A statistical look at Scott Thompson’s remarkable career …
308 – AFL games Thompson has played across 17 seasons
8 – Thompson is ranked eighth all time in games played for the Crows. Only Andrew McLeod (340), Tyson Edwards (321), Mark Ricciuto (312), Ben Hart (311), Nigel Smart (278), Simon Goodwin (275) and Mark Bickley (272) precede him
300 – Last season Thompson, who also played 39 matches for Melbourne, became only the 75th player in VFL/AFL history to reach 300 AFL games
6,752 – The prolific midfielder is Adelaide’s all-time leading possession winner with 6,752 – 28 more than the Club’s games record holder Andrew McLeod (6,724)
1 – He also ranks No.1 at Adelaide for contested possessions (3,000) and clearances (1,338)
5 – Including his games for Melbourne, Thompson has won 1,423 clearances – ranked fifth all-time in the AFL behind Hawthorn and West Coast star Sam Mitchell, and Brownlow Medal winners Simon Black, Chris Judd and Matthew Priddis
737 – The durable onballer holds the record for most disposals (737) by a Crow in a season (2012)
170 – In 2012, Thompson also set the Club record for clearances in a single season (170)
1,410 – He also ranks sixth all-time in the AFL for tackles
5 – ‘Thommo’ has played all of his games for Adelaide in the No.5. He’s the most-capped of the six Crows (Bruce Abernethy, Matthew Robran, Kym Koster, Matthew Shir and Ronnie Burns) to have worn the No.5 in a match for premiership points
6 – The guernsey number he wore in four seasons with the Demons (2001 – 2004)
16 – The first-round pick the Dees used to recruit Thompson in the 2000 AFL National Draft
2005 – The South Australian made his debut for Adelaide against Collingwood in Round Two, 2005
9 – Thompson has finished top 10 in the Crows Club Champion award in nine of his previous 11 seasons as a Crow
2 – He won back-to-back Malcolm Blight Medals in 2011-12, and came runner-up in 2010. Thompson also has two third-place finishes (2007 and 2008)
3 – The star Crow’s best finish in the Brownlow Medal in 2012 when he polled 25 votes
2012 – He earned All Australian selection in 2012
155 – Thompson has polled more Brownlow Medal votes than any other Crow
2015 – Thompson was the first and only winner of the Phil Walsh (Showdown) Medal in Round 16, 2015
51 – Career-high disposals he amassed against Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium in Round 22, 2011
6 – Goals the tough onballer kicked against Richmond in Round 11, 2008 – a personal best
2008 – He represented Australia in the International Rules series in 2008
2011 – Thompson was the Chelsea Phillis Coaches’ Award winner in 2011
2014 – Thompson received Life Membership of the Adelaide Football Club in March, 2014
99 – Consecutive games Thompson played between Round Nine, 2010 and Round 18, 2014
