| Don Scott | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Don W. Scott | ||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1947 | ||
| Original team(s) | Box Hill (VFA) | ||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb; 196 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1967–1981 | Hawthorn | 302 (133) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| Victoria | 4 | ||
| Coaching career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (W–L–D) | |
| 1985 | South Adelaide | 6 (0–6–0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1981. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Don W. Scott (born 20 December 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1967–1981.
Over his 302-game VFL career, Scott built a reputation as an aggressive ruckman and a team enforcer. As captain, he led the Hawks to two premierships.
Scott played 302 games in the brown and gold over a 15-year career that spanned between 1967 and 1981, winning three premierships with the club as well as the 1973 best and fairest award.
The club's captain from 1976 to 1980, Scott was recognised as one of the most fearless ruckmen of his era.
An intimidating competitor, he played with enormous courage, doing what was necessary to win with a remorseless, tough mode of attrition.