Don W. Scott (born 20 December 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who represented in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1967-1981. Over his 302 game VFL career, Scott built a reputation as an aggressive ruckman and a team enforcer. As captain, he led the Hawks to two premierships. Scott played 302 games in the brown and gold over a 15-year career that spanned between 1967 and 1981, winning three premierships with the club as well as the 1973 best and fairest award. The club's captain from 1976 to 1980, Scott was recognised as one of the most fearless ruckmen of his era. An intimidating competitor, he played with enormous courage, doing what was necessary to win with a remorseless, tough mode of attrition. Early career If Scott had not become a footballer, he very well might have become a champion horse rider. His father Doug was a schoolteacher and his grandfather was an avid horseman. At 16 years of age he won a jumping and riding prize at the Royal Melbourne Show on a horse he had trained himself. Throughout his football career and afterwards, Scott continued to be heavily involved in the equine industry, whether it was horse-rearing, merchandising equine products, or competing in showjumping. Scott was educated at Blackburn High School. Because of his aggressive style of play, Scott was a frequent visitor to the tribunal, whether he was the purported instigator or the victim; he was reported 15 times but only suspended for a total of 11 matches. Life after football and Operation Payback In 1985, Scott took up the position of head coach at in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). However, the playing group could not adapt to Scott's tough style of coaching and he quit after just six games in charge, all of them defeats. After returning to Melbourne, Scott was recruited by television station Channel 7 to be an expert commentator for their VFL telecasts, including providing special comments during a number of Grand Finals. In 1996, Scott was the founder of the "Operation Payback" campaign, which was ultimately successful in its efforts to prevent Hawthorn from merging with another AFL club, Melbourne. Scott rallied many supporters and former Hawthorn players in opposition to the proposed Melbourne Hawks formation. From 1996 - 2003, Scott was a director of the Hawthorn Football Club. In 2001, Scott was inducted into the Australian