Simon Wiggins

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Simon Wiggins
Personal information
Original team(s) Glenorchy/ Tasmania U18
Debut Round 5, 28 April 2001, Carlton vs. St. Kilda, at Princes Park (Now MC Labour Stadium)
Height / weight 187cm / 88kg
Playing career1

Carlton (2002-)

103 games, 32 goals
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2008.
Career highlights


  • Carlton Pre-season premiership side 2005.
  • Carlton Pre-season premiership side 2007.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Simon Wiggins (born 11 September 1982) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

He was recruited as the number 15 draft pick in the 2000 AFL Draft from Glenorchy. He made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 5, 2001 against St. Kilda.

Wiggins has been an inconsistent player for Carlton. He only played 6 games in his debut season, and has never managed to play a full season since. He broke into the Blues' lineup for the last month of the 2005 season.

Despite his inconsistency, he has been retained on the list for several seasons, and is one of the few survivors from the club's 1999-2001 horror recruiting period, despite suffering from severe leg injuries throughout the seasons. The faith shown in him has been repaid, with solid form shown midway through the 2006 season, in a role as a marking forward (similar to Aaron Hamill), both in leading and tall roles. He typically plays beyond the 50m arc, setting up attacks rather than finishing them. He played fourteen games in 2006, with some quality performances amongst some forgettable outings.

After playing several games as a half-forward in 2008 Wiggins reached his 100th game in round 17, kicking a career high four goals to help Carlton beat the highly fancied Western Bulldogs. At the end of the season, he was the club's nominee for the Robert Rose Award.

He is the brother of former AFL player Patrick Wiggins and is married to Australian diver, Loudy Wiggins. Amongst his team-mates, he is one of the most popular players at the club.

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