Simon Francis Beasley was born on 26 July 1956 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Swan Districts Football Club in the West Australian Football League and for the Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League.
21 Facts About Simon Beasley
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Simon Beasley worked as a stockbroker for various firms during and after his playing days.
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Simon Beasley returned to bookmaking in 2018 as director of the company BEAZABET.
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Simon Beasley then studied at the University of Western Australia, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce.
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Simon Beasley soon established himself as a full forward of note, tying for the 1980 Bernie Naylor Medal with Warren Ralph, eventually finishing the season with 97 goals.
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Simon Beasley won the Simpson Medal for his six-goal performance in the State of Origin clash against Victoria.
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Simon Beasley made his senior debut in the opening round of the 1982 VFL season against Essendon at Windy Hill.
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Simon Beasley had a forgettable day, barely touching the ball and getting hit in the face by Essendon enforcer Ron Andrews.
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However, Simon Beasley did not take long to establish himself as a prominent full-forward, kicking 12 goals against Geelong in Round 16 and ending his debut season with a very respectable 82 goals in an under-performing side, finishing second only behind North Melbourne's leading goal kicker Malcolm Blight.
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From an individual perspective, Simon Beasley was unable to match his previous season's goal tally, finishing with 69 majors from 20 games, but was nonetheless consistent, with his best effort being a seven-goal haul against Fitzroy in Round 9 at VFL Park, and three games where he kicked six goals.
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Simon Beasley began the season in spectacular fashion, with hauls of 11 against Richmond in Round 1, eight against Geelong in Round 2, and five against North Melbourne in Round 3.
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Simon Beasley played a key role, taking out the Coleman Medal with 93 goals during the home-and-away season, his personal best.
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Simon Beasley reached the century mark with a seven-goal performance in the First Semi-Final against North Melbourne and ended the season with 105 goals, becoming only the second Bulldog after Kelvin Templeton to kick 100 goals in a season.
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In 1988, Simon Beasley kicked 82 goals to overtake Templeton as the Bulldogs' most prolific goal scorer.
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However, after a major back injury in the pre-season Simon Beasley played in the reserves for the first three rounds of 1989.
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Simon Beasley remains the highest goal kicker in the Bulldogs' history and kicked the most goals during the 1980's in the VFL.
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In 1997, Simon Beasley was appointed as one of the founding directors for the Trevor Barker Foundation, which in partnership with Challenge provides a holiday facility in Torquay for children going through cancer and their families.
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In July 1999, Simon Beasley was dismissed from his position of associate director at Credit Suisse First Boston for apparent breaches of compliance related to having business interests outside work.
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Simon Beasley, who had worked for CSFB since 1993, said he would contest the charges.
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Simon Beasley obtained his bookmaker license in 2002 and set up his own betting company.
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Simon Beasley pleaded guilty, was fined AUD$50,000 and suspended for four years before making a return to bookmaking in 2018.