Name: Simon Black

Your earliest football memory is: Watching my brother play junior footy and wanting to join in

Best mark you have taken at any level of football: When I was in high school I took a mark at lunchtime on top of three kids. I felt like I was three stories high

Best goal: Vs North Melbourne at the MCG in about Round 4 of 1998

Where were you on the day you were drafted: At home in Perth

The hardest part of pre-season training: Groundhog day

Favourite training drill: Handball game

The best decision you have made on the football field: To go and get the ball

If you could play another professional sport, it would be: Surfing

Sports teams you support (non-AFL): Chelsea

What is one thing people would be surprised to learn about you: I couldn’t play sport for 12 months when I was 15 because of a back problem

Life motto: Don’t have too many ‘what ifs’

What dish would you serve up if you were on MasterChef: A salmon meal

Where is the furthest you have been from home: England

What is the oldest item in your wardrobe that you still wear: A favourite T-shirt

Most environmentally conscious teammate: Not sure

Teammate most likely to Google his own name: Jamie Charman

Teammate most likely to go into politics after football: Luke Power

What rules you more - your heart or your head: Depends on the situation

Do you prefer a planned event or an unplanned event: Unplanned

The last concert you went to: Coldplay

Your favourite cricketer: Mike Hussey

French fries or wedges: Fries

Speedos or boardshorts: Boardies

What’s on your iPod: A lot of cruisy music


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