Simmonds was first drafted by Melbourne in the 1999 pre-season draft. He played only five 5 games in 1999 but then played 22 in 2000, including the Grand Final, during which he was carried from the field on a stretcher following a head-on charge by Essendon's Michael Long.[1]
Fremantle: 2002 – 2004edit
In 2002 he was traded to Fremantle as part of a three way trade that included Daniel Bandy moving to the Western Bulldogs and Craig Ellis moving to Melbourne.[2] This was seen as a chance for Simmonds to become Fremantle's main ruckman, as opposed to being Jeff White's understudy at Melbourne.[citation needed] In three seasons at Fremantle Simmonds played in 64 out of a possible 67 games, including Fremantle's first ever finals game in 2003.
Richmond: 2005 – 2010edit
At the end of the 2004 season, Simmonds was traded back to Victoria, again in a three-way deal, with Heath Black returning to Fremantle, Aaron Fiora moving to St Kilda and Simmonds moving to Richmond.[3] In a move surprising to many, Simmonds signed a five-year deal with the Tigers, as opposed to the usual two or three-year contracts.[4] After a serviceable first year with Richmond, Simmonds played some of the best football of his career in 2006 - taking several big marks and scoring several goals up forward.[citation needed] At the end of 2009 Simmonds signed a one-year contract for the 2010 season.[5] Prior to Round 10, 2010, Simmonds announced his retirement.[6]
Referencesedit
^Short, Paul (2 September 2000). "Essendon crash Melbourne's party". The Independent. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
^Greenberg, Tony (9 October 2012). "Top 20 Tiger trade pick-ups: No. 19". Richmond Football Club. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
^Simmonds deserves more credit: Wallace; The Age; 16 February 2006
^Smith, Patrick & Denham, Greg (3 July 2009) Sheedy's new pitch welcomed; The Australian
^"Simmonds hangs up boots". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. 27 May 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
External linksedit
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troy, simmonds, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, article, ta. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Troy Simmonds news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Troy Simmonds born 13 July 1978 is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne Fremantle and Richmond in the Australian Football League Troy SimmondsSimmonds in May 2011Personal informationFull nameTroy SimmondsDate of birth 1978 07 13 13 July 1978 age 45 Place of birthMelbourne AustraliaOriginal team s Box Hill VFL DraftNo 9 1999 pre season draft MelbourneHeight197 cm 6 ft 6 in Weight99 kg 218 lb Position s Ruck forwardClub informationCurrent clubRichmondNumber5Playing career1YearsClubGames Goals 1999 2001Melbourne0 40 00 7 2002 2004Fremantle0 64 0 59 2005 2010Richmond0 93 0 66 Total197 132 Representative team honoursYearsTeamGames Goals 2008Victoria1 0 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2010 Career highlightsAFL Grand Final appearance 2000Sources AFL Tables AustralianFootball com Contents 1 AFL career 1 1 Melbourne 1999 2001 1 2 Fremantle 2002 2004 1 3 Richmond 2005 2010 2 References 3 External linksAFL career editMelbourne 1999 2001 edit Simmonds was first drafted by Melbourne in the 1999 pre season draft He played only five 5 games in 1999 but then played 22 in 2000 including the Grand Final during which he was carried from the field on a stretcher following a head on charge by Essendon s Michael Long 1 Fremantle 2002 2004 edit In 2002 he was traded to Fremantle as part of a three way trade that included Daniel Bandy moving to the Western Bulldogs and Craig Ellis moving to Melbourne 2 This was seen as a chance for Simmonds to become Fremantle s main ruckman as opposed to being Jeff White s understudy at Melbourne citation needed In three seasons at Fremantle Simmonds played in 64 out of a possible 67 games including Fremantle s first ever finals game in 2003 Richmond 2005 2010 edit At the end of the 2004 season Simmonds was traded back to Victoria again in a three way deal with Heath Black returning to Fremantle Aaron Fiora moving to St Kilda and Simmonds moving to Richmond 3 In a move surprising to many Simmonds signed a five year deal with the Tigers as opposed to the usual two or three year contracts 4 After a serviceable first year with Richmond Simmonds played some of the best football of his career in 2006 taking several big marks and scoring several goals up forward citation needed At the end of 2009 Simmonds signed a one year contract for the 2010 season 5 Prior to Round 10 2010 Simmonds announced his retirement 6 References edit Short Paul 2 September 2000 Essendon crash Melbourne s party The Independent Retrieved 17 September 2017 Lovett Michael ed 2002 AFL 2002 Melbourne Victoria AFL Publishing p 333 ISBN 0 9580300 0 6 Greenberg Tony 9 October 2012 Top 20 Tiger trade pick ups No 19 Richmond Football Club Retrieved 21 October 2012 Simmonds deserves more credit Wallace The Age 16 February 2006 Smith Patrick amp Denham Greg 3 July 2009 Sheedy s new pitch welcomed The Australian Simmonds hangs up boots Herald Sun News Corp Australia 27 May 2010 Retrieved 17 September 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Troy Simmonds Troy Simmonds s playing statistics from AFL Tables Troy Simmonds at AustralianFootball com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Troy Simmonds amp oldid 1158218629, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
