were over, Madden had a brief stint as ruck coach for Carlton. He was with the Blues for the 1993 season, in which they made the grand final but lost to Madden's former club, Essendon. He was president of the AFL Players' Association from 1985 until 1989. His brother Justin was also a top-class ruckman for Essendon and Carlton, and they are the only set of brothers to each play 300 games at VFL/AFL level. Both brothers had their secondary schooling at St Bernard's College, Melbourne, a school renowned for its sporting prowess. The school is the only one to ever produce three 300-game players, with Simon and Justin Madden joining former Bomber Garry Foulds in this achievement. Statistics |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1974 | | 27 || 6 || 18 || 8 || 52 || 8 || 60 || 28 || || 0 || 3.0 || 1.3 || 8.7 || 1.3 || 10.0 || 4.7 || || 0.0 || 2 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1975 | | 27 || 19 || 37 || 29 || 138 || 19 || 157 || 59 || || 29 || 1.9 || 1.6 || 7.7 || 1.1 || 8.7 || 3.3 || || 4.8 || 0 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1976 | | 27 || 20 || 28 || 18 || 123 || 43 || 166 || 78 || || 86 || 1.4 || 0.9 || 6.2 || 2.2 || 8.3 || 3.9 || || 4.5 || 3 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1977 | | 27 || 20 || 33 || 11 || 234 || 81 || 315 || 126 || || 378 || 1.7 || 0.6 || 11.7 || 4.1 || 15.8 || 6.3 || || 19.9 || 25 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1978 | | 27 || 22 || 40 || 25 || 199 || 72 || 271 || 138 || || 301 || 1.8 || 1.1 || 9.0 || 3.3 || 12.3 || 6.3 || || 14.3 || 7 |- ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1979 | | 27 || 23 || 39 || 31 || 220 || 106 || 326 || 158 || || 263 || 1.7 || 1.3 || 9.6 || 4.6 || 14.2 || 6.9 || || 11.4 || 3 |- style="background-color: #EAEAEA" ! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 1980 | | 27 || 21 || 45 || 27