port Adelaide (SANFL) |
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| Draft | No. 16, 2000 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 10, 2001, Melbourne vs. St Kilda, at Colonial Stadium |
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| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
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| Current club | Adelaide | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2001–2004 | Melbourne | 39 (17) | |
| 2005–2017 | Adelaide | 269 (145) | |
| Total | 308 (162) | ||
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| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2008 | Australia | 1 (2) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2008.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Scott Thompson (born 14 March 1983) is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Melbourne with pick 16 in the 2000 National Draft from Port Adelaide in the SANFL, and was traded to Adelaide after the 2004 season.
Thompson debuted with Melbourne in round 10, 2001 as a 18-year-old. After winning the club's Best First Year Player award in 2001, subsequent injuries caused him to struggle to break into the side for the next two years. In 2004 he played every game (barring a one-match suspension for striking) before breaking his foot against Essendon in round 13 and missing the remainder of the year. At the end of the 2004 season, Thompson asked to return to South Australia as his brother was unwell and Adelaide was able to complete a trade, exchanging pick 12 in the national draft.
Thompson missed the first game of the 2005 season but played every game from then on for Adelaide, kicking 27 goals for the year. Thompson continued to improve and by 2007 had become arguably one of the elite players in the AFL, averaging almost 25 disposals and 6 marks per game and polling 18 votes in the 2007 Brownlow Medal to finish equal 7th.
Thompson played every game in 2008 and finished third in the Malcolm Blight Medal (Adelaide best and fairest) and for the second year in a row polling the most votes for his club in the Brownlow Medal. Thompson was chosen to play for Australia in the 2008 International Rules Series against Ireland in October 2008 along with teammate Nathan Bock, but was only able to play in the first match due to a leg injury. In the same year, he narrowly avoided a jail term over driving offenses.
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