John Scarlett (footballer)

John Scarlett
Personal information
Full name	John Patrick Scarlett
Date of birth	(1947-05-29)29 May 1947
Date of death	31 July 2019(2019-07-31) (aged 72)
Original team(s)	St Joseph's
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1967–1977	Geelong	183 (42)
1977–1978	South Melbourne	029 0(2)
Total		212 (44)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1979.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

John Patrick Scarlett (29 May 1947 – 31 July 2019^[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong and South Melbourne. Scarlett was a fullback and his son Matthew played in that same position for Geelong.^[2]

Scarlett was a reserve in the 1967 VFL Grand Final. In the third round of 1971, Scarlett held Hawthorn champion Peter Hudson, who equalled the league record of 150 goals in a season that year, to just one goal in the final quarter, although Geelong still lost by eight points.^[3] He also kept Hudson to three goals the previous season when he set the home-and-away record of 146 goals.

References

1. McDonald, Rebecca. "Cats lose legendary defender". www.bay939.com.au. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
2. Quayle, E. (10 September 2012). "Scarlett's end talk of the town". The Age.
3. Worner, Mike (19 April 1971). "Hawks Just Scraped In". The Age. p. 26.

External links

• John Scarlett's playing statistics from AFL Tables