Josh Simpson (Australian footballer)

Last updated

Josh Simpson
Personal information
Full name Josh Simpson
Date of birth (1994-02-09) 9 February 1994 (age 26)
Original team(s) East Fremantle (WAFL)
Draft#17, 2012 National Draft, Fremantle
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2013–2014 Fremantle 2 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2014.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Josh Simpson (born 9 February 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Contents

Football career

Originally from the small town of Yalgoo in the Murchison region of Western Australia, he represented West Australia at the 2012 AFL Under 18 Championships. [1]

He was drafted to Fremantle with their first selection (number 17 overall) in the 2012 AFL Draft. [2]

After spending the most of the 2013 season playing for East Fremantle in the West Australian Football League (WAFL), Simpson was one of ten players brought into the Fremantle side in the final round of the 2013 AFL season against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium, when many senior players were rested ahead of the finals matches. [3]

Simpson was delisted at the conclusion of the 2014 AFL season after only playing one AFL game for the year. [4] He was twice fined by the club during the season and sent to complete a personal development program after failed to board a flight to Sydney with the team in April.

Related Research Articles

Fremantle Football Club

The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Dockers, is a professional Australian rules football team competing in the Australian Football League (AFL), the pre-eminent competition of the sport. The team was founded in 1994 to represent and honour the rich footballing history associated with the port city of Fremantle. The Dockers were the second team from Western Australia to be admitted to the competition, following the West Coast Eagles in 1987.

Peel Thunder Football Club

The Peel Thunder Football Club is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The team is based in Mandurah, Western Australia, with their home ground being Rushton Park. The club joined the WAFL as an expansion team in 1997.

Paul Andrew Hasleby is a former Australian rules footballer. He played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) and the East Fremantle and South Fremantle Football Clubs in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). He was the winner of the AFL Rising Star award in 2000, and coached South Fremantle from 2012 to 2014.

Fremantle Football Club's drafting and trading history is often cited as a reason for their poor on-field record; the club took eight years to reach a final, and won their first final in 2006. In recent years, however, they have been successful in finding good players with late round and rookie list selections.

Ray George Sorrell is a former Australian rules footballer who played with East Fremantle and South Fremantle in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL).

Michael Walters Australian rules footballer

Michael Walters is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Anthony Morabito

Anthony Morabito is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was delisted in 2016 after multiple knee reconstructions and several other injuries.

Dylan Roberton Australian rules footballer

Dylan Roberton is an Australian rules footballer from Frankston, Victoria who plays for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected with the 49th selection in the 2009 AFL National Draft from the Dandenong Stingrays in the TAC Cup by Fremantle.

Tom Sheridan is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL), after previously playing for Fremantle for seven years.

Hayden Crozier

Hayden Crozier is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Fremantle Football Club from 2012 to 2017.

Cameron Sutcliffe is an Australian rules footballer who has played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Fremantle Football Club from 2012 to 2018. He has also played for and been captain of Port Adelaide's reserves team in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Josh Bootsma is an Australian rules footballer currently listed with Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League (WAFL). He previously played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), but had his contract terminated midway through the 2014 season, for breaching the club's and the AFL's codes of conduct.

Matt Taberner

Matthew Taberner is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He mainly plays as a key position forward.

Brady Grey is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Connor Blakely Australian rules footballer

Connor Blakely is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Joshua Deluca is a former professional Australian rules footballer who last played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) after being delisted.

Lachie Weller Australian rules footballer

Lachlan Weller is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Fremantle Football Club from 2015 to 2017.

Shane Yarran Australian rules footballer

Shane Yarran was an Australian rules footballer. He played for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) in the 2016 season. Yarran also played for Subiaco and Peel Thunder in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and for Kelmscott and Gosnells in the Western Australian Amateur Football League (WAAFL).

Luke Ryan Australian rules footballer

Luke Ryan is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Brett Bewley is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

References

  1. Quartermaine, Braden (17 November 2012). "Yalgoo's draft gem Josh Simpson set to sparkle". The Sunday Times.
  2. Quartermaine, Braden (22 November 2012). "Fremantle Dockers draft exciting wingman Josh Simpson". PerthNow.
  3. Rynne, Nick (30 August 2013). "Lyon defends weakened team". The West Australian .
  4. Malcolm, Alex (21 October 2014). "Dockers dump troubled young midfielder Josh Simpson" . Retrieved 21 October 2014.