Simon Minton-Connell

Simon Minton-Connell
Simon Minton-Connell
Personal information
Date of birth	26 April 1969 (age 52)
Original team(s)	North Hobart
Draft	No. 38, 1986 national draft
Debut	Round 15, 1989, Carlton; vs. Collingwood, at Waverley Park
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club
1986–1991	Carlton
1992–1994	Sydney
1995–1996	Hawthorn
1997–1998	Western Bulldogs
Total
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1998.
Career highlights
	Sydney Leading goalkicker 1992, 1993, 1994; Western Bulldogs Leading goalkicker 1997; Tasmanian State of Origin representative; Tasmanian Team of the Century nominee;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Simon Minton-Connell (born 26 April 1969) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and its successor, the Australian Football League (AFL).

VFL/AFL career[]

Nephew of the great full-forward Peter Hudson and cousin of Paul Hudson,^[1] Minton-Connell was selected at pick 38 in the 1986 VFL Draft by Carlton Football Club. Minton-Connell eventually played for four different VFL/AFL clubs; Carlton, Sydney, Hawthorn and Western Bulldogs in his twelve-year career, amassing 112 games and 305 goals in the process. Despite this lack of career stability Minton-Connell was an effective forward judged by today's standards, despite being overshadowed by the more glamorous and prolific spearheads of the era.

Local league career[]

Retiring to local league football, Minton-Connell reached the 100-goal milestone for the Aberfeldie Football Club of the Essendon District Football League in 2002,^[2] ending the season with 121 majors after tearing a thigh muscle in the opening minutes of that year's Grand Final versus Oak Park.^[3]

In 2004 he played for the Moonee Valley Football Club (despite living in Reykjavík) before spending a year with NOBs in 2005 and returning to Aberfeldie in the role of coach in 2006.

References[]

^ "Simon Minton-Connell". Hawk Headquarters. Hawk Headquarters. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
^ G. McLure, 'Sporting Life', The Age, 29 July 2002
^ Anonymous, 'Top guns in shoot-out', The Age, 28 June 2003

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[1] "Simon Minton-Connell". Hawk Headquarters. Hawk Headquarters. Retrieved 29 August 2017.

[2] G. McLure, 'Sporting Life', The Age, 29 July 2002

[3] Anonymous, 'Top guns in shoot-out', The Age, 28 June 2003

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v t Tasmanian team – 1991 State of Origin
Victoria 17.14 (116) defeated Tasmania 14.20 (104), at the North Hobart Oval, 28 May 1991
Alexander Atkins Barwick Bond Fletcher Gale Grant Hudson Klug Lovell Lynch McCarthy MacPherson Minton-Connell Nichols Noble Pritchard Shanahan G. Williams P. Williams
Coach: Shaw

v t Australian Football Alliance (The Allies) team – 1995 State of Origin
Tasmania	Bond M. Febey S. Febey Gale Minton-Connell O'Connor Pritchard Shanahan Taylor Williams
Queensland	Ashcroft Cockatoo-Collins Crosisca
New South Wales	Brownless Kelly
Northern Territory	Buckley Dhurrkay McAdam McLean White
Australian Capital Territory	Allison Pyke

v t Australian Football Alliance (The Allies) team – 1997 State of Origin
Tasmania	Bond Cresswell B. Gale M. Gale Minton-Connell Nichols Richardson Shanahan Williams
Queensland	Akermanis Ashcroft Dickfos Keating
New South Wales	Carey Doolan Mooney
Northern Territory	Buckley (c) Burns Dhurrkay McLeod White
Australian Capital Territory	Allison

v t 1986 VFL national draft
First round	1. Martin Leslie 2. Steven Sims 3. Steven Febey 4. Richard Anderson 5. Michael Taylor 6. Richard Cousins 7. Chris Lindsay 8. Grantley Fielke 9. Andrew Payze 10. John Brinkkotter 11. Jason Taylor 12. Dominic Fotia 13. Clayton Lamb
Second round	14. Scott Adams 15. Andrew Wickham 16. Matthew Febey 17. Trent Nichols 18. Mark O'Keefe 19. Matthew Mansfield 20. Brenton Harris 21. David Robertson 22. Kieran Sporn 23. Lyndon Dakin 24. Matthew Armstrong 25. Doug Smart 26. Darrin Pritchard
Third round	27. Adam Garton 28. Darren Mansell 29. Craig Walker 30. Matthew Sexton 31. Glen Keast 32. Wayne Mahney 33. Malcolm Shippen 34. Craig Kelly 35. Peter Reid 36. Donald Thompson 37. Chris Duthy 38. Simon Minton-Connell 39. Matthew Queen
Fourth round	40. Stephen Williams 41. Brett Jaffray 42. Anthony Lovell 43. Andrew Gray 44. Tim Britt 45. James Pyke 46. Gary Brooker 47. Brendan Hogan 48. Stephen Riley 49. Craig Elias 50. Alastair Lynch 51. Andrew Herring 52. Robin McKinnon
Fifth round	53. Michael Templeton 54. Paul Page 55. Darren Jarman 56. Greg Whittlesea 57. Michael Billman 58. Perry Meka 59. Wayne Morrissey 60. Wayne Tanner 61. Andrew Underwood 62. Laurie Menhenut 63. Peter Winter 64. Darren Newlan 65. Tony Symonds

Simon Minton-Connell
Personal information
Date of birth	(1969-04-26) 26 April 1969 (age 52)
Original team(s)	North Hobart
Draft	No. 38, 1986 national draft
Debut	Round 15, 1989, Carlton vs. Collingwood, at Waverley Park
Height	194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1986–1991	Carlton	019 0(50)
1992–1994	Sydney	046 (169)
1995–1996	Hawthorn	022 0(33)
1997–1998	Western Bulldogs	025 0(53)
Total		112 (305)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1998.
Career highlights
Sydney Leading goalkicker 1992, 1993, 1994 Western Bulldogs Leading goalkicker 1997 Tasmanian State of Origin representative Tasmanian Team of the Century nominee
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com