Player Watch #12: Jy Simpkin - 2025 Sole Captain

[Heaps of fun]

He did that ankle injury a few years ago and just came back unable to kick.

He had a good play right before LDU stopped time but yeah aside from that he struggled.

As Harris 10 said his kicking was bad when we got him and we blamed the broken leg. Maybe that period where he could kick was the aberration and he has just returned to the norm?

 

[the flying ham]

Backing him to get some form but gee he isn't having a great year so far. Looks like he spent pre season working on his disposal with Jed

 

[shintemaster]

Not flying exactly but you have to admire his ability to run even with two broken feet.

 

[Sphynx]

The amount of handballs he gives to teammates to their feet from 5m or left footed shanks is unbelievable.

Slowly morphing into a B grader at best.

He’s a liability with the football atm.

Club are kidding themselves if they see him as captain as a forgone conclusion.

 

[justroyal]

JHF was pointing to Jy where to position himself, and Jy was like ‘nah, nah mate. You position yourself over there’. Ballsy move, Jy.

 

[Kciza]

Would like to see him start to spend more time at half forward

 

[justroyal]

As Harris 10 said his kicking was bad when we got him and we blamed the broken leg. Maybe that period where he could kick was the aberration and he has just returned to the norm?

He came into our team struggling to kick at goal from 35, improved over 2-3 years, and now it’s looked like he has gone back to when he got drafted.

The high floaty chip along the wing in the first quarter - I think it was to LDU, was just pathetic. Momentum killing. Had time. Does some stupid slow lofty pass which gets instantly cut off by Melbourne.

 

[Ligma]

Stevo said he will be our next captain.

I just don’t see it

 

[RossHenshaw]

Stevo said he will be our next captain.

I just don’t see it

Yeah heard that yesterday at the pre match members function.
Who else is there ?

 

[Friday Night Lights]

The amount of handballs he gives to teammates to their feet from 5m or left footed shanks is unbelievable.

Slowly morphing into a B grader at best.

He’s a liability with the football atm.

Club are kidding themselves if they see him as captain as a forgone conclusion.

Yep, came in to say just this. I’m loathe to pot blokes but his handballing yesterday was unacceptable.

 

[Billy Not Really]

You can apparently be captain and put in shitful performances, just look at Ziebell the last couple years.

But he shouldn’t be, not on this current trajectory, is having a woeful year and the time for regressions and making up for that lost ground is over, Jy should be coming to his peak powers here but instead he’s serving up some of the most fumbly woeful disposals of his career.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

We’ll be far better off as a club once JHF, Phillips, Powell and LDU push this bloke out of the midfield.

Torches the footy, makes poor decisions and is probably our most unaccountable midfielder.

He isn’t a half forward and doesn’t have damaging skills to be a wingman.

 

[Shermanator]

Yeah he’s having an ordinary year by his standards but getting Cunners and Phillips back next year will free him up to work mid & forward.

He’ll be back.

 

[Kanga Glory]

Must have an injury or something as I noticed he was kicking a lot on his left.
His kicking has really gone off, maybe the pressure but needs to pick it up as it’s costing turnovers and on the flip side goals to us

 

[kool kangas]

Stevo said he will be our next captain.

I just don’t see it

Would rather Lmac as captain...then Simpkin or else there's a guy going "unnoticed at the moment " who would be a good Captain in a few years after Lmac >>>>>>>>>>>>JH-F.

 

[LB2Snake]

Yeah heard that yesterday at the pre match members function.
Who else is there ?

LDU! LDU!

 

[shinboner spiggs]

Clayton Oliver

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Clayton Oliver

Age

27

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.8

5star

K

9.5

4star

HB

18.4

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

6.3

5star

CL

6.3

5star

D

25.1

5star

K

11.1

4star

HB

14.0

5star

M

3.6

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

19.2

5star

K

4.6

2star

HB

14.6

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

3.8

5star

a few years back had major issues with haphazard kicking, and whilst Simpkin isn’t on the same level as yet, he’s certainly developed that problem. As much as I love the candy sells and nimble feet, it amplifies pressure on himself, then comes the throw on the foot. Oliver worked through it by being giving the first option.

Would love to see jy do the same.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Clayton Oliver a few years back had major issues with haphazard kicking, and whilst Simpkin isn’t on the same level as yet, he’s certainly developed that problem. As much as I love the candy sells and nimble feet, it amplifies pressure on himself, then comes the throw on the foot. Oliver worked through it by being giving the first option.

Would love to see jy do the same.

He doesn’t have the power to dance and bust through people like LDU can.

Causes him massive issues.

 

[Psicosis]

He shouldn’t be the midfielder receiving the feed out, until he can refine his kicking. His 40m helicopters Forward do us no favours.

 

[kool kangas]

Clayton Oliver a few years back had major issues with haphazard kicking, and whilst Simpkin isn’t on the same level as yet, he’s certainly developed that problem. As much as I love the candy sells and nimble feet, it amplifies pressure on himself, then comes the throw on the foot. Oliver worked through it by being giving the first option.

Would love to see jy do the same.

Maybe get Jy to call BB to get Olivers phone number and give him a call...

 

[Le Grille]

Not flying exactly but you have to admire his ability to run even with two broken feet.

?

 

[scottywiper]

Stevo said he will be our next captain.

I just don’t see it

He said same about Dumont!

 

[Only Forwards]

Not flying exactly but you have to admire his ability to run even with two broken feet.

What’s this then?

Is he playing through injury or you taking the piss?

 

[Scallop Industry Thug]

Oliver's shanks go 55. Jy's go 30.

 

[Souup]

He's never been an elite kick but it was always serviceable. Right now, he's up there as one of the worst kicks in the entire competition.

I'm convinced he's playing injured.