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miss the middle part of the season. Upon return, Wiggins was called upon to fill a hole in
Carlton's injury-depleted backline, and he proved to be equally effective in the role. In 2010, he was elevated to the club's leadership group, but his season was hampered by injuries, managing ten VFL games, but none in the AFL. He retired from the AFL at the end of 2010. In the following years, he played for Sunshine in the
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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. In 2009, he continued to impress with his hardness at the ball and solid marking ability, but injury saw him
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Wiggins is one of the few survivors from the club's 1999–2001 horror recruiting period, despite suffering from severe leg injuries throughout his time on
Carlton's list. The faith shown in him has been repaid, with solid form shown midway through the 2006 season, in a role as a marking forward
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172:Carlton Football Club Life Member.
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412:Simon Wiggins profile in Blueseum
252:Essendon District Football League
169:Pre-season premiership side 2007.
163:Pre-season premiership side 2005.
91:187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
349:"EDFL: Airport West names coach"
991:Glenorchy Football Club players
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328:Star Sunshine, Ardeer, Albion
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218:. He made his debut for the
322:Liam Twomey (4 June 2013).
201:Australian rules footballer
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295:Carlton Football Club
189:AustralianFootball.com
220:Carlton Football Club
824:54. Jarrad Sundqvist
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847:Nathan Lonie
835:Daniel Cross
829:Chris Newman
788:Fourth round
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644:Ted Richards
575:Second round
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856:Corey Jones
728:Adam McPhee
713:Jeremy Humm
698:Martin Pike
690:Third round
638:Shane Birss
626:Luke Ablett
620:Drew Petrie
602:Kane Cornes
589:Jason Cloke
583:Daniel Kerr
530:Trent Sporn
500:Dylan Smith
455:First round
970:Categories
808:Dion Woods
734:Chris Hyde
704:Ryan Lonie
482:Alan Didak
283:References
185:AFL Tables
82:Optus Oval
76: vs.
43:1982-09-11
888:Mark Gale
758:Josh Hunt
669:Sav Rocca
608:Nick Ries
333:1 October
216:Glenorchy
183:Sources:
59:Glenorchy
681:Sam Hunt
359:24 March
224:St Kilda
134:116 (36)
78:St Kilda
250:in the
207:(AFL).
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161:Carlton
155:Carlton
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74:Carlton
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