Brad and his team will be hungry for a win after kicking off the season with a disappointing loss, hoping to see a replay of last year’s performance, where the Roos defeated the Cats by 17 points.
And Chris will be prepping his guys for another courageous win, making sure they can secure a solid start to the season.
According to, Chris and Brad, they’re very close and obviously share the same interests. However, when the time comes to take the seat in the coaching box everything changes. The true contest begins and the competition between the two is unleashed.
“We talk generally about footy and the trends in the game but not in specifics, as how an opposition would play or how to beat them,” Brad Scott said.
“I mean we’re very close as brothers and we’ve had common interests our whole lives so we speak generally about a lot of things, but at the end of the day we are also very competitive.”
“Chris wants his team to win and I want my team to win and he’s not going to give me any advantage to help North Melbourne win, and I’m certainly not going to give Geelong any heads up to how they can improve.’’
This Sunday Chris will be aiming for his 39th win with the Cats and Brad will be hoping to make his 35th with the Roos.
Together, Chris and Brad, have spent their lives dreaming the same dream and living and breathing the same sport, yet both brothers have taken slightly different steps in their career.
Chris debuted in 1994 at the young age of 17 with the Brisbane Lions, and played his last AFL game at 31 against the Cats in 2007. He came away with 126 wins, 2 premierships and 3,563 disposals out of a 215 game career.
Brad was sure to follow closely behind his identical twin, making his first debut with Hawthorn at the age of 20 in 1997. He went on to complete his career with the Brisbane Lions and finished one year before Chris. Brad closed his football career with 168 games, 94 wins, two premierships and 1644 disposals.
This Sunday’s clash will bring the brothers back together for another competitive battle at Etihad Stadium, where Chris will coach his 50th game with the Cats.
Again the two brothers will put aside their family connection, take to their seats in the opposite box and become two earnest competitors fighting for the same dream with a different ending.
