Scott Simister (born 24 February 1973) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with

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in the Australian Football League (AFL). Simister spent time in three states during his career, starting in Victoria. He was recruited by Melbourne from Springvale with the 69th pick of the

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and debuted in the

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at the age of 20. A forward, he kicked a goal in Melbourne's wins over both

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and

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at the

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and then had 16 disposals in an away loss to Sydney. After Simister left Melbourne at the end of the 1993 season,

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club West Adelaide secured his signature and he topped their goal-kicking in each of his three years. In 1997 Simister joined new Westar Rules club

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and despite beginning his career with the new club as a defender and being selected for the Westar Rules representative team in that role,Reid, Russell; "State Call-Up for Simister"; in ''The Game'', p. 12; from ''

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'', 19 May 1997 was soon moved into attack and became the Thunder's chief forward in their formative years. Club captain

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, Simister was Peel's leading goal-kicker in 1997,

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, 1999 and 2002, in the third of those kicking fifty-four goals for a club that did not win a single game. He also spent a season at

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in 2004. He continued his footballing career out in the country in 2005, playing for Kambalda in the

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, where he was the competition's leading goal-kicker. Simister crossed to the

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's South Mandurah in 2006 and was "Best on Ground" in the Grand Final that season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Simister, Scott 1973 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Casey Demons players East Fremantle Football Club players Kambalda Football Club players Living people Melbourne Football Club players Peel Thunder Football Club players West Adelaide Football Club players