By LIAM TWOMEY
SCOTT West’s place among the greats of the AFL has been forever acknowledged after he was inducted into the Hall of Fame last week.
The Werribee Tigers’ coach was named in the 2013 intake with other legends of the game Rick Davies, Matthew Lloyd, Hassa Mann, Brian Peake and Bryan Sheehan.
After growing up in Keilor, West began his career at the Western Bulldogs in 1993.
He played in a total of 324 games and kicked 104 goals.
He also represented Victoria on one occasion and Australia four times.
In his time at the Bulldogs he held a monopoly over the club’s best and fairest awards, taking out the top honour seven times.
He was also a five-time All-Australian and twice runner up in the Brownlow Medal.
In his acceptance speech, West said the acknowledgement was a great honour.
“I would really like to take this time to thank the AFL for allowing me to be able to share this amazing experience and honour with my family,” he said.
“To receive this award and honour is one thing but to do it with my whole family in the room, makes it so much more special.
“To the Footscray Football Club Western Bulldogs, I will forever be indebted.”
West also said that he would eventually like to re-join the ranks of the AFL as a coach, where he will once again hunt for premiership success.
“Ultimately that is where I would like to be, that’s what I would like to do. I thrive on success, I thrive on challenge and to be able to maybe one day to do that at the highest level again and hold that cup aloft is something that I am really pursuing now,” he said.
The Australian Football Hall of Fame was established in 1996 and serves to recognise players, coaches, umpires, administrators and media representatives who have made an outstanding contribution to Australian football.
