Simon Cox (Australian rules footballer)

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Simon Cox
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-01-25) 25 January 1977 (age 44)
Original team(s) Glenelg (SANFL)
Debut Round 9, 1995, Footscray
vs.  Essendon, at MCG
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 95 kg (209 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1995–2001 Western Bulldogs 58 (24)
2002–2003 Hawthorn 35 (17)
Total93 (41)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2003.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Simon Cox (born 25 January 1977) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Western Bulldogs and Hawthorn in the Australian Football League (AFL).

A left footed wingman, from Keith, Cox played his first senior SANFL game at 16 for Glenelg and was recruited to the Western Bulldogs from where he made his league debut in 1995. Cox was delisted in 2001 after 58 games and was picked up by Hawthorn in the draft. He finished second in the 2002 Hawthorn Best and Fairest award. [1] but was de-listed at the end of the 2003 season at the age of 26. Cox later played in the KNTFL for Keith and Naracoorte.

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References

  1. Ahmed, Nabila; Hanlon, Peter (6 October 2002). "Hawks, Crawford strike deal". The Age. Retrieved 25 January 2011.