Jy Simpkin (born 5 March 1998) is a professional
Australian rules footballer playing for the
North Melbourne Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed the Kangaroos, is a professional Australian rules football club. The men's team competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), and the women's team in the AFL Women's (AFLW). The Kangaroos a ...
in the
Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the North Melbourne Football Club with their first selection and twelfth overall in the
2016 national draft. He made his debut in the 43-point loss against in the opening round of the
2017 season at
Etihad Stadium.
Born in
Mooroopna
Mooroopna is a rural town located north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is on the banks of the Goulburn River opposite the larger town of Shepparton. The Midland Highway crosses the river between the two towns. At the 2016 census, Moor ...
,
Victoria, Simpkin is of
Aboriginal and
European descent. He completed his high-school education at
Scotch College, Melbourne
Scotch College is an independent school, independent Presbyterian Day school, day and boarding school for boys, located in Hawthorn, Victoria, Hawthorn, an inner-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria, Aus ...
, as part of an
AIEF scholarship program.
Statistics
:''Statistics are correct as of the end of 2020''
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2017
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, 21 , , 13 , , 9 , , 5 , , 72 , , 69 , , 141 , , 35 , , 31 , , 0.7 , , 0.4 , , 5.5 , , 5.3 , , 10.8 , , 2.7 , , 2.4
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2018
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, 12 , , 22 , , 12 , , 7 , , 144 , , 183 , , 327 , , 51 , , 80 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 6.5 , , 8.3 , , 14.9 , , 2.3 , , 3.6
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2019
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, 12 , , 21 , , 6 , , 8 , , 200 , , 190 , , 390 , , 49 , , 75 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 9.5 , , 9.0 , , 18.6 , , 2.3 , , 3.6
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2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...
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, 17 , , 6 , , 5 , , 173 , , 173 , , 344 , , 37 , , 63 , , 0.35 , , 0.29 , , 10.1 , , 10.1 , , 20.2 , , 2.17 , , 3.7
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, 73
, 33
, 25
, 587
, 615
, 1202
, 172
, 249
, 0.46
, 0.34
, 9.02
, 8.17
, 16.1
, 2.36
, 3.32
Notes
References
External links
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1998 births
Living people
North Melbourne Football Club players
Murray Bushrangers players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne
People from Mooroopna
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