Jy Simpkin

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.^[1] He made his debut in the 43-point loss against West Coast in round one of the 2017 season at Etihad Stadium.^[2]

Jy Simpkin
Simpkin playing for North Melbourne in April 2018
Personal information
Full name	Jy Simpkin
Date of birth	(1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Mooroopna, Victoria
Original team(s)	Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)/Scotch College (APS)/Mooroopna
Draft	No. 12, 2016 national draft
Debut	Round 1, 2017, North Melbourne vs. West Coast, at Etihad Stadium
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	North Melbourne
Number	12
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–	North Melbourne	164 (72)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
2025	Indigenous All-Stars	1 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 13, 2025.
Career highlights
North Melbourne co-captain: 2023–2024; captain: 2025– Syd Barker Medal: 2021, 2022 Polly Farmer Medal: 2025
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Born in Mooroopna, Victoria, Simpkin is of Aboriginal (Yorta Yorta)^[3] and European descent. He completed his high-school education at Scotch College, as part of an AIEF scholarship program.^[4]

Ahead of the 2023 AFL season, Simpkin was named co-captain of North Melbourne alongside Luke McDonald, replacing Jack Ziebell. In 2025, Simpkin was named sole captain.

Statistics

Statistics are correct as of the end of 2024^[5]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2017	North Melbourne	21	13	9	5	72	69	141	35	31	0.7	0.4	5.5	5.3	10.8	2.7	2.4	0
2018	North Melbourne	12	22	12	7	144	183	327	51	80	0.5	0.3	6.5	8.3	14.9	2.3	3.6	0
2019	North Melbourne	12	21	6	8	200	190	390	49	75	0.3	0.4	9.5	9.0	18.6	2.3	3.6	1
2020[a]	North Melbourne	12	17	6	5	173	173	344	37	63	0.4	0.3	10.1	10.1	20.2	2.2	3.7	8
2021	North Melbourne	12	22	2	5	325	267	592	96	84	0.1	0.2	14.8	12.1	26.9	4.4	3.8	1
2022	North Melbourne	12	21	7	5	324	235	559	71	95	0.3	0.2	15.4	11.2	26.6	3.4	4.5	6
2023	North Melbourne	12	18	9	4	194	178	372	48	71	0.5	0.2	10.8	9.9	20.7	2.7	3.9	0
2024	North Melbourne	12	18	11	5	218	160	378	56	56	0.6	0.3	12.1	8.9	21.0	3.1	3.1	1
Career			152	62	44	1648	1455	3103	443	555	0.4	0.3	10.8	9.6	20.4	2.9	3.7	17

Notes

1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.