14 Facts About Simon Lethlean

Simon Lethlean was born on 17 November 1975 and is a former Australian Football League football operations manager and the former CEO of the St Kilda Football Club.

Previously working as a commercial solicitor, Lethlean began working for the AFL in 2004.

Simon Lethlean worked across various roles at the league, where he was involved in the legal department, broadcasting, fixturing, and game development.

In March 2017, AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan announced that Simon Lethlean would be replacing outgoing football operations manager Mark Evans, who was taking on the CEO position at Gold Coast Football Club.

Simon Lethlean retained his role in running the AFL Women's competition.

In July 2017 following media reports of "inappropriate relationships" within AFL headquarters, McLachlan announced that Simon Lethlean had resigned from his position within the league.

The relationship had begun a year earlier in August 2016, but had ended prior to Simon Lethlean taking on the football operations role.

Simon Lethlean resigned from his position as a director of statistics company Champion Data, which is part owned by the league.

Simon Lethlean had been linked to chief executive openings at Collingwood, Carlton, and Hawthorn, and later to the head of football department role at Essendon, but in December 2017 it was announced that he would become general manager of football at the St Kilda Football Club from the beginning of 2018.

Simon Lethlean played for the Hawthorn reserves side, playing in 40 games during the 1990s before later playing for the Old Xaverians, where he was involved in five premierships.

Simon Lethlean went on to captain the Victorian Amateur Football Association representative team.

Simon Lethlean later returned to the Old Xaverians as coach, winning premierships again in 2009 and 2010.

Simon Lethlean coached the VAFA representative side to six wins from six games.

Simon Lethlean previously completed a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws through Monash University.