| Troy Simmonds | |
| Fullname: | Troy Simmonds |
| Birth Date: | 1978 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Melbourne, Australia |
| Originalteam: | Box Hill (VFL) |
| Draftpick: | No. 9, 1999 pre-season draft: |
| Height: | 197 cm |
| Weight: | 99 kg |
| Position: | Ruck / forward |
| Guernsey: | 5 |
| Statsend: | 2010 |
| Years1: | 1999 - 2001 |
| Games Goals1: | 40 (7) |
| Years2: | 2002 - 2004 |
| Games Goals2: | 64 (59) |
| Years3: | 2005 - 2010 |
| Games Goals3: | 93 (66) |
| Games Goalstotal: | 197 (132) |
| Sooyears1: | 2008 |
| Sooteam1: | Victoria |
| Soogames Goals1: | 1 (0) |
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Troy Simmonds (born 13 July 1978) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Melbourne, Fremantle and Richmond in the Australian Football League.
Simmonds was first drafted by Melbourne in the 1999 pre-season draft. He played only five 5 games in 1999 but then played 22 in 2000, including the Grand Final, during which he was carried from the field on a stretcher following a head-on charge by Essendon's Michael Long.[1]
In 2002 he was traded to Fremantle as part of a three way trade that included Daniel Bandy moving to the Western Bulldogs and Craig Ellis moving to Melbourne.[2] This was seen as a chance for Simmonds to become Fremantle's main ruckman, as opposed to being Jeff White's understudy at Melbourne. In three seasons at Fremantle Simmonds played in 64 out of a possible 67 games, including Fremantle's first ever finals game in 2003.
At the end of the 2004 season, Simmonds was traded back to Victoria, again in a three-way deal, with Heath Black returning to Fremantle, Aaron Fiora moving to St Kilda and Simmonds moving to Richmond.[3] In a move surprising to many, Simmonds signed a five-year deal with the Tigers, as opposed to the usual two or three-year contracts.[4] After a serviceable first year with Richmond, Simmonds played some of the best football of his career in 2006 - taking several big marks and scoring several goals up forward. At the end of 2009 Simmonds signed a one-year contract for the 2010 season.[5] Prior to Round 10, 2010, Simmonds announced his retirement.[6]