Vale Scott Field
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THE Sturt Football Club is in mourning following the tragic death of 1992 club champion Scott Field.
The former rover died in a hiking accident in the French Alps and Double Blues great Colin Casey said another fine young man had gone far too early.
“It is very sad,’’ Casey said.
“He was a terrific bloke and a champion footballer. He was a great little player, small in stature but all heart.
“He was balanced, skilful and very determined. He would have been a worthy winner of the P.T. Morton Medal as our best and fairest player.’’
Recruited from the Adelaide Hills, Field played 125 league games for the Double Blues between 1987-92 and kicked 129 goals.
Casey coached Field at junior level as well as in the reserve grade.
He quit the sport when in his prime at the end of the 1992 season to concentrate on his university studies before working with the United Nations. Field was living in San Francisco and teaching at a military college. He was involved in international relations and Middle East politics.
“He was your traditional rover and very intelligent,’’ Casey said.
The late Guy Lloyd, the Double Blues president in 1992 when Steven Trigg was the coach, described Field when he won the club best and fairest Medal as a livewire rover.
At the time, Lloyd wrote: ‘On occasions it seemed he was a player capable of winning the hard ball and matching our opponents in strength and pace. We mostly admire people who can perform well when the odds are stacked against them. This is the true test and one in which Scott Field has convincingly proved himself.’’
THE Sturt Football Club is in mourning following the tragic death of 1992 club champion Scott Field.
The former rover died in a hiking accident in the French Alps and Double Blues great Colin Casey said another fine young man had gone far too early.
“It is very sad,’’ Casey said.
“He was a terrific bloke and a champion footballer. He was a great little player, small in stature but all heart.
“He was balanced, skilful and very determined. He would have been a worthy winner of the P.T. Morton Medal as our best and fairest player.’’
Recruited from the Adelaide Hills, Field played 125 league games for the Double Blues between 1987-92 and kicked 129 goals.
Casey coached Field at junior level as well as in the reserve grade.
He quit the sport when in his prime at the end of the 1992 season to concentrate on his university studies before working with the United Nations. Field was living in San Francisco and teaching at a military college. He was involved in international relations and Middle East politics.
“He was your traditional rover and very intelligent,’’ Casey said.
The late Guy Lloyd, the Double Blues president in 1992 when Steven Trigg was the coach, described Field when he won the club best and fairest Medal as a livewire rover.
At the time, Lloyd wrote: ‘On occasions it seemed he was a player capable of winning the hard ball and matching our opponents in strength and pace. We mostly admire people who can perform well when the odds are stacked against them. This is the true test and one in which Scott Field has convincingly proved himself.’’
