Last week, it was reported that Scott Beattie had signed with SANFL club, West Adelaide. I was fortunate enough to talk with Scott this evening, with an update to his footballing quests below....
Beattie headed to Victoria
Former North Coast representative, Scott Beattie has been contracted and will head to Beulah Football Club in the Mallee League to play next season. It was a detour for Beattie who was originally heading to SANFL club, West Adelaide, only to break his foot playing in Darwin, eventually turning down that offer. However, the young star, is looking forward to the move.
"Beulah is a good football club and I am looking forward to heading down to country Victoria," Beattie said.
Beulah is a successful club in the Mallee Football League. Having formed in 1893, the club has dominated the league of late, having won the premiership three years straight from 2003 to 2005.
Beattie, also a former Lions Junior and Senior Best and Fairest winner, made the brave decision in 2007, at only 20 years of age to make the move to the Gold Coast league.
For two seasons in that league with the Broadbeach Cats, Beattie showed no sign of the leg injury that beseiged his 2006 season, capping off a strong year last year by finishing equal 8th in the Club Senior Best & Fairest.
Senior President, Rod Macpherson always identified Beattie as a talented youngster and enjoyed working closely with the bleached haired youngster from the Nambucca region.
"I had the pleasure of coaching Scott in the successful 2006 Interleague side and he possesses a wonderful disposition to go with his slick football skills," Macpherson said.
Beattie remembers those days fondly.
"They weren't real good conditions at Inverell but we still played well," Beattie said.
For a well-mannered footballer, it is his physicality that has attracted the attention of recruiters, at an even higher level than he is at now.
There is no doubt he is putting in the hard yards, cycling 30km daily, as well as a daily run and swim. In response to this gruelling regime, Beattie has words of wisdom that any aspiring youngster could take on board.
"You have to if you want to run with the fittest blokes around," he said.
Talking to the man himself, he seemed focused and still determined to achieve higher goals in the game, yet still one to downplay his achievements. He recalls some of the things he has learnt along the way.
"I remember playing a Lions side with Jamie Charman, Chris Scott, Chris Johnson, Matt Moody and Jason Roe, and they just beat us but the more they run, the harder you have to work and it makes it more rewarding, when you are competitive," Beattie recollects.
"Also the motivational speaking can make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up," he said. "To learn from the likes of Leigh Matthews and Bob Skilton, their knowledge is unbelievable."
Last Modified on 25/11/2008 17:59