Troy Simmonds

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Troy Simmonds
Troy Simmonds
Personal information
Full name	Troy Simmonds
Date of Birth	July 13, 1978 (1978-07-13) (age 29)
Place of Birth	Melbourne, Victoria
Recruited from	Box Hill
Draft	9th overall, 1998 Pre-Season Draft Melbourne
Height/Weight	196cm / 99kg
Position	Ruckman
Club information
Current club	Richmond
Number	5
Playing Career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1999-2001 2002-2004 2005- Total	Melbourne Fremantle Richmond	40 (7) 64 (59) 60 (49) 163 (113)
State Team Honours2
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2008	Victoria	1 (0)
¹ Club statistics to end of HOF Game, 2008 season
² Representative statistics to end of {{{repstatsend}}} Career highlights AFL Grand Final appearance 2000

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

[edit] Melbourne career

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.

[edit] Fremantle career

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. 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 career

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 (however Simmonds accepted a reduced total payment in a trade-off for security at the one club). After a serviceable first year with Richmond, Simmonds has played some of the best football of his career in 2006 - taking several big marks and scoring several goals up forward.

[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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