Tom Simpkin (born 7 August 1990) is a former professional

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played for the

St Kilda Football Club The St Kilda Football Club, nicknamed the Saints, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Victoria. The club plays in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier league. The club ...

in the

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(AFL).

Playing career

Simpkin was recruited with the 29th pick in the 2009 rookie draft from the

Geelong Falcons The Geelong Falcons is a youth Australian rules football representative club in the NAB League, the Victorian statewide under-18s competition, Victoria, Australia. The club takes in talented junior players from the Geelong, Colac and Warrnamboo ...

, and was promoted to St Kilda's senior list in August 2010. He made his AFL debut in Round 11 of the

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against . He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2015 season.

Personal life

His brother

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is a premiership player with Hawthorn in 2013 & Box Hill in 2013. Simpkin brothers Jonathan and Tom show resilience to keep their AFL dreams alive
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* * 1990 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) St Kilda Football Club players Geelong Falcons players Sandringham Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1990s-stub