Scott Whiting

Scott Whiting
Personal information
Born	10 February 1978; Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position	Lock, Centre
Club
	As of 12 February 2020 Source: [1]

Scott Whiting (born 10 February 1978) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League. A lock, he primarily played off the interchange.

Background

A Centrals Tigers junior, Whiting attended Townsville State High School before being signed by the North Queensland Cowboys as an 18-year old.[2]

In Round 23 of the 1998 NRL season, Whiting made his NRL debut in the Cowboys' 12–28 loss to the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval.[3] This would be Whiting's last NRL game for four years, playing predominately for the Cowboys' feeder clubs, the Townsville Stingers and North Queensland Young Guns. In 2000, Whiting spent the season playing for the Wests Panthers before rejoining to the Cowboys in 2001.

In 2002, Whiting returned to first grade, playing 13 games. He played two more games in 2003 before being released by the Cowboys.[4][5]

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2003 season[6]

Season	Team	Matches	GK %
1998	North Queensland	1	—
2002	North Queensland	13	—
2003	North Queensland	2	—
Career totals		16	—

Following his rugby league career, Whiting became a bariatric surgeon, graduating from the University of Notre Dame in Western Australia.[7]

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