Scott McMahon
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Scott McMahon is an Australian Rules football
player currently on the roster of the North Melbourne Kangaroos
.
McMahon played for Woodville-West Torrens Football Club
in the SANFL in South Australia before being rookie-listed for the Kangaroos
at number 38 in the AFL NAB Rookie Draft. He spent all of 2006 in the VFL
playing for Tasmanian Devils Football Club
and in 2005 he played for Port Melbourne Football Club
reserves.
in Round 8 of the season and had 13 disposals. After the match against Melbourne Football Club
he was dropped back to the VFL. He was included as an emergency several times before he came back for the Round 13 clash against the Western Bulldogs
. In that match he kicked two goals and was rated "one of the Roos' rising midfielders" by the media. He played the next week against Richmond and again kicked two goals, matching his previous week's performance. He was rated by Dean Laidley
as "the best young player we got for nothing". For his performance in that game, he won the Round 14 AFL Rising Star nomination.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
player currently on the roster of the North Melbourne Kangaroos
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
.
McMahon played for Woodville-West Torrens Football Club
Woodville-West Torrens Football Club
Woodville-West Torrens Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the South Australian National Football League . It was formed in 1990 from an amalgamation of the neighbouring Woodville and West Torrens football clubs and played its inaugural game in 1991...
in the SANFL in South Australia before being rookie-listed for the Kangaroos
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
at number 38 in the AFL NAB Rookie Draft. He spent all of 2006 in the VFL
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
playing for Tasmanian Devils Football Club
Tasmanian Devils Football Club
Tasmania Football Club, nicknamed The Devils, was an Australian rules football club which competed in the Victorian Football League in Australia. Formed in 2001, it was the youngest and the only non-Victorian club in the league. The club was based in the state of Tasmania at Bellerive Oval and was...
and in 2005 he played for Port Melbourne Football Club
Port Melbourne Football Club
The Port Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Borough, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Port Melbourne and is currently playing in the Victorian Football League ....
reserves.
2007
McMahon was elevated for 2007 off the rookie list permanently. He made his debut against Carlton Football ClubCarlton Football Club
The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
in Round 8 of the season and had 13 disposals. After the match against Melbourne Football Club
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
he was dropped back to the VFL. He was included as an emergency several times before he came back for the Round 13 clash against the Western Bulldogs
Western Bulldogs
The Western Bulldogs are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based at the Whitten Oval in West Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne...
. In that match he kicked two goals and was rated "one of the Roos' rising midfielders" by the media. He played the next week against Richmond and again kicked two goals, matching his previous week's performance. He was rated by Dean Laidley
Dean Laidley
Dean Laidley is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles and North Melbourne in the Australian Football League from 1987 to 1997, including in North Melbourne's 1996 premiership side. He served as coach of North Melbourne from 2003 to 2009...
as "the best young player we got for nothing". For his performance in that game, he won the Round 14 AFL Rising Star nomination.