Scott Geddes

Scott Geddes (born 18 October 1980) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for eleven seasons (2002-2012) as a prop forward for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League.
Education
Geddes attended Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield, a renowned rugby league school, for three years (1996 to 1998).
Football
South Sydney Rabbitohs
Both Geddes and Luke Stuart were the first players to sign with the club when the club was re-instated in the National Rugby League (NRL).
Debut
Geddes made his first grade debut in round 2 of the 2002 NRL season against the Canberra Raiders.
Career
Geddes played for Souths during a tough period for the club when they finished last in 2003, 2004, and 2006. In 2007, he made 11 appearances as Souths reached the finals for the first time since 1989.
Geddes was a dominant force on the field. He was a large part of the team's successes in 2009 although the club narrowly missed the finals. He scored the winning try with just 4 seconds to go against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in round 26 2009 at Shark Park.
Injuries
Throughout his career Geddes battled many injuries, limiting his game time, including:
2003: ruptured ACL.
2010: ruptured ACL: his season ending knee injury in round 13 of 2010 was the first of the many injuries sustained by South Sydney that contributed to the team's poor performance that season.
2011: torn Achilles tendon.
2012: Ruptured right biceps muscle in a (11 February 2012) pre-season trial against the Warriors: he chose to continue playing, rather than have surgery during the season.
Retirement
During the 2012 NRL season, Geddes announced that he would retire at the end of the year as a one-club player, and his final first-grade game was in round 16 of the 2012 NRL season (against the Brisbane Broncos at Suncorp Stadium).
Recognition
Geddes received many accolades from the club during his career, including the "Bob McCarthy Clubman of the Year Award" in 2009.
He was made a Life Member of the South Sydney Football Club in 2013.
After football
Specializing in providing personal training and group fitness classes at Maroubra since 2009, he is currently the director and head coach at First Grade Fitness in McKeon Street, Maroubra Beach, where he provides gymnasium facilities, and conducts group and personal training as well as corporate and athletic development programmes.
See also
List of South Sydney Rabbitohs players
List of one-club men in rugby league
List of Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield Alumni
Footnotes
References
Burnham, S., "PREMIUM: Catching Up With ... Scott Geddes", rabbitohs.com.au, 16 August 2016.
Gaskin, Lee, "NRL players prove they're not all brawn", The Sydney Morning Herald, 8 August 2012.
Gabor, M., "Geddes wants players to plan for the future", nrl.com, 13 March 2016.
Heroes to Legends: Scott Geddes, nrl.com, 26 August 2012.
Hindmarsh, Nathan, with Visontay, Michael (2012), Old School: My Life Story, Sydney: Pan Macmillan, 2012.
Ritchie, Dean (2010), "Scott Geddes, Luke Stuart are Bookends of Stormy Era", The (Brisbane) Courier-Mail, Sunday, 14 November 2010.
Player Watch: Scott Geddes, nrl.com, 26 April 2012.
External links
First Grade Fitness.
Rugby League Project: Scott Geddes: Career Stats & Summary.
1980 births
Living people
People from Bowral
People educated at Patrician Brothers' College, Fairfield
Australian rugby league players
South Sydney Rabbitohs players
North Sydney Bears NSW Cup players
Rugby league props
Rugby league players from Sydney