Paul Symmons (born 2 September 1973) is a former

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er who played for the West Coast Eagles in the

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(AFL). Symmons was picked up by West Coast with pick eight in the

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, which they had received after trading Dean Laidley to North Melbourne. He played initially at West Perth and in 1994 won a Simpson Medal when he represented Western Australia in an interstate match against South Australia. In the same year, a premiership season for West Coast, Symmons made four appearances. After being plagued by a shoulder problem in

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, Symmons finished third in West Coast's Club Champion award the following season and polled three Brownlow Medal votes in successive games early in the year. He played his fifth final in

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but he was struggling for form and was delisted at the end of the

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. A flanker, Symmons continued his career at East Perth and was a member of their 2001 and 2002 premiership teams.

References

* *Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing. {{DEFAULTSORT:Symmons, Paul 1973 births Living people West Coast Eagles players East Perth Football Club players West Perth Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Western Australian State of Origin players