Adam Simpson
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Adam Simpson is a retired Australian rules football
er who is a former captain of North Melbourne
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, where he played junior football with the Eltham Football Club
and the Northern Knights
In one of his best games of his career, in Round 5 2007 against Geelong at Skilled Stadium, Simpson racked up a game high 41 possessions in the Roos 16 point win. He also kicked a goal.
Played his 250th game against Carlton at Carrara a Kangaroos home game at the Gold Coast. North Melbourne won the game 22-13-147 to 20-10-130. Simpson had 20 disposals from the game. When he played his 200th game his fellow players forgot to chair him off the field, they did not make the same mistake for his 250th.
Simpson has only missed 7 games. He is one of only seven players to reach the 250 mark for the club.
On 5 November, Adam Simpson announced he was stepping down as captain but would continue on playing in season 2009. The new captain is Brent Harvey
.
The skipper and star midfielder only narrowly missed recording a fifth consecutive top-three finish in the Best and Fairest of 2005 finishing 4th-a single vore behind 3rd and 2 votes shy of second. Missed two games with a puncutred lung in 2005, but still racked up more than 400 disposals in his typically industrious way.
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Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who is a former captain of North Melbourne
Kangaroos Football Club
The North Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Kangaroos, is the fourth oldest Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League and is one of the oldest sporting clubs in Australia and the world...
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Early life
Simpson grew up in the northern suburbs of MelbourneMelbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, where he played junior football with the Eltham Football Club
Eltham Football Club
Eltham Football Club is an Australian rules football club in Eltham, Victoria, currently competing in the Northern Football League.-History:A football team from Eltham began playing social matches at nearby Kangaroo Ground from 1900....
and the Northern Knights
Northern Knights
The Northern Knights are an Australian rules football club playing in the TAC Cup, an under-18 competition in Victoria, Australia. They are based in Preston, representing the northern suburban area of Melbourne....
Early career
Debuting in 1995, he has won two premierships, a best and fairest and All-Australian selection in his career. Simpson played every game in their 1996 and 1999 premiership seasons.Captaincy (2004-2008)
He received the club captaincy in the 2004 season and led the Kangaroos into the finals the following year.In one of his best games of his career, in Round 5 2007 against Geelong at Skilled Stadium, Simpson racked up a game high 41 possessions in the Roos 16 point win. He also kicked a goal.
Played his 250th game against Carlton at Carrara a Kangaroos home game at the Gold Coast. North Melbourne won the game 22-13-147 to 20-10-130. Simpson had 20 disposals from the game. When he played his 200th game his fellow players forgot to chair him off the field, they did not make the same mistake for his 250th.
Simpson has only missed 7 games. He is one of only seven players to reach the 250 mark for the club.
On 5 November, Adam Simpson announced he was stepping down as captain but would continue on playing in season 2009. The new captain is Brent Harvey
Brent Harvey
Brent "Boomer" Harvey is an Australian rules footballer and the current captain of the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
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The skipper and star midfielder only narrowly missed recording a fifth consecutive top-three finish in the Best and Fairest of 2005 finishing 4th-a single vore behind 3rd and 2 votes shy of second. Missed two games with a puncutred lung in 2005, but still racked up more than 400 disposals in his typically industrious way.
Retirement
Simpson announced his retirement on 27 July 2009 effective after 31 July Friday night match, due to North Melbourne's inability to make the finals. Now retired from the professional ranks, he has taken up the opportunity to help out his first club, Eltham, where he will play a number of games within their senior program in 2010.Coaching Career
In 2010 Simpson took up an assistant coaching role with the Hawthorn Football ClubHawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
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