Re: 7. Adam Simpson
I gave him 4 votes for the last 3 games because i thought he still tried. Things just weren't working for him. Whether it was injury related or something else, i have no idea.
Tell you the truth, i wouldn't be shocked if he handed over the captaincy to Petrie before next season. It might not be a bad idea. But then again Laidley might want Simmo to see out his career as captain.
Overall i thought Simmo served us well this season.
BTW mate, what did you think of his season, overall?
Thanks for the feedback there mate.
Personally, I thought 2008 was a typical Simmo season (although his last month was as bad as I've ever seen him play). He had 2-3 very good games, 8-9 ok games & 6-7 shockers (roughly).
The fact our midfield functioned very well without him when he missed with injury tells me he is not such a vital cog in our midfield as some clowns on BF would have you think.
There can be no arguement the game has passed him by & his days as captain should certainly be over. His inability to have an impact on a game is frightening. I have no doubt he tries (as I would if I played for NMFC) BUT that alone does not give you the right to play AFL, let alone captain an AFL team.
If the coaching staff are serious re becoming a premiership contender, Simmo really can only be used as a `role-player' & may miss certain games if the right match-up doesn't exist.