- Michael Symons
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Michael Symons Personal information Full name Michael Symons Date of birth 16 September 1971 Original team 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 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 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 DimattinaCategories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- Essendon Football Club players
- Subiaco Football Club players
- Western Australian State of Origin players
- Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
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