Scott Cummings
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| Birth | January 18, 1974 , Western Australia |
| Recruited from | Swan Districts, (WAFL) |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 14, June 26, 1994, Essendon vs. Sydney, at Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Team(s) | Essendon (1994-96)
40 games, 83 goals Port Adelaide (1997-98) 37 games, 102 goals West Coast Eagles (1999-2001) 46 games, 158 goals Collingwood (2002) 5 games, 6 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season | |
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Scott Cummings (born January 18, 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.
Cummings was drafted to Essendon in the 1992 National Draft from Swan Districts as a strong goalkicking full-forward. Cummings made his AFL debut in 1994 against Sydney, kicking 8 goals and earning himself an AFL Rising Star nomination. Cummings went on to kick 32 goals in his 10 matches for the year and was the leading goalkicker for Essendon. Despite a strong start to his career, Cummings' performance throughout 1995 and 1996 was inconsistent, in part as a result of being played out of position. As a full-forward, he was still capable of strong performances, such as his 8 goal haul against Footscray in Round 8, 1996.
However, at the end of the 1996 season, Essendon traded Cummings to the newly formed Port Adelaide in return for their no.2 and no.28 draft selections. In all, Cummings played 40 games for Essendon, kicking 83 goals. Cummings kicked 70 goals in his first season for Port Adelaide and finished 3rd on the Coleman Medal tally behind Tony Modra and Saverio Rocca. His season included 3 games of five goals and in Round 17 against his former club, Essendon, he kicked 7 goals, 6 behinds. Poor form and suspension saw him play only 16 games in 1998 for a return of 32 goals. At the end of the year, he was traded to West Coast in return for Jarrad Schofield.
Working on his strength and fitness, Cummings first season for West Coast proved to be his career best. He kicked 95 goals for the 1999 season and won the goalkickers major prize, the Coleman Medal. This included four hauls of 7 goals. In 2000, Cummings started where he left off, kicking 5 goals in Round 1 before belting 14 goals against Adelaide in Round 5. A fortnight later, Cummings kicked 10 goals in the 'Western Derby' against Fremantle and by Round 8, he was on top of the goalkickers list with 39 goals. However, quad and groin injuries curtailed his season and he played only a single game in the second half of the season. His form tapered dramatically in 2001, kicking only 16 goals from 9 games and at the end of the season, Cummings was delisted by West Coast.
Late in 2001 Cummings' former coach Mick Malthouse, now at Collingwood, select him in the 2002 Pre-Season draft. Despite a promising start to the season, kicking 5 goals in Round 1, Cummings again struggled with injuries. He played only 5 games for Collingwood, before retiring at the age of 28.
In total, Cummings played 128 games and kicked 349 goals.
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[edit] After retirement
Since retiring, Cummings has played football in the EJ Whitten Legends Match every year since 2003. Cummings has also developed a career in the media, presenting on SEN 1116's Ralphy, Serge and the Big Man from 2004 to 2005 and working as a boundary rider for Fox Footy Channel in 2006. He continues to be involved with the Collingwood Football Club, occasionally working as an MC at club events. He has also worked with 3AW.
| Preceded by Derek Kickett |
Graham Moss Medal winner 1999 |
Succeeded by Peter Bell |
| Preceded by Tony Lockett |
Coleman Medallist 1999 |
Succeeded by Matthew Lloyd |
