Michael Symons

Michael Symons
Personal information
Full name	Michael Symons
Date of birth	(1971-09-16) 16 September 1971
Original team(s)	Subiaco
Draft	8th overall, 1991, Essendon
Height/Weight	182 cm / 75 kg
Position(s)	Forward, Defender
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1992-1999	Essendon	109 (80)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1999 season.

Michael Symons (born 16 September 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the 1990s.

Recruited from Subiaco, Symons was picked up by Essendon with their first pick and the eighth overall in the 1991 AFL Draft. Symons, known for his aerial ability, started out as a forward but developed into a half back flanker. He missed out on selection in Essendon's 1993 premiership team, despite playing 19 consecutive games from round four to the semi final win over West Coast. He kicked 28 goals the following season, with a bag of five in a win over Adelaide and a six goal haul when Essendon defeated Richmond.

Injuries kept Symons out of action for most of the 1998 season but in 1999 he made 14 appearances, before being omitted for the finals. As a result he participated in Essendon's reserves premiership win.

After being delisted, the Western Australian State of Origin representative returned to Subiaco in 2000 and took out their 'Club Champion' award as well as finishing runner-up in the Sandover Medal to Richard Ambrose.

References

Michael Symons's statistics from AFL Tables
Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

1991 AFL national draft

1. John Hutton
2. Marcus Seecamp
3. Darren Kowal
4. Andrew McGovern
5. Jason Norrish
6. Paul Burton
7. Jeremy Guard
8. Michael Symons
9. Stephen O'Reilly
10. Andrew Lamprill
11. Leigh Willison
12. Rob Malone
13. Shane Crawford
14. Fabian Francis
15. Kieran O'Dwyer
16. Daniel Metropolis
17. Anthony Cole
18. Matthew Hogg
19. Phil Gilbert
20. Brett Cook
21. Willie Dick
22. Simon Crawshay
23. Mathew McKay
24. Kane Morphett
25. Steven Davies
26. Ben Herrald
27. Terry Board
28. Cale O'Keefe
29. Matthew Connell
30. Kane Purcell
31. Hayden Kilmartin
32. Micah Berry
33. Paul Morrish
34. Tim Leng
35. Darryl Donald
36. Jason Dullard
37. Ryan O'Connor
38. Jamie Rundle
39. Richard Taylor
40. Nick White
41. Todd Curley
42. Peter Freeman
43. David Strooper
44. Brett Sholl
45. Gary Barrow
46. Bruno Italiano
47. Glenn Manton
48. Kevin Mitchell
49. Todd Hawes
50. Bruce Hando
51. Shaun Brooker
52. Mathew Henderson
53. Alistair Gray
54. Leigh Snooks
55. Glenn Hoffman
56. Andrew Dunkley
57. Anthony McDonald
58. Justin Pickering
59. Greg Turner
60. James Billington
61. Michael Addison
62. Peter Maclean
63. Brendan Bower
64. Chris Barrett
65. Heath Shephard
66. Nick Roney
67. Shane Ellen
68. Mathew Bell
69. Brad Sholl
70. Jon Lister
71. Luke Chambers
72. Michael Shields
73. Cameron Burke
74. Brendan Krummel
75. Travis Edmonds
76. Matt Rendell
77. Jay Burton
78. Mathew Dickson
79. Bevan Smillie
80. Damian Ryan
81. Brendan Barrows
82. Scott Morrison
83. Peter Jacks
84. Alistair Burke
85. John Kennedy
86. Jamie Madigan
87. Sam Jones
88. Aiden Bussell
89. Paul Dimattina

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