- Simon Eastaugh
Infobox afl player
firstname = Simon
lastname = Eastaugh
birthdate = Birth date and age|1973|6|12|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = Norwood, SANFL
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 3, 1998
debutteam = Essendon
debutopponent = Carlton
debutstadium = MCG
playingteams = Essendon (1998-1999)17 games, 1 goal
Fremantle (2001-2002)
12 games, 1 goal
coach = yes
coachingteams =Perth Football Club , WAFL (2006-2007)
statsend = 2007
careerhighlights =Simon Eastaugh (born 12 June 1973) is an
Australian rules football er who mainly played as a ruckman. He played for both theEssendon Football Club and theFremantle Football Club in the AFL, as well asNorwood Football Club in the SANFL and both South Fremantle and East Fremantle in the WAFL. He is the current coach of thePerth Football Club in the WAFL. [Lewis, Ross; [http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuId=210&ContentID=27373 New blood stokes fire for Demons] ; The West Australian; 30 April 2007; Retrieved 15 June 2007]Originally from
Shepparton, Victoria , he was drafted from Norwood to Essendon as the 68th selection in the1997 AFL Draft . He only played 17 games for the Bombers in 3 years before he was delisted at the end of the 2000 season, having not played a game in Essendon's premiership season.Fremantle then selected him with the 4th selection in the 2001 Preseason Draft. In 2001, despite Fremantle having a winless start to the season, Eastaugh was unable to play an AFL game until after coach
Damian Drum was replaced byBen Allan in Round 11. Despite playing 11 of the last 12 games of the 2001 season, he only played a single game in 2002 before he retired from AFL football at the end of the season. [Everitt, Les; [http://www.australianrules.com.au/2002stories/dockmove.html Dockers move on] ; 2002; Retrieved 15 June 2007]In addition to coaching Perth in the WAFL, he has also been a ruck and rehabilitation coach at Fremantle [White, Mark; [http://oldwebsite.fremantlefc.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=233601 Waterman Peel's Off] ;
Oct 5 ,2005 ; Retrieved on 15 June 2007] and in 2007 was an assistant coach for the WAFL state team that played a representative VFL side. [Davini, Daniel; [http://fremantlefc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/7009/Default.aspx?newsId=41335 Rookies Selected for WA Squad] ; 16 April 2007; Retrieved on 15 June 2007]External links
*AflRleague|ref=S/Simon_Eastaugh.html
* [http://oldwebsite.fremantlefc.com.au/default.asp?pg=players&spg=playerprofile&personid=13247 Fremantle Football Club Profile]References
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