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Key Facts

Full name
Anthony Symonds

Known as
Tony Symonds

Born
15 February 1962 (age 62)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 25y 41d
Last game: 25y 84d

Height and weight
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 72 kg

Senior clubs
Glenelg; Hawthorn

Jumper numbers
Hawthorn: 32

Recruited from
Glenelg (1987)

Tony Symonds

Advanced stats
ClubLeagueCareer spanGamesGoalsAvgWin %AKIAHBAMKBV
GlenelgSANFL1981-1986, 1988-19922252301.02—————
HawthornV/AFL1987310.3367%5.672.002.000
Total1981-19922282311.01—————

AFL: 9,778th player to appear, 11,023rd most games played, 9,450th most goals kickedHawthorn: 709th player to appear, 813th most games played, 687th most goals kicked

Tony Symonds was a thinly built wingman and half forward flanker who endured some injury setbacks but overall was a better than competent league footballer for more than a decade. Glenelg recruited him from Sacred Heart College and he played a total of 225 senior games for the club from 1981 to 1986 and between 1988 and 1992. He spent the 1987 season with Hawthorn where he was restricted to just three games because of injury.

Symonds' twin career highlights came in 1985 and 1986 when he helped the Bays to back to back Grand Final triumphs over North Adelaide. He lined up on a wing and ranked high in his team's best players in both years. Symonds, who made one interstate appearance for South Australia, was non-playing coach of Glenelg in 1995 and 1996, but the side finished a disappointing seventh in both seasons.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Footy's SA Football Companion

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.