Tom Simpkin? !!
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Tom Simpkin? !!
What position will Tom Simkin play this week? Last week in the VFL he was a real SWINGMAN. He started at CHF, but spent equal time at either end. The one thing I really liked was when he came in off the front of the square at a centre bounce and absolutely CRUNCHED some Box Hill guy. Him & Kosi seemed intent on hurting blokes. I hope they BOTH do the same this week, without crossing the line, of course !!
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Could they be testing him out in that swing role for the seniors, or just something the seconds needed him to do on the day?
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We seem to be trying quite a few blokes in different positions - Stanley, Sipposs, Simpkin to name a few - just part of our rebuilding phase
Kind of like that we are testing different waters and trying our young players in different positions that could well benefit the team down the line
Kind of like that we are testing different waters and trying our young players in different positions that could well benefit the team down the line
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Re: Tom Simkin? !!
Head's lack of opportunities this year have been puzzling. He was one of the reasons last year that we remained more competitive than a lot of people expected us to be.
He should be given an extended run & not just one game in isolation.
He should be given an extended run & not just one game in isolation.
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Prob best all our players steer well clear of swinging this week.AccidentallyTim wrote:Could they be testing him out in that swing role for the seniors, or just something the seconds needed him to do on the day?
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Haven't seen enough VFL to know. Saturday may give us a better indication !!AccidentallyTim wrote:Could they be testing him out in that swing role for the seniors, or just something the seconds needed him to do on the day?
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Gee I hope he kicks off where he left off last year...or at least does enough to show he is still part of the future. He's got that strong body shape that will be more than handy.
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Prob not in good taste sp but sheesh I had to laugh.saintspremiers wrote:Prob best all our players steer well clear of swinging this week.AccidentallyTim wrote:Could they be testing him out in that swing role for the seniors, or just something the seconds needed him to do on the day?
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Genuinely hard-nut,looking forward to seeing him back crunching into packs!
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Excuse me while I go for a P.
I'm back. The name is SimPkin
I'm back. The name is SimPkin
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There, is that betterkosifantutti wrote:Excuse me while I go for a P.
I'm back. The name is SimPkin
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+1Cairnsman wrote:Gee I hope he kicks off where he left off last year...or at least does enough to show he is still part of the future. He's got that strong body shape that will be more than handy.
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savatage wrote:Head's lack of opportunities this year have been puzzling. He was one of the reasons last year that we remained more competitive than a lot of people expected us to be.
He should be given an extended run & not just one game in isolation.
His body let him down more than opportunity. He's hardly been right to go this year.
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He's the right age profile for the areas we lack 22 - 26 y.o so I can't see us getting rid of him. Missed a bit of pre-season and form hasn't been great. Will be a good 3rd defender when / if we resolve our backline deficiencies in the next couple of years.
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To a certain extent but not entirely true.gringo wrote:savatage wrote:Head's lack of opportunities this year have been puzzling. He was one of the reasons last year that we remained more competitive than a lot of people expected us to be.
He should be given an extended run & not just one game in isolation.
His body let him down more than opportunity. He's hardly been right to go this year.
He was also the first to be dropped last season, this year he was given one game and then dropped to the VFL - sure he wasn't in the same touch as the season before - but hard to let him shine in his one and only opportunity.
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savatage wrote:To a certain extent but not entirely true.gringo wrote:savatage wrote:Head's lack of opportunities this year have been puzzling. He was one of the reasons last year that we remained more competitive than a lot of people expected us to be.
He should be given an extended run & not just one game in isolation.
His body let him down more than opportunity. He's hardly been right to go this year.
He was also the first to be dropped last season, this year he was given one game and then dropped to the VFL - sure he wasn't in the same touch as the season before - but hard to let him shine in his one and only opportunity.
His other issue is Roberton took the spot he had away and now he's behind him in the pecking order. That's why I keep encouraging the move forward for him. I can't see next year being easier if we get a FB in. He missed most of preseason and looked rusty in most of his sandy games apparently. Hardly going to get promoted on that basis. i think he might have missed some Sandy games too didn't he?
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He's been good in all the Sandy games I've seen. He missed a few - but others have missed more & played more games in the seniors.
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Good to see the kid back. Hope whoever he plays on gets absolutely pwned by him.
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He'll go for one maybe, Fat Eddie went on and on about it, what a knob (for highlighting it)Griggsy wrote:Hello Simpkin now goodbye . Got sucked in
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Re: Tom Simpkin? !!
Simpkin will have another spell on the sidelines.... His own fault, no discipline... Poor effort
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i liked it... dont like he will get a week or 2 but good on you Tom...BigMart wrote:Simpkin will have another spell on the sidelines.... His own fault, no discipline... Poor effort
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