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Troy Simmonds
	Troy Simmonds
Personal information
Full name	Troy Simmonds
Date of birth	13 July 1978 (age 31)
Place of birth	Melbourne, Victoria
Recruited from	Box Hill
Draft	9th overall, 1998 Pre-Season Draft; Melbourne
Height/Weight	197cm / 99kg
Position(s)	Ruckman
Club information
Current club	Richmond
Number	5
Playing career1
State team honours
	1 Playing statistics to end of HOF Game, 2008 season . ;

Troy Simmonds (born 13 July 1978) is an Australian rules footballer who plays as a ruckman for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League.

[edit] Career

[edit] Melbourne: 1999 – 2001

Simmonds was first drafted by Melbourne in the 1999 Preseason 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]

[edit] Fremantle: 2002 – 2004

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. In three seasons at Fremantle Simmonds played in 64 out of a possible 67 games, including Fremantle's first ever finals game in 2003.

[edit] Richmond: 2005 – present

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. 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.^[3] 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. It is uncertain whether he will continue in 2010, following the completion of his initial five-year deal in 2009.^[4]

[edit] References

^ Short, Paul (3 Sept 2000) Essendon crash Melbourne's party
^ Lovett, Michael, ed (2002). AFL 2002. Melbourne, Victoria: AFL Publishing. pp. 333. ISBN 0-9580300-0-6.
^ Simmonds deserves more credit: Wallace; The Age; 16 February 2006
^ Smith, Patrick & Denham, Greg (3 July 2009) Sheedy's new pitch welcomed; The Australian

[edit] External links

Troy Simmonds profile on the Official AFL Website of the Richmond Football Club
Troy Simmonds's statistics from AFL Tables

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[0] Short, Paul (3 Sept 2000) Essendon crash Melbourne's party

[AFL2002-1] Lovett, Michael, ed (2002). AFL 2002. Melbourne, Victoria: AFL Publishing. pp. 333. ISBN 0-9580300-0-6.

[2] Simmonds deserves more credit: Wallace; The Age; 16 February 2006

[3] Smith, Patrick & Denham, Greg (3 July 2009) Sheedy's new pitch welcomed; The Australian

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