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Paul Symmons
Photo: aflphotos.com
DOB
2/09/1973
Height
189 cm
Weight
87 kg
Junior club
West Perth/Warwick JFC
Arrived
Pick 8 in the 1992 national draft
Number
43 (1993), 38 (1994)
16 (1995–2000)
Debut
Round 14 1994 vs Geelong
(89th Eagles player)
Games
99
Goals
36
B&F Top 10
2 (1995, 1997)
Best Finish
3rd (1997)
Last app.
Round 22 2000 vs Melbourne
Departed
Delisted at the end of the 2000 season
Other clubs
West Perth (WAFL) 1992-2000
East Perth (WAFL) 2001-2005

A skinny wingman/flanker, Symmons cruelly fell just 1 game short of a ton.

West Coast career[]

Symmons arrived at the club from West Perth after being selected with the first round draft pick West Coast received for Dean Laidley.

He managed just four senior games in his first two years, before his breakout year in 1995 when he played 23.

His 1996 was wrecked by injury, but 1997 was the best of his career. Symmons played every match, kicked 15 goals, polled back-to-back 3 Brownlow vote games in wins against the Hawks and Melbourne, and ended up finishing third in the best and fairest.

He failed to reach the same heights in 1998, and fell away from there. After managing less than 10 games in both 1999 and 2000, he was delisted.

Post-AFL career[]

After his AFL career ended Symmons switched to East Perth, first as a player (winning two WAFL premierships) and then as a skills coach.

Stats[]

AFL Gm G B K M H D T Cl WAFL Gm G
1993 0 WP 22 9
1994 4 0 0 20 4 7 27 2 19 5
1995 23 7 7 233 59 90 323 30 0
1996 12 1 4 86 28 50 136 27 9 4
1997 24 15 9 255 92 168 423 41 0
1998 19 12 6 191 79 98 289 37 39 3 2
1999 9 0 5 41 15 31 72 10 12 14 7
2000 8 1 2 51 13 14 65 9 11 5 5
Tot 99 36 33 877 290 458 1335 156 62
Avg 0.4 8.9 2.9 4.6 13.5 1.6 1.7

References[]

http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/P/Paul_Symmons.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Symmons

http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/60

http://waflfootyfacts.net/player/stats.php?PlayerID=6281

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