Simon Black
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| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | April 3, 1979, Mount Isa, Queensland |
| Recruited from | East Fremantle (WAFL) |
| Height/Weight | 186cm / 82kg |
| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 1, March 28, 1998, Brisbane Lions vs. Western Bulldogs, at the Gabba |
| Team(s) | Brisbane Lions (1998-)
191 games, 124 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season | |
| Career Highlights | |
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Simon Black (born April 3, 1979) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.
Black is a midfielder with a reputation for hard work and skill. He has the ability to get under the pack to retrieve the ball as well as deliver it with precision to teammates and rarely wastes a possession.
Born in Mount Isa, Queensland, he relocated to Western Australia with his family at a very young age.
He was drafted by the Brisbane Lions in 1997 from the East Fremantle Football Club, and he debuted in the first game of the 1999 season and immediately showed his class.
Black has received numerous awards for his efforts, including the 2002 Brownlow Medal, the 2003 Norm Smith Medal and the 2001, 2002 and 2006 Merrett-Murray Medals awarded to the champion player with the Brisbane Lions. His individual awards are accompanied by the three premiership medallions he received as a part of the Lions' hat-trick of premierships in 2001-3.
| Preceded by Michael Voss |
Brisbane Lions Best and Fairest winner 2001-2002 |
Succeeded by Michael Voss |
| Preceded by Jason Akermanis |
Brownlow Medallist 2002 |
Succeeded by Mark Ricciuto, Nathan Buckley, Adam Goodes |
| Preceded by Nathan Buckley |
Norm Smith Medallist 2003 |
Succeeded by Byron Pickett |
| Preceded by Jason Akermanis |
Brisbane Lions Best and Fairest winner 2006 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
