Ricky Mott (born 21 April 1981) is a former

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er in the

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Career

Originally from country

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, he played for the Kukerin/ Dumbleyung Cougars and worked on a farm as a young man, following the sudden death of his father in 1998. He nominated for the

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and

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s but was not selected. In 2001 he joined the

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and was drafted by the

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late in the

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(at pick 74). Due to injuries to favoured Swans ruckmen Jason Ball and Stephen Doyle early in the year, Mott made his debut in Round 1 of the 2002 season. Despite a solid season in 2002, playing 17 matches, he soon fell out of favour when he turned up to a training session overweight. He was then rookie listed by the

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in 2003 without playing a game. Mott was given another chance at the

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when he was drafted by . However, he only played 2 AFL games with the club, and was delisted at the end of the 2004 season. He was the leading goalkicker for Carlton's

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, the

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, for the 2004 Victorian Football League (VFL) season, kicking 19 goals.

Essendon internet hoax

In 2006 he won

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selection for Western Australia in the

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and as part of an internet hoax, was touted as a possible recruit for the

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, however, ran a story on this, falsely believing it to be true.

References

External links

Ricky Mott at the Carlton Football Club website
* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mott, Ricky Sydney Swans players Carlton Football Club players 1981 births Living people South Fremantle Football Club players Northern Bullants players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia People from the Wheatbelt (Western Australia)