VALE ALAN SCOTT Born 5 July 1939 Passed Away 15 July 2018
Alan’s Scanlen’s Gum card 1970.
John Peard and Alan Scott in April 2018
1967 Premiership winner, Alan Scott passed away on Sunday 15 July, aged 79.
Alan partnered Bob McCarthy in the South Sydney second row during the 1967 Grand Final at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
1967 Grand Final program thanks to Steve Dillon.
Coached by Immortal, Clive Churchill, Souths defeated Canterbury 12-10 to take the title. Alan was born and grew up at Redfern and attended St. Benedict’s school at Broadway. He began playing with the Alexandria Rovers junior club and came into grade with Souths in 1959. He made his first grade debut in 1960 and scored his first try in the top grade at Redfern Oval on 22 May 1960 in the 17-4 win over Newtown. After two seasons with Souths, he accepted an offer to join Manly and had three seasons at Brookvale, playing 24 first grade games, mainly as a centre. In 1965 he was the captain/coach of the Alexandria Rovers A grade side and led them to a Grand Final win.
The next year he rejoined the Rabbitohs and played 24 first grade matches between 1966 and 1969. His last season was 1970, when he captained the South Sydney reserve grade team. Altogether, Alan played 53 first grade games (29 with Souths and 24 for Manly). With South Sydney he played a total of 104 grade games. St. George were minor premiers in 1967, with Souths just one competition point behind them.
Alan played strongly in the major semi final when Souths beat St. George13-8.
Canterbury won a tight final 12-11 to send the Saints out of contention.
Alan and his wife, Joy, were married for 57 years. The couple have two daughters, Justine and Vanessa, along with six grandchildren.
Alan’s funeral was held on Monday 23 July, at 12.30pm in the South Chapel at Rookwood Cemetery,
* The Chelsea Old Mates committee would like to thank Barry Ross for allowing us to use his excellent VALE to Alan.
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Thank you so much Barry Ross for your kind words also to The Chelsea Old Mates what a great club you must have we had a visit before Alan passed away and what a great afternoon he had they true gentlemen offering to stay with Alan until I got home after my appointment at the Cancer Care Clinic they were so great I felt like cancelling my appointment so I could stay and listen too them they were the highlight of his sickness Thanking you so much Alan would be so humble as he thought he was lucky to ever get picked for first grade let alone to play in a Grand Final and win Thanking you again Joy Scott
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