Josh Simpson (born 9 February 1994) is an

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er who played for the Fremantle Football Club in the

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(AFL).

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 The 2012 NAB AFL Under 18 Championships was the 17th edition of the AFL Under 18 Championships. Eight teams competed in the championships: Vic Metro, Vic Country, South Australia and Western Australia in Division 1, and New South Wales/Australian ...

. He was drafted to with their first selection (number 17 overall) in the

2012 AFL Draft The 2012 AFL draft consisted of five opportunities for player acquisitions during the 2012/13 Australian Football League off-season. These were: *2012 AFL trade week, trade period; which was held between 1 October and 26 October, and for the fir ...

. 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 The 2013 AFL season was the 117th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured eigh ...

against St Kilda at Etihad Stadium, when many senior players were rested ahead of the finals matches. Simpson was delisted at the conclusion of the

2014 AFL season The 2014 AFL season was the 118th season of the Australian Football League (AFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Australia, which was known as the Victorian Football League until 1989. The season featured ei ...

after only playing one AFL game for the year. 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.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Josh 1994 births Living people Fremantle Football Club players East Fremantle Football Club players Peel Thunder Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football Swan Districts Football Club players