P Scanlon’s story at Northcote Park reads like a season-by-season accumulation of trust: earned on the field, reinforced off it. In 117 games, P Scanlon made the most of every season available, building a reputation that outpaced the raw total. A premiership is a lifetime memory, and P Scanlon has one of those chapters to point to — the kind of season people still reference. The premiership years — 2012 — mark some of the club’s standout eras. The club’s Best & Fairest record shows P Scanlon at the top in 2011, which usually means doing the unglamorous work exceptionally well. Stories about P Scanlon often include the little things: checking on a teammate, helping a junior, or being the first to sweep the sheds after everyone else has left. What stands out in conversations is P Scanlon’s feel for moments — knowing when to lift the tempo, when to calm things down, and when to put the head over the ball. Whether remembered for leadership, performance, or sheer dependability, P Scanlon sits comfortably among the figures who shaped Northcote Park’s identity. That balance — competitiveness with care for people — is why P Scanlon is still spoken about with warmth. It’s the sort of legacy that gets passed on in training drills, in committee rooms, and in the stories told after games. Plenty can be read in the statistics, but the respect attached to P Scanlon comes from how they carried responsibility in ordinary weeks.