John Scarlett (footballer)

John Patrick Scarlett (29 May 1947 – 31 July 2019 ) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong and South Melbourne. Scarlett was a fullback and his son Matthew played in that same position for Geelong.

Scarlett was a reserve in the 1967 VFL Grand Final. In the third round of 1971, Scarlett held champion Peter Hudson, who equalled the league record of 150 goals in a season that year, to just one goal in the final quarter, although Geelong still lost by eight points. He also kept Hudson to three goals the previous season when he set the home-and-away record of 146 goals.