Past player - Scott Cummings (1999 - 2001)

[Miguel Sanchez]

Scott Cummings​

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Nickname: Scotty​

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DOB: 18/1/1974

Height: 194cm

Weight: 105 kg

Playing number: 14

Arrived: Traded from Port Adelaide at the end of the 1998 season for Jarrad Schofield

Debut: Round 1, 1999 vs Fremantle – 116th Eagles player.

Games: 46

Goals: 158

Won: Coleman Medal in 1999

Departed: Delisted at the end of the 2001 season.

Cummings was a larger-than-life full forward who came to the West Coast as a successor to Peter Sumich at full forward, after stints at Essendon (40 games, 83 goals) and Port Adelaide (37 games, 102 goals).

He was an instant success in the blue and gold, kicking 4 goals on debut against the Dockers and following it up with regular big bags throughout the 1999 season en route to winning West Coast’s only Coleman Medal to date. Controversially, despite his medal win Cummings was overlooked for All-Australian honours with the selectors preferring Essendon’s Matthew Lloyd.

Cummings picked up some bigger bags the following season, kicking a club-record 14 goals against Adelaide at the WACA and another 10 against Freo two weeks later. Unfortunately, the second half of his 2000 season was wrecked by injury and he played just 13 games for the season as West Coast missed the finals for the first time since 1989.

The burly forward struggled through 2001, playing just 9 games for 16 goals, and wound up being delisted during the end of season cleanout.

Cummings was thrown a lifeline by former coach Mick Malthouse, now at Collingwood. He played just 5 games for the Pies, his fourth club, before retiring at the end of the 2002 season.

Where is he now? Working in the media, appearing on OneHD and 3AW radio.​

 

[kane249]

Re: Past player of the week - Scott Cummings

If he could have kept his weight under control he could have been anything, unfortunately loved the burgers too much

I remember counting it down on TV the night he broke Sumich's goal kicking record against Adelaide

 

[UpForGrabs]

Re: Past player of the week - Scott Cummings

If he could have kept his weight under control he could have been anything, unfortunately loved the burgers too much

I remember counting it down on TV the night he broke Sumich's goal kicking record against Adelaide

See if you can recognise the skinny bugger in this vid:

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Amazing how much he blew out.

Was great fun while he lasted at WC though.

 

[BandF]

Re: Past player of the week - Scott Cummings

Always had admiration for Cummings for being a PS2 game tester

 

[Underdog]

Re: Past player of the week - Scott Cummings

Scotty is also on the Board of Directors for the Swan Districts Football Club.

 

[swannies]

Re: Past player of the week - Scott Cummings

If he could have kept his weight under control he could have been anything, unfortunately loved the burgers too much

I remember counting it down on TV the night he broke Sumich's goal kicking record against Adelaide

Doesn't mind a carton either. Great bloke, easy to chat to and loves his footy at Swans still, whenever he gets back there.

 

[Reminiscence]

Re: Past player of the week - Scott Cummings

Loved him.
One of my most favourite players.
Was such a beast for us, esp. in 1999 where he just dominated
Always fun watching him during the Chris Mainwaring tribute match, with his massive beer gut.

 

[joeyavalanche]

Re: Past player of the week - Scott Cummings

genuine top bloke

 

[FLX121]

Re: Past player of the week - Scott Cummings

Top player, and a decent human being.


Any chance old tony godden will ever get props for his 13 games as an eagle ??

My favorite eagle of all time. Even more then sumich.
http://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/p...ry/past/season/2012/selected/bio/default.aspx

 

[FKASC]