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Scott might quit, says Matthews

Laine Clark
June 10, 2007 12:58pm



AFTER urging his battling side to "keep perservering", Brisbane Lions coach Leigh Matthews suggested it was nearly time for injured veteran defender Chris Scott to call it a day.
Matthews said there was no "quick fix" for the Lions (4-1-6 record) who have gone win-less for five games following last night's 23-point loss to the Western Bulldogs (6-5). "We've had a month where there hasn't been a lot of joy for us," he said.
"But we've just got to keep persevering and improving the fundamental things, the contested marking, the ground level possessions, takes under pressure without fumbling and the spreading (of the play).
"We just didn't run to space (against Bulldogs). It's partly a will and partly a confidence thing that you are prepared to run to space and give your teammate something to kick to. "I don't think we've got fantastic running power in our team unfortunately.
"And we are going to have to keep working on that for a while to come, I suspect. There is no quick fix."
Matthews is hoping to welcome back co-captains Chris Johnson (foot) and Luke Power (corked thigh) as well as small forward Ash McGrath (knee) in next round's away clash at Geelong.
But the outlook is not so promising for two-time premiership player Scott who is still out indefinitely with a hip complaint.
Scott has been sidelined for the best part of three seasons.
His experience would be invaluable to a side that Matthews admits is "a little bit immature" due to senior player injuries and an off season exodus of veterans.
However, Scott doesn't look like returning anytime soon despite being pencilled in for a mid-season comeback.
"When it gets to the stage that there is no point in trying any longer, it might get to that stage," Matthews said of Scott.
"He's got a lot of steps to take, but he knows that, we know that.
"But he has to persevere...he hasn't given up his campaign to get back.
"He hasn't been out there for a long time. It's not as if we are missing him because he hasn't played for about three years.
"But that's the way it is unfortunately. It's very frustrating for him."
At least Matthews was encouraged by Brisbane's second half display against a Western Bulldogs side featuring former Lion Jason Akermanis.
The Lions outscored the visitors eight goals to six in the second half, after managing only two majors by halftime, against a Dogs outfit that lost key runners Ryan Griffen and Daniel Cross (both knee) early.
"They lost a couple of players (to injury) and it's amazing in modern footy how that can affect a team's ability to run a game out - but we certainly looked better as the game went on," Matthews said.
"The team stuck at it, which was a positive. And under that disappointment, that's what you have to do, keep persisting.
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Chris Scott???

hows he going with his injury?, when should he be back, will he play defence as usual or forward, whereever he plays will he help us out in that area of the ground Thoughts?
 
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Was supposed to be getting ready to play around now - as much as i'd love to see him in a lions teamsheet again i think that it just won't happen. There were some worrying quotes from Leigh on his progress last week.
 
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My mail says he won't be back. I can't wait for the off season when the salary cap is freed up as he is on a packet that was back ended. Think of it, Voss off, Scott off and a heap to offer for someone like Reiwoldt although I'm not sold on him anyway. Depressing part is that although we might have a war chest to spend very rarely do good (in their prime)players leave their clubs. I can only think of a handfull.
 
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Yeah, I fear he may never play a senior game again, possibly a farewell match in round 22.

Assuming he doesn't play again, I hope his long-term injury and disappointing end to his football career doesn't blur his legacy in the hearts and minds of Lions supporters.

Chris Scott was an extremely underrated player, and a wonderful clubman.

I hope he can be kept around the club in some capacity as he is too much of a valuable asset to wind up somewhere else.
 
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A great player for the Lions who I think sadly will struggle to play senior footy again. Remember his first season when he won the rising star award, and the way he played in the Premiership years. I hope he plays one or two more games just so he can say I made it back. But weather he does or doesn't he is a club great in my eyes:thumbsu:
 
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lionbear said:
A great player for the Lions who I think sadly will struggle to play senior footy again. Remember his first season when he won the rising star award, and the way he played in the Premiership years. I hope he plays one or two more games just so he can say I made it back. But weather he does or doesn't he is a club great in my eyes:thumbsu:
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Hammil vs C Scott in Round 1 2005 sums up the guy perfectly!

A Brisbane Champion!:thumbsu:
 
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The bright news for the Lions was that veteran Chris Scott trained with the main group for the first time this year. Scott intends to make himself available for selection in the reserves soon.
Scott is in the final year of his contract, and he is unlikely to play next year, but his appearance at training has raised hopes that he can force his way back into the side before the end of the season.
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That is fantastic news, I hope he can play a few games towards the end of the season to 1 go out on a high if he retires and to 2 show what a effort he has put in to come back from this injury which has held him down for a long time.
 

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He's back folks!

Great Scott! Chris is back
From Lions.com.au

Vodafone Brisbane Lions veteran Chris Scott will play his first competitive football match in almost two years for the Suncoast Lions when they host Labrador at 9:20am on Sunday morning’s curtain raiser at the Gabba.

Scott, who last played for the Lions against St Kilda in round 22 of 2005, has been sidelined for the better part of two seasons with a serious hip injury.

The 31 year-old has worked tirelessly on the training track throughout this season and was today given the green light to resume playing for the Lions reserves team.

It will be a welcome return for Scott, who has been one of the club’s most decorated players since debuting for the Brisbane Bears back in 1994.

He won the AFL Rising Star Award in 1994, was the Lions Club Champion in 1998 and is a two-time premiership player and Life Member of the club.
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It is absolutely fantastic news to see Chris Scott is back on the park again for his first run in a couple of years. Especially when only a month ago it looked all over.

For Chris to fight back is a top effort. I hope he can play a few games in the reserves and then push for senior selection again. The fact that he is even running out in the reserves this weekend shows what can be achieved if you never give up.

Well done Chris:thumbsu::D.


NB This is post number 1,000 for me and am very happy to reach 4 figures:D
 

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Scott's AFL return incredible: Matthews

July 20, 2007 - 5:28PM

Not even AFL veteran Chris Scott would have thought he would play footy again, according to Brisbane Lions coach Leigh Matthews.
Certainly Matthews had almost given up hope.
But seeing will be believing when Scott, 31, runs out for Brisbane's reserves at the Gabba on Sunday - his first competitive football match in almost two years.
The two-time premiership player has finally overcome a hip complaint that at one stage had everyone convinced Scott's footy days were over.
Scott has overcome setback after setback since going down in round 22, 2005.
"I don't think he thought - or we thought really - that he would get to the day that his body could play another game of footy," Matthews said.
"It's an incredible tick for perseverance.
"Every time Chris accelerated his training he has broken down, a bit like (Collingwood's) Nathan Buckley.
"He's only barely ready to play but we thought when Chris said he was ready to get on the field that we will give him a bit of footy."
But Scott shouldn't be holding his breath if he wants to return to the AFL any time soon.
"He has only done a couple of weeks of group training," Matthews said.
"He's given away an enormous start to be conditioned enough to be playing footy at any level to be honest."
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Brad Scott backs brother's return

7:54 AM Thu 26 July, 2007
By Jennifer Witham

COLLINGWOOD development coach Brad Scott believes his injury-riddled twin brother Chris could play senior football again this season after surviving his first competitive match in almost two years on the weekend.
The Brisbane Lions veteran has been hampered by a hip complaint that kept him from playing football at all last season – as well as for much of this year – before he finally made his return to the reserves side on Sunday.
His brother and former teammate in Brad, who retired last season, said he wouldn't discount his twin's chances of senior selection in the next six weeks.
“I wouldn't be surprised (if he played seniors)," he said.
"He's got a lot of natural talent, and he's certainly good enough; it's just whether his body allows him to get through the rigours of AFL footy.
Scott said he always believed his brother possessed the mental strength to overcome the serious complaint that almost ruined his career, but had doubts about his physical ability to do so.
"I've certainly never written him off, because he's not that type of person," he said.
"He'll just keep going and going until there is absolutely no chance.
"I wouldn't have said I would have written him off; I know what his work ethic is like, and his commitment to whatever he does, but sometimes, I must admit, the injuries he's had at times, I might have thought they were insurmountable.
"He's proven everyone wrong."
Scott said the fact his brother was even playing reserves again was a "testament to a true competitor", and hopes he will continue to prosper in his second hit-out this weekend.
"He made his comeback last week, and he got through just under a half," he said.
"He'll ramp that up a bit this week. It was great to see him just back out there playing. He's had such a horrendous run with injury, and it has been something he's carried for a long, long time.
"To get back after nearly two years out, and knowing what he's gone through and the injuries he's had, that's a miracle within itself.
"Hopefully he can just keep improving his body and maybe get back out and play senior footy."
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Old Lions ensure tank charge loses some of its traction

Andrew Stafford | August 11, 2007

Take the case of round 22, 1998, and the match between the Brisbane Lions and St Kilda at the Gabba.
Fewer than five wins qualified them for a priority pick, with selections one and two in the draft. An extra victory would allow them first pick only, with selection two going to Fremantle.
The players, however, had other ideas.
"I think people overrate the tangible things, in terms of draft picks and the things that they can bring to the club, and they probably underrate the intangibles," says Chris Scott, the Lions' club champion that year.
"For us at that time, while the extra draft pick would be nice, it was more about creating the right habits and a winning culture … I honestly believe that the habits that were put in place towards the end of that year were the catalyst for the success that we had in the future."
Sentiment was also a factor. Andrew Bews, originally a star with Geelong, was playing the last of his 282 games.
"I actually spent quite a bit of the day on the bench; (my) body was completely packed up! Probably the worst decision the coach made all day was playing me.
"We knew we'd had an absolutely shocking year, underperformed, hadn't played well and we were really keen to get a scalp before the end of the season … It was very important from the player group's point of view to finish on a high."
The last quarter was a furious struggle, the Lions breaking clear early, only for the Saints to charge home. Late in the match, Scott kicked a speculative pass across goal in defence. The ball was intercepted. "It almost cost us the game. I still remember the sick feeling in my stomach at the time."
Bews: "He was in tears (after the game), saying, 'I nearly cost that for ya, I nearly blew it for ya!' The drama was as intense as you could get."
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Chris Scott believes a winning habit is more important than a draft pick.
 

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