Josh Simpson 'debut'

[masai]

They say Benny was from Darwin and though he did come to South from St Marys, I always remember him being from WA, maybe a bit more north than Yalgoo but up that way. Then again could just be my memory trying to fill in the bits alcohol has forever taken. Anyway, dead ringer.

Yep, Benny could play a bit.

All we need now are covers with Basil Campbell & Sebbie Rioli.

 

[Tonga Bob]

+1 for everything said above (particularly the Benny bits). Ranking alongside Steve Gerrard's reaction after the Liverpool/Man City game this morning for Feel Good Moment Of The Year to date. One happy Tongan!

 

[HowieD]

Well, I'll eat my hat. The boy performed well. I did give out about him last season for a lot of his slacker moments. However, it looks like he has turned himself around. The stats were good for him, but the telling thing was the way he smiled, was happy to set blokes up for goal, and the way he actually wanted to be there. He may play a lot more WAFL this year, but hell, he'll also play some games for Fremantle too. Future star, this guy. He doesn't mind getting hit hard, and hitting hard, and he has a clean set of hands. Just what we need.

 

[Swan Districts Kid]

I wrote this kid off after watching the preseason scratch match - I'm so happy he has completely proved me wrong. His hunger to chase & tackle - his deftness by hand or foot - just awesome.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

Loved the kids enthusiasm just loved every second being out there. Just wished he put away that goal!

I lost $5 with that shot..
I bet he would use his left foot.

 

[simpsonwillo]

Hey guys and girls. We got an absolute ripper here in the making. This guy will be the full package. Quite a lot like Lewis Jetta with even better evasive skills. The guy will be a jet and very entertaining for a long time to come. Great game from Joshy. 5 tackles and good ones too. He's a tackling machine! Stoked for the guy. This will certainly give him more incentive too. Get 50 games into him and look out opposition. He will be breathtaking. Great pickup


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[UFO Tatsu]

IMO the peel alignment is already paying off ... no doubt that playing with other docker players are helping his development

 

[Tonga Bob]

Would love to see a little highlights reel of Josh's game yesterday if anyone has the time/skill/whatnot...

 

[scon]

Haven't you got one in your head Tonga Bob ??
I've replayed mine about 20x already!

 

[MrBomb]

Love the kid, he'll be a legend if he stays fit and active.

 

[Tonga Bob]

Haven't you got one in your head Tonga Bob ??
I've replayed mine about 20x already!

True but my attention span is as big as hey look there's a cloud in the sky that looks like a meat pie!

 

[scon]

True but my attention span is as big as hey look there's a cloud in the sky that looks like a meat pie!

That really made me laugh Bob.Ta for the chortle.

 

[Tonga Bob]

That really made me laugh Bob.Ta for the chortle.

Thanks! I'm here all week...

 

[pokerspiv]

I was also really impressed with his tackling given that one of his apparent deficiencies was his physicality. Great effort from a guy in his 2nd game.

 

[Westerberg]

Simpson, Mora, Mundy, Fyfe, Barlow, Hill, Pearce, Pearce, Mzungu - if that happens in the future, we will be close to unstoppable!

 

[strobe00]

He fired one off in the last quarter that caught the target (Pearce?) by surprise it was so fast.

Clarke I believe. Clarke had just turned around to start running forward and the ball shot back at him almost before he knew it was there.

I knew Josh could run and kick, but his tackling and defensive pressure have come up to AFL class a lot quicker than I expected, and his vision and handspeed in contested/ground ball situations is probably the biggest surprise. He keeps doing it too... did it over and over in the Peel games I saw on TV and did the same on a number of occasions in the Dons game. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he turns out to be one of our best at this, based on what I've seen so far (small sample, but I'll take liberties ).

Kid has more weapons than I realised. Really happy for him and his family. Terrific debut, and really looked like he enjoyed it.

 

[Lach72]

Simpson, Mora, Mundy, Fyfe, Barlow, Hill, Pearce, Pearce, Mzungu - if that happens in the future, we will be close to unstoppable!

Nice avvy by the way

 

[Ripper]

I suppose the BIG question is , Will he keep his spot?

 

[Freo Shark]

I suppose the BIG question is , Will he keep his spot?

Nope who's the next whipping boy....ummm Col?

 

[BananaOnTheRun]

I suppose the BIG question is , Will he keep his spot?

Hopefully so. One of the tests for him will be bringing that form to an away game. It's well and good to play well at home in front of an adoring crowd. It's a different thing playing in front of a Pies, Cats, Hawks or Tigers home game.

 

[Freomaniac]

He did well. He still is a bit skinny, but he will bulk up over time. Im glad he got the 1 game in 2013. I think it was a wise choice to get him as a 1st round pick.

 

[Beetlebum]

Be interesting to see if he's in the team to play Sydney this week. Would be a good test for him, less space to work in, he might take it to another level.

 

[mightydockers]

what's his kicking like? long, penetrating? seemed to be really good off both sides in his u18s video but obviously too hard to tell based on his first proper hit out. can anyone who goes down to training give us an insight?

 

[pokerspiv]

I don't remember him attempting any long kicks, he always looked to be trying to pinpoint a pass when he did kick it.

 

[Mockcockpit]

Sorry Subes but TYF is going to need your #8 jumper, BF Freo board decrees it. You'll be fine with #14.

Club profile has TYF at 184 cms and 73 kgs. Once he gets closer to 80 kgs and with his speed, leap and evasiveness he'll be a huge handful as a small forward.