Scott Gumbleton

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Scott Gumbleton
Personal information
Full name Scott Gumbleton
Date of birth (1988-08-03) 3 August 1988 (age 32)
Original team(s) Peel Thunder Football Club (WAFL)
Draft No. 2, 2006 National Draft, Essendon
Height 197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 99 kg (218 lb)
Position(s) Forward
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2007–2013 Essendon 35 (45)
2014 Fremantle 00 0(0)
Total35 (45)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2014.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Scott Gumbleton (born 3 August 1988) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon and Fremantle Football Clubs in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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Early career

He was drafted by Essendon with the second selection in the 2006 AFL Draft. Prior to the Draft, Gumbleton was widely seen as one of the top key position players for his age group, and was expected to be Essendon's first pick in the number 2 spot. [1] As a natural centre half-forward player, Gumbleton's imposing figure places him in the immediate spotlight, with North Melbourne recruiting manager Neville Stibbard already talking of an upcoming rivalry between Gumbleton and the third draft pick of the same year, Lachlan Hansen, who has been described as a natural centre half-back. [2]

AFL career

Gumbleton's 2007, 2008 and 2009 seasons were all plagued by injury and he played only five AFL games in first three seasons, [3] all of which were in 2007. However, the 2010 season saw much improvement for Gumbleton, having a full pre-season, playing 17 of the first 18 games and being re-signed by Essendon, after showing much improvement. [4] Gumbleton suffered yet another injury in round 18, with broken ribs and a punctured lung, ruling him out for the remainder of the 2010 season. [5] Scott's 2011 season was again plagued by injury and he failed to play any games at AFL level. At the end of 2011 Scott had back surgery to repair a disk. It was hoped the surgery would fix his chronic hamstring issues. In 2012 Scott played his first senior game in nearly two years when he returned against Port Adelaide in round 16, booting three goals. He finished the 2012 season having played six games kicking 11 goals. Despite having long-term offers from rival clubs at the end of 2012 Gumbleton showed his loyalty to Essendon agreeing to a new one-year deal to remain at the club until at least the end of 2013.

In October 2013, Gumbleton was recruited by Fremantle, who traded the 55th selection in the 2013 AFL Draft to Essendon. [6]

After failing to play a senior game in his one season at Fremantle, Gumbleton announced his retirement in September 2014. [7] He returned to Melbourne to play for the Banyule Football Club in the Northern Football League from 2015. [8]

Gumbleton, along with 33 other Essendon players, was found guilty of using a banned performance-enhancing substance, thymosin beta-4, as part of Essendon's sports supplements program during the 2012 season. He and his team-mates were initially found not guilty in March 2015 by the AFL Anti-Doping Tribunal, [9] but a guilty verdict was returned in January 2016 after an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency. He was suspended for two years which, with backdating, ended in November 2016; as a result, he served approximately fourteen months of his suspension and missed the entire 2016 season with Banyule. [10]

Statistics

[11]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game)
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2007 Essendon 35311922412640.60.23.84.48.25.20.8
2008 Essendon 3000000000000000
2009 Essendon 3000000000000000
2010 Essendon 31719121027117384311.10.76.04.210.24.91.8
2011 Essendon 3000000000000000
2012 Essendon 361143523582481.80.75.83.89.74.01.3
2013 Essendon 371263829673791.70.95.44.19.65.31.3
2014 Fremantle 190——————————————
Career354523194145339171521.30.75.54.19.74.91.5

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References

  1. ↑ Burgan, Matt (23 November 2006). "Phantom Draft VII: 2006 Phantom AFL Draft".
  2. ↑ Gleeson, Michael (26 November 2006). "Hansen happy to be a 'Roo". The Sunday Age.
  3. ↑ Rowston, Craig (29 January 2010). "Summer Spotlight – Scott Gumbleton". Essendon FC. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  4. ↑ Ralph, John. (26 May 2010) "Essendon's Scott Gumbleton is right at home at Windy Hill" Herald Sun. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  5. ↑ (21 July 2010) "Scott Gumbleton out for season with broken ribs and punctured lung" AAP. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
  6. ↑ Gumbleton becomes a Freo Docker
  7. ↑ Fremantle Dockers Forward Scott Gumbleton Retires, Triple M Melbourne, 1 September 2014
  8. ↑ Eamonn O'Molloy (12 January 2016). "Banyule Bears coming to terms with loss of former Essendon player Scott Gumbleton for 2016 season". Leader. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  9. ↑ Twomey, Callum (31 March 2015). "Thirty-four present and former Bombers cleared of all drug charges". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  10. ↑ Travis King (12 January 2016). "Guilty: court bans the Essendon 34 for 2016". Australian Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  11. ↑ "Scott Gumbleton statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
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