Scott Hill (rugby league)

Scott Hill (born 30 May 1977) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He was previously with the Harlequins RL club in the Super League. His usual position is at five-eighth. Hill previously played in Australia for the Melbourne Storm, Hunter Mariners (one of only two players to play in all the club's games in their lone season) and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. Hill is a former New South Wales and Australian representative player.

Scott Hill
Personal information
Born (1977-05-30) 30 May 1977
Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight93 kg (14 st 9 lb)
PositionFive-eighth, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996 Canterbury Bulldogs 5 3 0 0 12
1997 Hunter Mariners 18 2 0 0 8
1998–06 Melbourne Storm 177 46 1 0 186
2007–08 Harlequins RL 45 14 0 0 56
Total 245 65 1 0 262
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000–02 New South Wales 5 1 0 0 4
2000–04 Australia 12 5 0 0 20
2001–05 NSW Country 3 2 0 0 8
Source: [1]

Playing career

Hill made his first grade debut for Canterbury-Bankstown against South Sydney in round 18 of the 1996 ARL season scoring two tries in a 28-4 victory at the Sydney Football Stadium. He then joined the Hunter Mariners for the Super League season in 1997. Hill scored a try in the Hunter Mariners final ever match in round 18 1997 against Cronulla-Sutherland at the Topper Stadium.

Recruited by Melbourne from the Hunter Mariners, Hill was among several Melbourne Storm players from the club's inaugural year: 1998. He missed Melbourne's 1999 NRL grand final win over the St. George Illawarra Dragons due to a knee reconstruction.[2] Having won the 1999 Premiership, the Melbourne Storm travelled to England to contest the 2000 World Club Challenge against Super League Champions St. Helens, with Hill playing at five-eighth and scoring two tries in the victory.

Seven seasons later Hill was still with Melbourne and his last match for them was at five-eighth in the 2006 NRL Grand Final loss to the Brisbane Broncos. Leaving at the end of that season, Hill moved to London to play for the Harlequins club of Super League.

References
  1. "Scott Hill- Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. Fuller, Mark (2 October 2006). "Grand final a Hill too far". The Age. Fairfax Digital. Retrieved 16 December 2009.
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