Simmonds was used all around the ground by Hawthorn, most often though on the half back flank. His finest season came in 1956 where he won Hawthorn's best and fairest and finished equal fourth in the Brownlow Medal count. He represented Victoria at the 1956 Perth interstate football carnival.
His career ended when he was controversially omitted from the 1961 Grand Final.
Simmonds coached Hawthorn for one game in 1973 as regular coach John Kennedy was coaching the Victorian State team.
In 2003 he was chosen on the interchange bench in Hawthorn's official 'Team of the Century'.
He worked as a grounds maintenance worker at East Doncaster Secondary in his later life, for a total of fourteen years. On 9 August 2008, Simmonds died from cancer.[2]
simmonds, english, literary, scholar, critic, simmonds, alexander, simmonds, december, 1928, august, 2008, australian, rules, footballer, played, with, hawthorn, during, 1950s, 1961personal, informationfull, nameroy, alexander, simmondsdate, birth29, december,. For the English literary scholar and critic see Roy S Simmonds Roy Alexander Simmonds 29 December 1928 9 August 2008 was an Australian rules footballer who played with Hawthorn in the VFL during the 1950s Roy SimmondsRoy Simmonds in 1961Personal informationFull nameRoy Alexander SimmondsDate of birth29 December 1928Date of death9 August 2008 2008 08 09 aged 79 Place of deathMelbourneOriginal team s CohunaHeight175 cm 5 ft 9 in 1 Weight80 kg 176 lb Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1950 1961Hawthorn192 78 Coaching careerYearsClubGames W L D 1973Hawthorn1 0 1 0 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1961 Career highlightsHawthorn best and fairest 1956 Hawthorn Team of the CenturySources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Simmonds was used all around the ground by Hawthorn most often though on the half back flank His finest season came in 1956 where he won Hawthorn s best and fairest and finished equal fourth in the Brownlow Medal count He represented Victoria at the 1956 Perth interstate football carnival His career ended when he was controversially omitted from the 1961 Grand Final Simmonds coached Hawthorn for one game in 1973 as regular coach John Kennedy was coaching the Victorian State team In 2003 he was chosen on the interchange bench in Hawthorn s official Team of the Century He worked as a grounds maintenance worker at East Doncaster Secondary in his later life for a total of fourteen years On 9 August 2008 Simmonds died from cancer 2 Honours and achievements editIndividual Hawthorn best and fairest 1956 Hawthorn life member Hawthorn Team of the CenturyReferences edit Hawthorn s pocket rockets Hawthorn Football Club Retrieved 20 January 2018 Hawthorn legend toyed with the bestExternal links editRoy Simmonds s playing statistics from AFL Tables nbsp This Australian rules football biography of a person born in the 1920s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roy Simmonds amp oldid 1153588158, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
