Player Watch #12: Jy Simpkin - [The Age] Jy's mgmt have sounded clubs out about their interest in Jy as he wants more midfield time

[Psychic Roo]

He is a joke. Should never kick.

Its just not good enough.

 

[NMFC49]

Its just not good enough.

Demoralising. Would be dropped by most clubs.

 

[Shinboner '07]

What captain can’t execute simple 20m, 30m passes.. absolute ****ing hack

 

[Ball Dont Lie]

No one can come here in and defend him. No one.

 

[pupstar]

No one can come here in and defend him. No one.

Great goal Jy.

 

[NMFC49]

Great goal Jy.

Ball bounces into his hands 10 metres out. Any AFL must ,ick that. Does nothing to change his poor performance over many weeks.

 

[pupstar]

Ball bounces into his hands 10 metres out. Any AFL must ,ick that. Does nothing to change his poor performance over many weeks.

I'm surprised it took so long to get a response but at least it was one that i expected.

 

[ferball]

I'm surprised it took so long to get a response but at least it was one that i expected.

He was pretty bad. He had 10x as many turnovers as last week.

 

[amaz199]

Got better as the game went on but when it was there for the taking, just didn't do what a captain should do.

Not surprised, but yeah nice goal and kick to space I guess.

 

[Themanbun]

Struggling.

 

[Reagan Smash]

 

[LuvtheKangas]

Kicked much better on his left, and had a pretty good second half.

But overall, his poor run of form continues.

 

[perplexed]

I thought he was probably our best player today.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

I really do love Jy.

But if momentum was a person, he'd get years for killing them.

 

[backtothedraft]

He needs to be coached to play within himself. So many times tonight he tried something creative or manufacture a kick which isn’t in his repertoire. There is a role for a player with his skillset at AFL level but as others have mentioned he consistently killed momentum tonight through errors by foot.

 

[shimaburnsgrieg]

One of his better games for us this year - 800 meters gained and looked like he was trying.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Is there a worse kick inside 50 in the comp?

His ball retention when kicking would have to be the worst in the league.

Strip the captaincy and put him on the trade table. Nothing is going to change while we have blokes like this running around.

 

[DuckYeah]

If people think this guy was our best player tonight, you are all cooked. He was the swines best 100%, better than Heeney

 

[archereleven]

For our sake and his own, trade him.

Terrible footballer. I'd settle for a pick swap and pay 70% of his contract.

 

[Hazey1977]

Could he become a tagger? Quick enough? He's surely hard enough physically, but not sure he could stay mentally switched on for 120 minutes?

 

[rickety]

Could he become a tagger? Quick enough? He's surely hard enough physically, but not sure he could stay mentally switched on for 120 minutes?

He'd give away 47 free kicks a game .... the tagee would get blocks from his mates, who'd all cop a Simpkin signature fist to the side ...

 

[archereleven]

Could he become a tagger? Quick enough? He's surely hard enough physically, but not sure he could stay mentally switched on for 120 minutes?

He's not even disciplined enough to take 1st option to a team mate in better position.

He's a dud.

 

[travelli]

He knows his way around goal. Put him in the forward pocket and let Sheezel captain

 

[DuckYeah]

He knows his way around goal. Put him in the forward pocket and let Sheezel captain

Captains is a curse. Give it to Xerri. One bloke who wont let it get to his head. Vc Larkey.

 

[Lomas]

Captains is a curse. Give it to Xerri.

Why do that to X?