His next appearance came two weeks later, in a win over Collingwood, where he had 9 disposals and kicked two behinds.
At the Sydney Cricket Ground in round seven, he played his third and final game, kicking a goal and managing 10 disposals.
After leaving Hawthorn, Symonds continued his career at Glenelg and in 1995 was appointed senior coach, as a replacement for Mark Williams,[3] who had joined Essendon as an assistant.
His coaching career started well with a 92-point win over Port Adelaide in the season opener but Glenelg could only finish the year in seventh.
Again in 1996, the club finished in seventh position and he lost his job to former team-mate Wayne Stringer.