Tom SIMPKIN

2015 Digest:   Had one game early in 2014 then four mainly in attack as defensive forward to keep ball in the zone. Then spent the last two months in the VFL team. His running power limited him, but his recent 2km time trial improved by a whopping 50 seconds.

2015 NAB Cup:   Release operation meant that he had interrupted pre-season but has just rejoined full training.

2015 Season

Played for : St Kilda

1		–
2		–
3	VFL	Just eight touches down back. Quiet start.	–
4	VFL	13 touches in defence but wasn’t a factor.	–
5	VFL	Brave at times in back half.	–
6	VFL	Did his bit. Looks a long way off a senior recall though.	–
7	VFL	Played his role down back with minimal fuss.	–
8	VFL	Among Zebras’ better players in loss to Box Hill.	–
9	VFL	Did his bit in defence.	–
10	VFL	Not a big factor down back but competed well.	–
11		Rested.
12	VFL	Bye.	–
13	VFL	Defended fairly well but still can be lazy when kicking the ball.	–
14	VFL	Didn’t get a lot of ball in defence but tried hard.	–
15	VFL	Battled hard in defence in conditions that suited.	–
16	VFL	Strong at the contest in defence and didn’t give an inch.	–
17		Rested.
18	VFL	Bye.	–
19		Suspended.
20	VFL	Steady down back with 19 touches on return.	–
21	VFL	Ran through midfield and used physicality to advantage.	–
22	VFL	Did his bit in big final-round win.	–
23	VFL	Good at stages in Zebs’ revival. Kicked a goal.	–

2014 Season

Played for : St Kilda

1	PM	Competed strongly in defence. Didn’t give an inch.	–
2	PM	In best players playing in defence.	–
3	VFL	Defended strongly on Lourey all day.	–
4	VFL	Solid defensive game on Schoenmakers.	–
5		Senior emergency.
6	VFL	Defended strongly again.	–
7	Haw	Tough and courageous but overwhelmed.	4
8	VFL	Struggled down back. Made some poor errors.	–
9	VFL	Copped a heavy knock which limited his impact.	–
10	VFL	Bye.	–
11	VFL	Bye.	–
12	Port	Showed huge courage to come back after heavy hit. Went to attack.	4
13	Geel	Again mostly used in attack to apply pressure and keep ball in zone.	4
14	WCE	Tough nut bagged a couple of goals as well as keeping ball in. Hurt shoulder.	4
15	Rich	Played up forward to keep ball in. Nice goal but subbed off in third.	3
16	VFL	Played forward and worked hard but was then frozen out.	–
17	VFL	14 touches down back but Dolphin forward were a handful.	–
18	VFL	Competed hard and overcame heavy knock to run out game.	–
19	VFL	Had hands full at times down back but battled on.	–
20	VFL	Defended well and even pushed forward for a goal.	–
21	VFL	Good down back and pressed forward for another goal.	–
22	VFL	Battled hard in defence but like teammates, struggled late.	–
23	VFL	Beat retiring Lynch in Zebras’ defence. Uncompromising effort.	–
QF	VFL	Sandy’s best in defence. Stood tall under pressure.	–
SF		–
PF		–
GF		–

2013 Season

Played for : St Kilda

1		Leg.
2	VFL	Started loose but then went to Edwards who got the better of him.	–
3	VFL	Solid in defence. Not fair off.	–
4	Ess	Gumbleton was too tall for him to counter and he struggled.,	3
5	VFL	Struggled a little bit on Warren but battled hard.	–
6	VFL	Undersized down back but can’t question his effort.	–
7	VFL	Bye.	–
8		Quad.
9		Quad.
10	VFL	Had a great battle with Hogan and more than held his own.	–
11	VFL	OK down back but was under pressure for much of the day.	–
12	VFL	Played up forward and gave a good leading target.	–
13	Melb	Returned to defence and spoiled strongly.	5
14		Suspended.
15		Suspended.
16	VFL	Back to his 2012 form down back. Spoilt well.	–
17	Port	Got on top of Butcher after a bad start.	5
18	Geel	Couldn’t match Podsiadly and Hawkins. Horror night given weight of ball against.	3
19	Bris	On Staker then Merrett and worked hard.	5
20		Leg.
21		Leg.
22		Leg.
23		–
QF
SF
PF
GF

2012 Season

Played for : St Kilda

1	VFL	Fairly good job in defence.	–
2	GCS	Worked hard at spoiling opposition forwards.	5
3	WB	Very strong in contests especially with bigger opponents like Cordy.	6
4	Frem	Good spoiling job down back.	5
5	Melb	Lined up on Howe and had a difficult night.	4
6	Haw	Stuck to tough task under pressure. Promising signs from seventh gamer.	6
7	Carl	Solid defender with good closing speed.	6
8	WCE	Overwhelmed by Eagles’ height but battled hard.	5
9	Syd	Good closing speed and excellent workrate down back.	6
10	Rich	Couldn’t counter the taller and stronger Riewoldt.	3
11	GCS	Not really pressured in the backline.	4
14	VFL	Beat Dean Galea down back and provided some drive.	–
15	Ess	Fearless with good closing speed. Worked well.	6
16	Bris	Strong negating game.	5
17	Syd	Picked up the resting tall. Had a few problems but spoiled strongly.	4
18	WB	Never gave Jones a sniff.	6
19	Coll	Started on Goldsack and never took a backward step.	5
20	Melb	Spoiled and defended strongly	6
21	Geel	Tried hard down back but had an uphill battle.	5
22	GWS	Wasn’t troubled in defence.	6
23	Carl	On Mitchell and broke even.	4