Playing Career

Brisbane Bears/Lions: 1994 - 1996

  • 215 games, 79 goals
  • 2 x Premiership Player (2001, 2002)
  • AFL Rising Star (1994)
Coaching Career

Geelong: Senior Coach 2011 - Present 

Current Record (Through 2024 season): 334 Games
226 Wins - 105 Losses - 3 Draws: 68.11% Win Rate

  • 2 x Premiership Coach (2011, 2022)
  • 2 x All Australian Coach (2011, 2022)

Fremantle: Assistant Coach 2008 - 2010

COACHING HISTORY

Chris Scott has established himself among the elite coaches of the AFL, now a two time premiership coach after Geelong's triumph in 2022. 

Across 14 seasons at the helm he has guided the Cats to a 68.1% win rate, the highest of any coach in AFL history with 150 games or more in the top job.

Taking over ahead of the 2011 AFL season, Scott took no time etching his name into Geelong history as he guided the Cats to a premiership in his first season as coach. 

Scott led Geelong to 13 straight wins to start the season, establishing a league record for most consecutive wins by a first year coach to start a career.

Geelong finished the home & away season with a 19-3 record, then posted emphatic wins over Hawthorn, West Coast and Collingwood to capture the premiership.

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 05: Chris Scott, Senior Coach of the Cats is seen during the national anthem during the 2024 AFL Second Qualifying Final match between the Port Adelaide Power and the Geelong Cats at Adelaide Oval on September 05, 2024 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Photos)

Scott was able to blend both the experienced and younger players into a potent line up. He was also honoured as All Australian coach after becoming just the 13th first year coach to lead his club to the flag.

The Cats have continued to find success during Scott's tenure, having reached the Finals in 12 of the last 14 seasons since he took over in 2011. 

Across that span Geelong have made it to nine Preliminary Finals, three Grand Finals and have won two Premierships. 

The second of Scott's premiership triumphs came in 2022, when the Cats defeated Sydney by a whopping 81 points in the AFL Grand Final. 

After starting the season with a 5-4 record through the opening nine weeks, Geelong then reeled off 13 straight wins to secure the minor premiership, heading into the Finals series with plenty of momentum. 

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 24: Cats head coach Chris Scott and Joel Selwood of the Cats hold aloft the premiership cup after winning the 2022 AFL Grand Final match between the Geelong Cats and the Sydney Swans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on September 24, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images via AFL Photos)

The Cats then defeated Collingwood in a Qualifying Final (six points), Brisbane in a Preliminary Final (71 points) and of course, Sydney in the final game of the season. 

Scott's second premiership as coach of Geelong also earned him another All Australian honour, capping off a sensational season for the club. 

Scott was appointed as Geelong’s senior coach on 15 October 2010 after three seasons as an assistant coach at Fremantle. He helped the Dockers emerge from a lean history to be one of the hottest young teams on the rise in the AFL.

PLAYING HISTORY

Scott marked himself as one of Brisbane’s greats during the golden era of the Lions, playing 215 games with the pioneering Lions.

Scott was a member of two premiership teams, 2001 and 2002, and he was denied a third flag by injury in 2003. He also played in the Lions 2004 grand final.

He claimed the Lions best & fairest in 1998 and was the AFL's rising star in 1994, his first season at the top level.

Scott established himself immediately in 1994, playing 19 games. He was an automatic selection for the Lions during their nine finals campaigns in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Scott retired following the 2007 season, his last game coming against the Cats at the Gabba.

Scott kicked 79 goals in his 215 game career.