Career
Melbourne: 1999 – 2001
Simmonds was first drafted by Melbourne in the 1999 Preseason Draft. He played only five 5 games in 1999 but then played 22 in 2000, including the Grand Final, during which he was carried from the field on a stretcher following a head-on charge by Essendon"s Michael Long. Fremantle: 2002 – 2004
In 2002 he was traded to Fremantle as part of a three way trade that included Daniel Bandy moving to the Western Bulldogs and Craig Ellis moving to Melbourne.
This was seen as a chance for Simmonds to become Fremantle"s main ruckman, as opposed to being Jeff White"s understudy at Melbourne.
In three seasons at Fremantle Simmonds played in 64 out of a possible 67 games, including Fremantle"s first ever finals game in 2003. Richmond: 2005 – 2010
At the end of the 2004 season, Simmonds was traded back to Victoria, again in a three-way deal, with Heath Black returning to Fremantle, Aaron Fiora moving to Street Kilda and Simmonds moving to Richmond.
In a move surprising to many, Simmonds signed a five-year deal with the Tigers, as opposed to the usual two or three-year contracts. After a serviceable first year with Richmond, Simmonds played some of the best football of his career in 2006 - taking several big marks and scoring several goals up forward.
At the end of 2009 Simmonds signed a one-year contract for the 2010 season.
Prior to Round 10, 2010, Simmonds announced his retirement.