Jonathan Simpkin

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Jonathan Simpkin
Personal information
Full nameJonathan Simpkin
Date of birth (1987-11-28) 28 November 1987
Original teamGeelong Falcons
Height/Weight181 cm (5 ft 11 in) / 82 kg (181 lb)
Club information
Current clubHawthorn
Number32
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2012
2013–
Total		Geelong
Hawthorn		4 (1)
14 (6)
18 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 2013 season.
Career highlights

AFL

VFL

  • 2013 Norm Goss Memorial Medallist
  • 2013 Box Hill premiership player
  • 2012 Geelong (VFL) premiership player
  • 2011 Geelong (VFL) best and fairest winner
  • 2012 Geelong (VFL) best and fairest winner

Jonathan Simpkin is an Australian Rules Football footballer, playing with Hawthorn in the Australian Football League.

Originally from Colac, Victoria, Simpkin was first rookie listed by the Sydney Swans with the 16th selection in the 2006 AFL Rookie Draft after playing junior football for the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup. Despite being elevated to their senior list for the 2007 season,[1] he was delisted by the Swans at the end of the 2007 season without having played in the AFL. He returned to play for the Colac Tigers in the Geelong Football League.[2] He trained for a period late in 2007 with Melbourne but was not drafted to their squad.[3]

In 2008 he played for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[4] In December 2010 in the 2011 Rookie Draft he was then selected by Geelong.[5] He continued to play for Geelong in the VFL and despite performing well consistently throughout the season, winning the team's best and fairest award,[6] he was unable to break into the AFL side.

Prior to round 9 of the 2012 AFL season, Simpkin was promoted off the rookie list as a replacement for Nathan Vardy.[7][8] He then made his debut against Western Bulldogs, coming on as the substitute player at three-quarter time.[9]

Hawthorn secured former Geelong rookie Jonathan Simpkin during the 2012 AFL Delisted Free Agency Period.[10]

Nicknamed "Joffa", his younger brother Tom Simpkin is also a professional Australian rules footballer for St Kilda.[2]

He played his first game for Hawthorn against Adelaide in Adelaide, South Australia, in round six 2013.

He managed thirteen games for Hawthorn in his initial year before being squeezed out at the end of the regular season. He played for Box Hill in the VFL and won the Norm Goss Memorial Medal for his best on ground performance in the VFL Grand Final. With the injury in Brendan Whitecross he got selected for the 2013 Toyota AFL Grand Final against Fremantle, and was subed on at three quarter time to play in his first AFL Premiership.

References

  1. ↑ Hinds, Richard (26 October 2006). "Changes leave four spots on Swans list". Retrieved 25 May 2012. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gullan, Scott (26 February 2011). "Simpkin brothers Jonathan and Tom show resilience to keep their AFL dreams alive". Herald Sun. Retrieved 25 May 2012. 
  3. ↑ Breen, Daniel (9 November 2007). "Colac footballer hopes to impress the Dees". Geelong Advertiser. Retrieved 25 May 2012. 
  4. ↑ Auciello, Michael (14 February 2008). "Simpkin aims to kickstart VFL career". 
  5. ↑ Rielly, Stephen (8 December 2010). "Demons give ruckman lifeline". The Australian. Retrieved 25 May 2012. 
  6. ↑ Simpkin Cats VFL best
  7. ↑ Walsh, Courtney (25 May 2012). "The absence of Matthew Scarlett was the difference in the loss to Collingwood". The Australian. Retrieved 25 May 2012. 
  8. ↑ Wade, Nick (25 May 2012). "Persistence pays for Cat Joffy Simpkin". Retrieved 25 May 2012. 
  9. ↑ Cats Dig Deep To Defy Dogs
  10. ↑ http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4742/newsid/150634/default.aspx

External links

Hawthorn Football Club – current squad

*Rookie Listed players

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