Tom Simpkin

Tom Simpkin
Tom Simpkin
Personal information
Full name	Tom Simpkin
Nickname(s)	Headsworth
Date of birth	7 August 1990 (age 30)
Original team(s)	Geelong Falcons (TAC Cup)
Draft	No. 29, 2009 Rookie Draft, St Kilda ; No. 111 (RP), 2010 National Draft, St Kilda
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	91 kg (201 lb)
Position(s)	Defender
Playing career1
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Last updated July 11, 2021

Tom Simpkin (born 7 August 1990) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Playing career

Simpkin was recruited with the 29th pick in the 2009 rookie draft from the Geelong Falcons, and was promoted to St Kilda's senior list in August 2010. ^[1] He made his AFL debut in Round 11 of the 2011 AFL season against Collingwood.^[2] He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2015 season.^[3]

Personal life

His brother Jonathan is a premiership player with Hawthorn in 2013 & Box Hill in 2013. ^[4]

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References

↑ "Tom Simpkin Player Profile bio".
↑ Tom Ledger and Tom Simpkin will debut for St Kilda against Collingwood
↑ Holmesby, Luke (22 September 2015). "Saints make four list changes". Saints.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 22 September 2015.
↑ Simpkin brothers Jonathan and Tom show resilience to keep their AFL dreams alive

External links

Tom Simpkin's profile on the official website of the St Kilda Football Club
Tom Simpkin's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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[1] "Tom Simpkin Player Profile bio".

[2] Tom Ledger and Tom Simpkin will debut for St Kilda against Collingwood

[3] Holmesby, Luke (22 September 2015). "Saints make four list changes". Saints.com.au. Bigpond . Retrieved 22 September 2015.

[4] Simpkin brothers Jonathan and Tom show resilience to keep their AFL dreams alive

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v t e 2009 AFL rookie draft
First round	1. Jordie McKenzie 2. Liam Bedford 3. Casey Sibosado 4. Wade Thompson 5. Bryce Carroll 6. Jeff Garlett 7. Daniel Murray 8. Robin Nahas 9. Marcus White 10. Ricky Henderson 11. Tristan Francis 12. Kristin Thornton 13. Zac Dawson 14. Jamason Daniels 15. Adam Varcoe 16. Riley Milne
Second round	17. Rhys Healey 18. Adam Cockie 19. Matt de Boer 20. Danny Meyer 21. Thomas German 22. Luke Stanton 24. David Gourdis 25. Luke Delaney 26. Chris Schmidt 27. Jarryd Blair 28. Taylor Gilchrist 29. Tom Simpkin 30. Liam Picken 31. Bryn Weadon 32. Haydn Kiel
Third round	33. Daniel Hughes 34. Hamish Shepheard 35. Daniel Stewart 36. Christian Bock 37. Greg Bentley 39. Andrew Browne 40. Ben Speight 42. Johnny Bennell 43. Kyle Coney 44. Brad Howard 46. Tom Allwright 47. Luke Breust
Fourth round	48. Clancee Pearce 49. Matthew Martin 50. Kade Klemke 51. Darren Pfeiffer 53. Alroy Gilligan 54. Alan Obst 55. Brian Donnelly 56. Tobais Thoolen 57. Mike Pyke 58. Steven Gaertner 60. Ranga Ediriwickrama (NSWSE) 61. Carl Peterson
Fifth round	62. Jay van Berlo 63. Jesse Laurie 64. Michael Quinn 65. Lachie Hill 66. Adam Spackman 68. Conor Meredith 69. Lachlan Keeffe 71. Ross Tungatulum 72. Christopher Ogle 73. Garry Moss
Sixth round	74. Greg Broughton 76. Sam Jacobs 77. Daniel Dzufer 78. Scott Reed (NSWSE) 80. Samuel McGarry 81. Matt Suckling
Seventh round	82. Joel Tippett 84. Blake McGrath (NSWSE) 85. Will Sierakowski (NSWSE)

v t e 2010 AFL national draft
First round	1. David Swallow 2. Harley Bennell 3. Sam Day 4. Andrew Gaff 5. Jared Polec 6. Reece Conca 7. Josh Caddy 8. Dyson Heppell 9. Dion Prestia 10. Daniel Gorringe 11. Tom Lynch 12. Lucas Cook 13. Seb Tape 14. Brodie Smith 15. Billie Smedts 16. Ben Jacobs 17. Shaun Atley 18. Matthew Watson 19. Isaac Smith 20. Jayden Pitt 21. Jed Lamb 22. Mitch Wallis (F/S) 23. Cameron Guthrie 24. Jamie Cripps 25. Patrick Karnezis 26. Jack Darling (PP) 27. Kieran Harper (Comp)
Second round	28. Ryan Lester 29. Scott Lycett 30. Jake Batchelor 31. Ariel Steinberg 32. Josh Green 33. Jeremy Howe 34. Patrick McCarthy 35. Ben Newton 36. Aaron Young 37. George Horlin-Smith 38. Mitchell Hallahan 39. Jeremy Taylor 40. Luke Parker 41. Tom Liberatore (F/S) 42. Luke Mitchell 43. Sam Crocker 44. Viv Michie
Third round	45. Alex Fasolo 46. Daniel Farmer 47. Brad Helbig 48. Alex Browne 49. Jacob Gillbee 50. Troy Davis 51. Dean MacDonald 52. Cam O'Shea 53. Tom McDonald 54. Jordan Schroder 55. Angus Litherland 56. Josh Mellington 57. Alex Johnson 58. James Podsiadly (RP) 59. Tom Ledger 60. Kirk Ugle
Fourth round	61. Jarryd Lyons 62. Jacob Brennan (F/S) 63. Tom Derickx 64. Luke Davis 65. Claye Beams (RP) 66. Paul Puopolo 67. Andrew McInnes 68. Cameron Hitchcock (RP) 69. Cameron Delaney 70. Nick Duigan 71. Ben Mabon 73. Matt Spangher 74. Jayden Schofield 75. Arryn Siposs 76. Paul Seedsman
Fifth round	77. Trent Stubbs 78. Lewis Stevenson (RP) 80. Michael Ross 81. Jordie McKenzie (RP) 82. Ricky Henderson (RP) 83. Danny Meyer (RP) 84. Callum Wilson (RP) 85. Jeff Garlett (RP) 87. Michael Barlow (RP) 88. Zephaniah Skinner 89. Tom Hill 90. Ryan Gamble 91. Jarryd Blair (RP)
Sixth round	92. Lachlan Keeffe (RP) 93. Andrew Strijk (RP) 94. David Gourdis (RP) 96. Jake Spencer (RP) 97. Matthew Jaensch (RP) 98. Ben Speight (RP) 99. David Ellard (RP) 100. Matt de Boer (RP) 101. Mike Pyke (RP) 102. Brodie Moles (RP) 103. Dean Polo 104. Tom Young (RP)
Sixth round	106. Ben Howlett (RP) 107. Luke Thompson (RP) 108. Simon White (RP) 109. Alex Silvagni (RP) 110. Andrew Hooper (RP) 111. Tom Simpkin (RP) 112. Jay van Berlo (RP)
RP = rookie promotion