Player Watch #12: Jy Simpkin [Part II] - staying at North in 2026 + won't feature in leadership group as Larkey set to be named captain

[Chip Scab1]

Next you'll tell me you want the poms to win the cricket....

How big would Boxing Day be if they did though? Oh boy wow wee

 

[Themanbun]

Next you'll tell me you want the poms to win the cricket....

 

[Passmore]

How big would Boxing Day be if they did though? Oh boy wow wee

Place will be full anyway. Locals baying for a 5-0 thrashing, poms singing stupid songs and claiming moral victories.

 

[Chip Scab1]

Place will be full anyway. Locals baying for a 5-0 thrashing, poms singing stupid songs and claiming moral victories.

"We are the Engaland... the Mighty Mighty Engaland".

I like the stupid songs, massed-singing does it for me lol

 

[Passmore]

You just go and have some reflection time

 

[Passmore]

"We are the Engaland... the Mighty Mighty Engaland".

I like the stupid songs, massed-singing does it for me lol

I don't mind that so much. It's the "barmy army" chant that sends me postal.

 

[ferball]

I don't mind that so much. It's the "barmy army" chant that sends me postal.

Sends you a bit barmy does it?

 

[Dinkers]

Next you'll tell me you want the poms to win the cricket....

Depends who they're up against.

 

[Passmore]

Depends who they're up against.

Essendon?

 

[Only Forwards]

I think he’ll have a good 26.

I doubt he’ll be a North player in 27.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

I think he’ll have a good 26.

I doubt he’ll be a North player in 27.

His ego would’ve been curbstomped.

Agree he’ll be gone at the end of the year.

 

[King Corey]

His ego would’ve been curbstomped.

Agree he’ll be gone at the end of the year.

No doubt he could end up somewhere on with an actual structure on the cheap, play a role and stick it back up our arse.

Leigh Brown, Luke Ball style.

**** him anyway.

 

[DuckYeah]

No doubt he could end up somewhere on with an actual structure on the cheap, play a role and stick it back up our arse.

Leigh Brown, Luke Ball style.

**** him anyway.

We just send him to the highest bidder. He doesn’t get freedom of choice in this situation he has created. The AFL wants the american shit, we send him to the other side of the country if it means we get a better deal.

 

[DuckYeah]

None of this nice shit.

 

[King Corey]

We just send him to the highest bidder. He doesn’t get freedom of choice in this situation he has created. The AFL wants the american shit, we send him to the other side of the country if it means we get a better deal.

I agree with you but it's completely player run atm.

Maybe the players can be personally liable if clubs fail too if they want such a big slice of the revenue pie.

 

[Dinkers]

I think he’ll have a good 26.

I doubt he’ll be a North player in 27.

I think it near impossible for him to have a bad year in 26, based on two things, 1) he can play. 2) Every chance we've 6/7 players getting games they don't deserve, will make him look pretty good.

And yep I can see us trying to move him on next season, my hope is we have improved on field performance and we can trade for a player, sick of draft picks. We don't need them.

 

[King Corey]

I think it near impossible for him to have a bad year in 26, based on two things, 1) he can play. 2) Every chance we've 6/7 players getting games they don't deserve, will make him look pretty good.

Bolded for those in the know.

 

[DesertRoo]

I agree with you but it's completely player run atm.

Maybe the players can be personally liable if clubs fail too if they want such a big slice of the revenue pie.

lol could you imagine player salary sliding scale based on ladder position, at least the games end of year would be competitive.

 

[King Corey]

lol could you imagine player salary sliding scale based on ladder position, at least the games end of year would be competitive.

Financially a player is actually incentivised to be on a crap list.

I'm surprised no player has actively chased the wooden spoon dragon. With the salary cap model you could keep shifting to the club with the most cap space.

Zac Fisher likes this

 

[Blightys Barrel]

His ego would’ve been curbstomped.

Agree he’ll be gone at the end of the year.

Collingwood will come with a 4th rounder in 2027 draft offer. Rawlings will be all over it.

 

[BrownPaperBag]

Collingwood will come with a 4th rounder in 2027 draft offer. Rawlings will be all over it.

Doubt it

 

[BrownPaperBag]

Facts are he’s on the list unless we say so, if he plays well great price goes up.

 

[Passmore]

Doubt it

Given Rawlings knocked back a 2nd round pick this year, a trade for a 4th seems highly unlikely.

Unless Jy stinks it up this year, I suppose. Which is also highly unlikely.

 

[Chip Scab1]

Given Rawlings knocked back a 2nd round pick this year, a trade for a 4th seems highly unlikely.

Unless Jy stinks it up this year, I suppose. Which is also highly unlikely.

Why he knocked it back without us having to pay any of his ridiculous salary is something I'll never quite understand.

It was a decent off for a turncoat Zhlob.

 

[King Corey]

Why he knocked it back without us having to pay any of his ridiculous salary is something I'll never quite understand.

It was a decent off for a turncoat Zhlob.

Do we know that tho arj?