Donald Rex Scott (born 5 November 1929) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the early 1950s. Scott played mostly as a ruckman or in defense over the course of his career, which began in 1948 at West Perth. In his first season, he was selected in the Western Australian interstate team and took part in two victories over Victoria. He joined Waverley as their inaugural captain-coach when they joined the VFA for the 1961 competition and kicked 57 goals in his first season.