Scott Cummings (footballer)
Scott Cummings | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 18 January 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Western Australia | ||
Original team(s) | Swan Districts (WAFL) | ||
Debut | Round 14, 26 June 1994, Essendon vs. Sydney, at Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1994–1996 | Essendon | 40 (83) | |
1997–1998 | Port Adelaide | 37 (102) | |
1999–2001 | West Coast Eagles | 46 (158) | |
2002 | Collingwood | 5 (6) | |
Total | 128 (349)[1] | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2002. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Scott Cummings (born 18 January 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon, Port Adelaide, the West Coast Eagles, and Collingwood in the Australian Football League.[1]
Cummings played primarily as a full forward and won the Coleman Medal in 1999 for being the leading goalscorer for the season.[1] Although he was well renowned for his goal kicking abilities, Cummings occasionally played centre half back while playing in the reserve team at Essendon.[2]
AFL career
Cummings was selected at pick #20 in the
Essendon career (1994–1996)
Cummings made his
At the end of the 1996 season, Essendon traded Cummings to
Port Adelaide career (1997–1998)
Cummings kicked 70 goals in his first season for Port Adelaide
West Coast Eagles career (1999–2001)
Working on his strength and fitness, Cummings' first season for West Coast proved to be his career best. He kicked 95 goals for the
Collingwood career (2002)
Late in 2001 Cummings' former coach
Statistics
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Goals
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K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Tackles |
B
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Behinds
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H
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Handballs | M
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Marks
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Led the league for the season only | |
Led the league after finals only | |
Led the league after season and finals |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
1994 | Essendon | 36 | 10 | 32 | 17 | 60 | 12 | 72 | 37 | 7 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
1995 | Essendon | 36 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 111 | 41 | 152 | 51 | 12 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 7.4 | 2.7 | 10.1 | 3.4 | 0.8 |
1996 | Essendon | 36 | 15 | 38 | 23 | 96 | 28 | 124 | 55 | 11 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 8.3 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
1997 | Port Adelaide | 6 | 21 | 70 | 50 | 153 | 23 | 176 | 89 | 12 | 3.3 | 2.4 | 7.3 | 1.1 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 0.6 |
1998 | Port Adelaide | 6 | 16 | 32 | 18 | 70 | 24 | 94 | 43 | 9 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 0.6 |
1999 | West Coast | 14 | 24 | 95 | 42 | 173 | 37 | 210 | 123 | 20 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 1.5 | 8.8 | 5.1 | 0.8 |
2000 | West Coast | 14 | 13 | 47 | 17 | 75 | 17 | 92 | 53 | 9 | 3.6 | 1.3 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 0.7 |
2001 | West Coast | 14 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 26 | 9 | 35 | 16 | 10 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
2002 | Collingwood | 32 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
Career | 128 | 349 | 181 | 774 | 194 | 968 | 473 | 90 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 7.6 | 3.7 | 0.7 |
After retirement
Since retiring, Cummings has played football in many
References
- ^ ISBN 1-74095-032-1.
- ^ Scott Cummings profile at VicNet Archived 30 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "AFL Tables - Scott Cummings - Stats - Statistics".
- ^ "About". Hump Day with Scotty & Swanny!. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
External links
- Scott Cummings's playing statistics from AFL Tables