 He appeared in the opening four rounds of the 1974 VFL season, then played 15 games and kicked 17 goals for Hawthorn in 1975.Richmond secured Scrimshaw midway through the 1976 season and he played seven of a possible eight games to close out the year.This included a win over Essendon in which he had 24 kicks, starting as a half forward, but was let down by his conversion in front of goal, with one goal and five behinds.