- Simon Wiggins
Infobox afl player
firstname = Simon
lastname = Wiggins
Position = Center Half Forward
| birthdate = Birth date and age|1982|9|11|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = Glenorchy/Tasmania U18
heightweight = 187cm / 88kg
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 5, 28 April 2001
debutteam = Carlton
debutopponent = St. Kilda
debutstadium = Princes Park (Now MC Labour Stadium)
playingteams = Carlton (2002-) 103 games, 32 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2008
careerhighlights =
*Carlton Pre-season premiership side 2005.
*Carlton Pre-season premiership side 2007.Simon Wiggins (born 11 September 1982) is an
Australian rules football er in theAustralian Football League .He was recruited as the number 15 draft pick in the
2000 AFL Draft from Glenorchy. He made his debut for theCarlton Football Club in Round 5, 2001 against St. Kilda.Wiggins has been an inconsistent player for Carlton. He only played 6 games in his debut season, and has never managed to play a full season since. He broke into the Blues' lineup for the last month of the 2005 season.
Despite his inconsistency, he has been retained on the list for several seasons, and is one of the few survivors from the club's 1999-2001 horror recruiting period, despite suffering from severe leg injuries throughout the seasons. The faith shown in him has been repaid, with solid form shown midway through the 2006 season, in a role as a marking forward (similar to
Aaron Hamill ), both in leading and tall roles. He typically plays beyond the 50m arc, setting up attacks rather than finishing them. He played fourteen games in 2006, with some quality performances amongst some forgettable outings.After playing several games as a half-forward in 2008 Wiggins reached his 100th game in round 17, kicking a career high four goals to help Carlton beat the highly fancied Western Bulldogs. At the end of the season, he was the club's nominee for the Robert Rose Award.
He is the brother of former AFL player
Patrick Wiggins and is married to Australian diver,Loudy Wiggins . Amongst his team-mates, he is one of the most popular players at the club.External links
*Carlplayer|ref=13169
*AflRleague|ref=S/Simon_Wiggins.html
* [http://www.blueseum.org/cfc/tiki-index.php?page=Simon+Wiggins Simon Wiggins Profile in Blueseum]
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