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West Australian
2 days ago
- General
- West Australian
Capel's chief firefighter awarded Honorary Freeman title after half-century of service
A Capel stalwart has been awarded the most prestigious award on offer by the shire in recognition of more than half a century of dedicated community service. Chris Scott will retire from his role as the shire's chief bush fire control officer on June 1, a position he has held since 2000. To commemorate his service, he was awarded the title of Honorary Freeman of the Shire of Capel — an accolade reserved for individuals who have demonstrated 'exceptional meritorious service to the community over an extended period'. Mr Scott began his firefighting career at the age of 16 and was appointed as deputy chief bush fire control officer in 1990, before ascending to the top role a decade later. Throughout his tenure he has overseen training and resourcing, maintained brigade readiness and liaised with the shire on fire mitigation and suppression strategies. As chief, Mr Scott has been the incident controller for all major bushfires in the Shire of Capel and has also made himself available for deployment across the country. Shire president Doug Kitchen expressed deep gratitude and admiration for Mr Scott's contribution at his retirement ceremony, where he was bestowed with the award. 'Chris Scott has given a lifetime of service to the people of the Shire of Capel,' he said. 'His leadership, humility and dedication to duty in keeping our community safe are truly inspirational. 'The title of Honorary Freeman is a rare and special honour and it is most fitting we recognise Chris in this way.' It isn't the first time Mr Scott has been commended for his service. In 2024, he was awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal as part of the Australia Day honours list. The latest accolade, presented by another shire freeman in his brother Murray Scott, is yet another celebration of a career dedicated to helping others.
News.com.au
3 days ago
- General
- News.com.au
Scott gives credit to fiesty Eagles
AFL: Cats coach Chris Scott has addressed the media, following his side's hard fought win over the Eagles.
News.com.au
7 days ago
- Business
- News.com.au
Cats stand firm against alleged breach
AFL: Geelong Cats coach Chris Scott has refused to accept reports of the club potentially breaking the salary cap.
News.com.au
7 days ago
- General
- News.com.au
Brisbane Lions v Essendon AFL Round 12: Live updates, SuperCoach scores, teams
The AFL quietly upgraded its 'Edge' goalpost technology two years ago as it stands by the score review feature after Geelong coach Chris Scott declared it 'doesn't work well'. Scott was left fuming last Thursday night when winger Ollie Dempsey had a goal paid by the on-field goal umpire, only for it to be overturned about a minute later following a review. The AFL Edge technology found a small spike when Dempsey's mid-air soccer passed the post. Dempsey could be seen telling teammates the ball just snuck in when he jogged from the field, but the AFL's ARC system reviews all goals and paused the on-field umpires to change the score before the ball was bounced to restart play. Scott declared after the match he had 'a bit of inside info' that the Edge didn't work as advertised. The AFL this week was unconcerned with the comments from the veteran coach. The Edge was introduced just before the 2019 season, with microphones embedded behind the padding the goalpost to pick up on noise when the ball hit the post, similar to cricket's longstanding 'snicko' technology. The sound technology was boosted in 2023, and there have been few public complaints about the system in the past two years. In June, 2023, an umpire's goal call stood when Fremantle's Ethan Hughes had a long shot at goal in the final term against Richmond. The Edge was not used in that instance as Tiger defender Nathan Broad bumped the goal padding, rendering the sound for that moment inconclusive and the umpire's decision that the ball had brushed the post stood. While Scott's gibe against the Edge was noticed around the football industry, the coach appeared more frustrated about the Arc taking the call away from experienced goal umpire Michael Craig based on a tiny sound spike. 'I'd love to see the technology around the Edge with that shot of goal, because the goal umpire was 30cm away from that – and if he can't hear that or see that, then something's wrong. Like, the technology, please,' Scott said. 'I'm prepared to say that the Edge technology, show us that it works. Because they're saying it works off sound, the goal umpire is 30cm away from it. If he doesn't think that it hit the post, I back him over the technology any day. 'I might have a bit of inside info that it doesn't work that well.'
News.com.au
27-05-2025
- General
- News.com.au
‘Pull your head in': AFL puts Bailey Smith ‘in the gun' after seven-word comment
Geelong superstar Bailey Smith has reportedly been given a stern warning from the AFL, after his satirical comment on Instagram regarding the future use of drugs. FOX FOOTY, available on Kayo Sports, is the only place to watch every match of every round in the 2025 Toyota AFL Premiership Season LIVE in 4K, with no ad-breaks during play. New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited-time offer. The 24-year-old, who is in career-best form, replied to a comment on Instagram last week asking if he was going to have 'nose beers' after his win over former club the Western Bulldogs last Thursday night. Satirically, Smith replied saying: 'Na bro, after the flag maybe tho (sic).' The comment has created even more public attention on his first year in the navy hoops, and a very hard word from the league says Fox Footy's Midweek Tackle Jon Ralph. 'The AFL's message to Bailey Smith is very clear: 'Pull your head in Bailey, you are in the gun right now,'' Ralph said on Tuesday night. 'He's left with a really strong message from the AFL: 'If this happens again, don't cry poor; don't say I wasn't aware of it'. 'The AFLPA boss Paul Marsh says it's in his character, it was a tongue-in-cheek thing, he's got a lot of personality in his game — but it was probably misplaced. 'Once again, Smith is the centre of attention. Once again, Chris Scott, Andrew Mackie and Steve Hocking have to deal with their star player mid-week.' The dashing midfielder is every chance to be leading the league's Brownlow Medal count after 11 rounds, and again starred against the Bulldogs for his 33 disposals, seven tackles, six tackles and 810 metres gained. Geelong have been supportive of their star recruit ever since his arrival at the club, however Midweek Tackle panellist Corbin Middlemas believes behind closed doors they would be reminding him of the fine line that comes from being such a public figure. 'I'm sure that what we're hearing from Geelong publicly is different to how they're treating Bailey Smith internally. I think so far, the way they've treated it publicly is completely consistent with the way that they've treated a lot of their players; particularly under Chris Scott's tenure,' said Middlemas. 'The difference with Bailey Smith is, he's in a very different position than a lot of those other guys ... even guys like Tyson Stengle and Jack Steven that have come in over the years that have had their troubles; often they're in their last stop in the footy system. 'That's not Bailey Smith's circumstance though, so it's another interesting juggling act for the Cats ... I know both Steve Hocking and Chris Scott have spoken about the fact that it's a good challenge for them as CEO, coach and as a club to try and work their way through this. 'There's going to be a couple of bumpy moments as there has been early on, and yet the performance on the field has been first-class; he's arguably the Brownlow Medal leader. So they're certainly getting the best out of him on-field.' Smith, who didn't play any football in his final year at Whitten Oval due to an ACL injury, seems to thrive off the extra public attention that comes with personality added Ralph. 'Part of me thinks that this isn't his kryptonite this attention, this is his superpower. He absolutely loves this stuff, and this is the reason that he's playing so well.' Geelong play West Coast this Sunday night at Optus Stadium, starting at 5:20pm (7:20pm AEST).
