Simon Minton-Connell

Simon Minton-Connell
Personal information
Birth 26 April 1969 (1969-04-26) (age 42)
Recruited from North Hobart
Height and weight 194cm / 92 kg
Playing career¹
Debut Round 15, 15 July 1989, Carlton v.
Collingwood, at Waverley Park
Team(s)

Total – 112 Games, 305 Goals
Carlton (1986–1991)

  • 19 games, 50 goals

Sydney (1992–1994)

  • 46 games, 169 goals

Hawthorn (1995–1996)

  • 22 games, 33 goals

Western Bulldogs (1997–1998)

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

VFL/AFL career

Selected at pick 38 in the 1986 VFL Draft by Carlton, the strong leading journeyman played for no fewer 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 glamorous and prolific spearheads of the era.

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.

References

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