Jy Simpkin (born 5 March 1998) is a professional
Australian rules footballer playing for the
North Melbourne Football Club in the
Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by the North Melbourne Football Club with their first selection and twelfth overall in the
2016 national draft. He made his debut in the 43-point loss against in the opening round of the
2017 season at
Etihad Stadium
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.
Born in
Mooroopna
Mooroopna is a rural town located north of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is on the banks of the Goulburn River opposite the larger town of Shepparton. The Midland Highway crosses the river between the two towns. At the 2016 census, Moor ...
,
Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
, Simpkin is of
Aboriginal and
European descent. He completed his high-school education at
Scotch College, Melbourne
(For God, for Country, and for Learning)
, established =
, type = Independent, day and boarding
, gender = Boys
, denomination = Presbyterian
, slogan =
, ...
, as part of an
AIEF scholarship program.
Statistics
:''Statistics are correct as of the end of 2020''
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2017
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, 21 , , 13 , , 9 , , 5 , , 72 , , 69 , , 141 , , 35 , , 31 , , 0.7 , , 0.4 , , 5.5 , , 5.3 , , 10.8 , , 2.7 , , 2.4
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2018
File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the Unit ...
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, 12 , , 22 , , 12 , , 7 , , 144 , , 183 , , 327 , , 51 , , 80 , , 0.5 , , 0.3 , , 6.5 , , 8.3 , , 14.9 , , 2.3 , , 3.6
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2019
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, 12 , , 21 , , 6 , , 8 , , 200 , , 190 , , 390 , , 49 , , 75 , , 0.3 , , 0.4 , , 9.5 , , 9.0 , , 18.6 , , 2.3 , , 3.6
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2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
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, 17 , , 6 , , 5 , , 173 , , 173 , , 344 , , 37 , , 63 , , 0.35 , , 0.29 , , 10.1 , , 10.1 , , 20.2 , , 2.17 , , 3.7
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, 73
, 33
, 25
, 587
, 615
, 1202
, 172
, 249
, 0.46
, 0.34
, 9.02
, 8.17
, 16.1
, 2.36
, 3.32
Notes
References
External links
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1998 births
Living people
North Melbourne Football Club players
Murray Bushrangers players
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Indigenous Australian players of Australian rules football
People educated at Scotch College, Melbourne
People from Mooroopna
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