Scott Spalding (born 2 September 1968) is a former
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Carlton
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in the
Australian Football League
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(AFL).
Originally from
Perth
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in the
West Australian Football League
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(WAFL), Spalding returned to his former club after only one season with the Blues, and another with
Port Adelaide
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in the
SANFL
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Originally formed as the ...
, where he played in a premiership and won the Most Consistent Trophy for the Magpies. He later moved to play with
East Fremantle
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, another WAFL club. In 1998, he won a WAFL premiership with East Fremantle, playing alongside his brother,
Earl Spalding
Earl George Spalding (born 11 March 1965 in South Perth) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne and Carlton in the Victorian Football League/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL), as well as for Perth and East Fremant ...
, also a former Carlton player.
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External links
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Scott Spalding's profileat Blueseum
1968 births
Carlton Football Club players
Perth Football Club players
Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
Living people
East Fremantle Football Club players
Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL) players
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