Scott Geddes (born 18 October 1980) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played for eleven seasons (2002-2012) as a

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for the

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in the

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Education

Geddes attended

Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield (abbreviated as PBCF) is an independent Roman Catholic comprehensive single-sex secondary day school for boys, located in Fairfield, a western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Founded ...

, a renowned rugby league school, for three years (1996 to 1998).

Football

South Sydney Rabbitohs

Both Geddes and Luke Stuart were the first players to sign with the club when the club was re-instated in the National Rugby League (NRL).

Debut

Geddes made his first grade debut in round 2 of the

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against the

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Career

Geddes played for Souths during a tough period for the club when they finished last in

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, and

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. In 2007, he made 11 appearances as Souths reached the finals for the first time since 1989. Geddes was a dominant force on the field. He was a large part of the team's successes in 2009 although the club narrowly missed the finals. He scored the winning try with just 4 seconds to go against the

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in round 26 2009 at

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Injuries

Throughout his career Geddes battled many injuries, limiting his game time, including: * 2003: ruptured ACL. * 2010: ruptured ACL: his season ending knee injury in round 13 of 2010 was the first of the many injuries sustained by South Sydney that contributed to the team's poor performance that season. * 2011:

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. * 2012: Ruptured right

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muscle in a (11 February 2012) pre-season trial against the Warriors: he chose to continue playing, rather than have surgery during the season.

Retirement

During the 2012 NRL season, Geddes announced that he would retire at the end of the year as a one-club player, and his final first-grade game was in round 16 of the

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(against the

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Recognition

Geddes received many accolades from the club during his career, including the "'' Bob McCarthy Clubman of the Year Award''" in 2009. He was made a Life Member of the South Sydney Football Club in 2013.

After football

Specializing in providing personal training and group fitness classes at Maroubra since 2009,Walshaw, Nick (2013), "NRL retirees Nathan Hindmarsh and Scott Geddes to play for Moss Vale Dragons", ''The Daily Telegraph'', Saturday, 23 March 2013.
/ref> he is currently the director and head coach at First Grade Fitness in McKeon Street, Maroubra Beach, where he provides gymnasium facilities, and conducts group and personal training as well as corporate and athletic development programmes.

Footnotes

References

Burnham, S., "PREMIUM: Catching Up With ... Scott Geddes", ''rabbitohs.com.au'', 16 August 2016.

* ttps://www.nrl.com/news/2016/03/13/geddes-wants-players-to-plan-for-the-future/ Gabor, M., "Geddes wants players to plan for the future", ''nrl.com'', 13 March 2016.
Heroes to Legends: Scott Geddes, ''nrl.com'', 26 August 2012.
* Hindmarsh, Nathan, with Visontay, Michael (2012), ''Old School: My Life Story'', Sydney: Pan Macmillan, 2012.
Ritchie, Dean (2010), "Scott Geddes, Luke Stuart are Bookends of Stormy Era", ''The (Brisbane) Courier-Mail'', Sunday, 14 November 2010.

Player Watch: Scott Geddes, ''nrl.com'', 26 April 2012.

External links

First Grade Fitness.

{{DEFAULTSORT:Geddes, Scott 1980 births Living people Australian rugby league players North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players People educated at Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield Sportspeople from Bowral Rugby league players from New South Wales Rugby league props South Sydney Rabbitohs players 21st-century Australian sportsmen