Troy Simmonds
Richmond, Fremantle and Melbourne
AFL career
197 games132 goals
- Debut
- R9 1999 v CAR22 May 1999
- Most recent
- R11 2010 v STK4 June 2010
Stats
2010 | RCH | 7 | 3.7 | 7.0 | 10.7 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 51 | 42 |
2009 | RCH | 11 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 13.1 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 68 | 58 |
2008 | RCH | 22 | 9.8 | 6.9 | 16.7 | 6.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 84 | 73 |
2007 | RCH | 10 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 9.9 | 4.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 55 | 43 |
2006 | RCH | 21 | 11.5 | 4.9 | 16.4 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 94 | - |
2005 | RCH | 22 | 9.3 | 3.9 | 13.2 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 76 | - |
2004 | FRE | 22 | 6.5 | 3.0 | 9.4 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 57 | - |
2003 | FRE | 22 | 7.7 | 4.5 | 12.1 | 5.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 68 | - |
2002 | FRE | 20 | 10.2 | 6.1 | 16.3 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 86 | - |
2001 | MEL | 13 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 40 | - |
2000 | MEL | 22 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 36 | - |
1999 | MEL | 5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 33 | - |
Bio
Recruited from Box Hill in the VFL, Troy Simmonds was selected by Melbourne in the 1999 Pre-Season Draft and quickly established himself as a versatile tall, playing in the Demons' 2000 Grand Final side in just his second season. His career became defined by high-profile movement during the trade period; after the 2001 season, he was the key component in the deal that sent Jeff Farmer to Melbourne, resulting in Simmonds moving west to Fremantle. After three serviceable seasons with the Dockers, he was traded again, this time to Richmond in an exchange for Heath Black, where he would ultimately play his best football.
At Richmond, Simmonds developed into a premier mobile ruckman who could push forward and hit the scoreboard, a trait highlighted during a career-best 2006 season where he finished third in the Jack Dyer Medal and represented Australia in the International Rules series. While his later years were hampered by injuries and a frightening on-field collision with Michael Gardiner, he remained a key structural figure for the Tigers until his mid-season retirement in 2010, finishing just shy of the 200-game milestone across his three clubs.
Profile
- Born
- 13 July 1978 (age 48y 100d)
- Birthplace
- Melbourne, VIC
- Height
- 197 cm
- Weight
- 100 kg
Teams
Honours
- Richmond B&F
- 3rd
- 2006
- Top 10
- 2005, 2008
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Box Hill in the VFL, Troy Simmonds was selected by Melbourne in the 1999 Pre-Season Draft and quickly established himself as a versatile tall, playing in the Demons' 2000 Grand Final side in just his second season. His career became defined by high-profile movement during the trade period; after the 2001 season, he was the key component in the deal that sent Jeff Farmer to Melbourne, resulting in Simmonds moving west to Fremantle. After three serviceable seasons with the Dockers, he was traded again, this time to Richmond in an exchange for Heath Black, where he would ultimately play his best football.
At Richmond, Simmonds developed into a premier mobile ruckman who could push forward and hit the scoreboard, a trait highlighted during a career-best 2006 season where he finished third in the Jack Dyer Medal and represented Australia in the International Rules series. While his later years were hampered by injuries and a frightening on-field collision with Michael Gardiner, he remained a key structural figure for the Tigers until his mid-season retirement in 2010, finishing just shy of the 200-game milestone across his three clubs.