John Scarlett (footballer)
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| John Scarlett | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | John Patrick Scarlett | ||
| Born |
29 May 1947 England, U.K.[1] | ||
| Died | 31 July 2019 (aged 72) | ||
| Original team(s) | St Joseph's | ||
| Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1967–1977 | Geelong | 183 (42) | |
| 1977–1978 | South Melbourne | 29 (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[2]) 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.[3]
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.[4] He also kept Hudson to three goals the previous season when he set the home-and-away record of 146 goals.