Please answer the following question: Facts:   - heightweight: 178 cm / 80 kg    - years: 1993-2008    - debutteam: footscray    - originalteam: strathmore    - debutopponent: collingwood    - debutdate: round 1 , 1993    - statsend: 2008      - birth date: 14 november 1974    - name: scott west    - image: scott west afl player.jpg    - birth place: swan reach , south australia    - debutstadium: melbourne cricket ground   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of scott west .
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scott west -lrb- born 14 november 1974 -rrb- is a former australian rules football player who played for the western bulldogs in the australian football league .west was a tough `` in-and-under '' midfielder who was hard at the ball , especially around the stoppages , and was regularly one of the leading possession accumulators in the competition .