Jonathan Simpkin

Jonathan Simpkin
Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Simpkin
Date of birth	(1987-10-28) 28 October 1987 (age 29)
Original team(s)	Geelong Falcons
Draft	No. 16 2006 Rookie: Sydney No. 56 2011 Rookie: Geelong
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	82 kg (181 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2012	Geelong	04 0(1)
2013–2015	Hawthorn	33 (15)
2016	Essendon	04 0(1)
Total		41 (17)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights
AFL Hawthorn premiership player 2013 VFL 2013 Norm Goss Memorial Medallist 2013 Box Hill premiership player 2012 Geelong (VFL) premiership player 2011 Geelong (VFL) best and fairest winner 2012 Geelong (VFL) best and fairest winner AFL Canberra 2007 Sydney Swans Reserves Premiership player 2006 Sydney Swans Reserves Premiership player
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jonathan Simpkin (born 28 October 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club, Hawthorn Football Club and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Nicknamed "Joffa", his younger brother, Tom Simpkin was also a professional Australian rules footballer who played for St Kilda.

Originally from Colac, Victoria, Simpkin was first rookie listed by the Sydney Swans with the 16th selection in the 2006 AFL Rookie Draft after playing junior football for the Geelong Falcons in the TAC Cup. Simpkin spend the 2006 and 2007 season playing for the Sydney Swans reserves team that won the 2006 and 2007 AFL Canberra premierships. Despite being elevated to their senior list for the 2007 season, he was delisted by the Swans at the end of the 2007 season without having played in the AFL. He trained for a period late in 2007 with Melbourne but was not drafted to their squad.

He returned to play for the Colac Tigers in the Geelong Football League. During 2008 he also managed to play 8 games for Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL) on permits. In 2009, he was a full-time member of the Geelong (VFL) squad and in 2010 he represented the VFL against WAFL. In December 2010 in the 2011 Rookie Draft he was then selected by Geelong. He continued to play for Geelong in the VFL and despite performing well consistently throughout the season, winning the team's best and fairest award, he was unable to break into the AFL side.

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