Michael Symons (born 16 September 1971) is a former
Australian rules football
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er who played with
Essendon Essendon may refer to:
Australia
*Essendon, Victoria
**Essendon railway station
**Essendon Airport
*Essendon Football Club, in the Australian Football League
*Electoral district of Essendon
*Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington
United Kin ...
in the
Australian Football League
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(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
Bibliography
*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
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1971 births
Living people
Essendon Football Club players
Subiaco Football Club players
Western Australian State of Origin players
Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
20th-century Australian sportsmen
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