Simon Minton-Connell

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Simon Minton-Connell
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Personal information
Birth April 26, 1969 (1969-04-26) (age 39),
Recruited from North Hobart
Height and weight 194cm / 92 kg
Playing career¹
Debut Round 15, 15 July 1989, Carlton vs. Collingwood, at Waverley Park
Team(s) Total - 112 Games, 305 Goals

Carlton (1986-91)

  • 19 games, 50 goals

Sydney (1992-94)

  • 46 games, 169 goals

Hawthorn (1995-96)

  • 22 games, 33 goals

Western Bulldogs (1997-98)

  • 25 games, 53 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1998 season
Career highlights

  • Sydney Leading goalkicker 1992, 1993, 1994
  • Western Bulldogs Leading goalkicker 1997
  • Tasmanian State of Origin representative
  • Tasmanian Team of the Century nominee

Simon Minton-Connell (born April 26, 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL, and nephew of the great full-forward, Peter Hudson.

[edit] VFL/AFL career

Selected at pick 38 in the 1986 VFL Draft by Carlton, the strong leading journeyman played for no less than 4 clubs in his 12 year career, amassing 112 games and 305 goals in the process. Despite this lack of career stability Minton-Connell was an effective forward judged by today's standards, despite being overshadowed by the more glamourous and prolific spearheads of the era.

[edit] Local league career

Retiring to local league football, Minton-Connell reached the 100-goal milestone for the Aberfeldie Football Club of the Essendon District Football League in 2002[1], ending the season with 121 majors after tragically tearing a thigh muscle in the opening minutes of that year's Grand Final versus Oak Park.[2]

In 2004 he played for the Moonee Valley Football Club, before spending a year with NOBs in 2005 and returning to Aberfeldie in the role of coach in 2006.

[edit] References

Notes
  1. ^ G. McLure, 'Sporting Life', The Age, 29 July 2002
  2. ^ Anonymous, 'Top guns in shoot-out', The Age, 28 June 2003
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