John Scarlett (footballer)

John Patrick Scarlett (29 May 1947 – 31 July 2019^[1]) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong and South Melbourne. Scarlett was a fullback and his son Matthew played in that same position for Geelong.^[2]

John Scarlett
Personal information
Full name	John Patrick Scarlett
Date of birth	(1947-05-29)29 May 1947
Date of death	31 July 2019(2019-07-31) (aged 72)
Original team(s)	St Joseph's
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	86 kg (190 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1967–1977	Geelong	183 (42)
1977–1978	South Melbourne	029 0(2)
Total		212 (44)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1979.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Scarlett was a reserve in the 1967 VFL Grand Final. In the third round of 1971, Scarlett held Hawthorn champion Peter Hudson, who equalled the league record of 150 goals in a season that year, to just one goal in the final quarter, although Geelong still lost by eight points.^[3] He also kept Hudson to three goals the previous season when he set the home-and-away record of 146 goals.