1. Tom Scully was born on 15 May 1991 and is a former professional Australian rules footballer.
19 Facts About Tom Scully
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Tom Scully played for the Melbourne Football Club, Greater Western Sydney Giants, and Hawthorn Football Club.
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In October 2018, Tom Scully was traded to Hawthorn for the 2019 season.
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Tom Scully attended school first at Berwick College and then Haileybury College.
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Originally from Berwick, Tom Scully was first noticed by Dandenong region manager Darren Flanigan when he was 13.
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Flanigan asserted that Tom Scully was the best talent he had seen come through the Dandenong program in nine years.
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Tom Scully played his TAC Cup football for the Dandenong Stingrays, and school football for Haileybury College.
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Tom Scully captained Victorian Metropolitan region in the 2009 AFL Under 18 Championships and was named in the Under 18 All Australian team in 2008 and 2009.
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Tom Scully was presented with the number 31 guernsey made famous by club and league legend Ron Barassi.
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Tom Scully made his AFL debut in round 1,2010, alongside No 2 pick Jack Trengove.
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Tom Scully finished the season by coming second in the AFL Rising Star, behind Sydney's Dan Hannebery.
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Tom Scully won the Harold Ball Memorial Trophy, for being Melbourne's Best First Year Player, and finished eighth in the Best and Fairest.
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Melbourne retrieved compensation picks for losing Tom Scully, they traded for Dominic Barry and selected Jesse Hogan.
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Tom Scully has stated publicly that he had no knowledge of the offer to his father prior to signing his own deal.
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Phil Tom Scully had previously served in a similar role with the Sydney Swans.
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Tom Scully broke his ankle in the second round of the 2018 season against Collingwood after twisting on it in a tackle.
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Tom Scully was traded to Hawthorn at the end of the 2018 season for a future fourth round pick.
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Tom Scully underwent a further operation on his ankle and spend most of the summer in rehab.
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Tom Scully excelled with his rehab and he played his first game for Hawthorn against the Western Bulldogs in round 2,2019.