Scott Salisbury is a former
Australian rules footballer who played over 200 games for
Glenelg in the
South Australian National Football League
The South Australian National Football League, or SANFL ( or ''S-A-N-F-L''), is an Australian rules football league based in the Australian state of South Australia. It is also the state's governing body for the sport.
Originally formed as th ...
(SANFL) during the 1980s and 1990s.
Salisbury, who often played in the
back pocket
In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team is assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. These positions describe both the player's main role and by implication their location on the gro ...
, was a member of Glenelg's 1985 and 1986 premiership teams. He represented South Australia regularly at interstate football and in 1987 was awarded
All-Australian
The All-Australian team is an all-star team of Australian rules footballers, selected by a panel at the end of each season. It represents a complete team, including an interchange bench, of the best-performed players during the season, led by ...
selection. On the back of this effort, the
Sydney Swans recruited Salisbury in the
1987 VFL Draft but he never made a senior appearance in the VFL. He returned to Glenelg and captained the club in both the 1991 and 1992 seasons, including their
1992 SANFL Grand Final
The 1992 South Australian National Football League (SANFL) Grand Final saw the Port Adelaide Magpies defeat the Glenelg Football Club, Glenelg Tigers by 56 points. The match was played on Saturday 3 October 1992 at AAMI Stadium, Football Park in ...
loss to Port Adelaide.
In 2002 Salisbury was inducted into Glenelg's Hall of Fame.
External links
*
Official Glenelg Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Salisbury, Scott
Living people
Glenelg Football Club players
South Australian State of Origin players
All-Australians (1953–1988)
Australian rules footballers from South Australia
Year of birth missing (living people)
Australia international rules football team players