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Simon Black

Simon Black

Brisbane Lions
Midfielder · Ruck Rover Retired
Career games
322
Debut
1998
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Player Information

Height 186 cm
Date of Birth 3-Apr-1979
AFL Debut 1998

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Player bio

A career in numbers

Simon Black made his AFL debut for Brisbane Lions in 1998 and played 322 games for the club. His last recorded season was 2013.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups from 2012 to 2013 was ruck rover. Across his recorded games, he averaged 23.5 disposals and 5.3 clearances per game. He played 9 games in his debut season, averaging 12.2 disposals per game. His highest recorded season total was 634 disposals, from 26 games in 2003 at an average of 24.4 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 26.82 per game in 2011.

He won the Brownlow Medal in 2002. He won the Norm Smith Medal in 2003. His honours include 3 All-Australian selections and 3 premierships in 2001, 2002 and 2003.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20032663424.38
20112259026.82
20121842723.72
2013817922.38
About these season figures

Compared 16 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2013 21
Brisbane Lions BRL
Greater Western Sydney vs GWS
W
123-63
Gabba INT INT 20 28 10 18 3 0 1 4 0 4 1 5 12 19 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 71% 71% 84 114 91 282 8 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 -- 1 100% 0% 13 9 -- -- -- -- -- 6 60% 0 1 5.9 3 8 15 5 —
2013 14
Brisbane Lions BRL
Hawthorn @ HAW
L
85-143
UTAS Stadium MID RR 20 22 5 17 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 9 16 8 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 75% 64% 95 83 64 110 11 6 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -- 1 100% 100% 7 21 -- -- -- -- -- 1 20% 0 0 13.4 4 10 6 4 —
2013 13
Brisbane Lions BRL
Geelong vs GEE
W
103-98
Gabba MID RR 20 33 8 25 2 0 2 6 0 1 3 5 20 13 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 73% 76% 89 157 104 253 15 2 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 -- 2 100% 0% 10 10 -- -- -- -- -- 5 62.5% 0 1 20.4 6 12 10 5 —
2013 12
Brisbane Lions BRL
Fremantle @ FRE
L
46-86
Subiaco MID RR 20 13 7 6 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 7 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 55% 69% 62 67 48 161 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -- 0 0% 0% 6 5 -- -- -- -- -- 4 57.1% 0 0 11.4 4 4 6 0 —
2013 10
Brisbane Lions BRL
Collingwood vs COL
L
51-100
Gabba INT INT 20 33 20 13 3 0 1 6 0 5 4 6 13 19 6 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 78% 55% 92 115 119 534 9 2 4 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -- 1 100% 0% 10 16 -- -- -- -- -- 12 60% 2 0 12.6 4 15 10 3 —
Latest 5 of 322 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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