Personal information | |
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Birth | 26 April 1969 |
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
Sydney (1992–1994)
Hawthorn (1995–1996)
Western Bulldogs (1997–1998)
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¹ Statistics to end of 1998 season | |
Career highlights | |
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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.
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.
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.
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