- Kade Simpson
Infobox afl player
firstname = Kade
lastname = Simpson
birthplace =Melbourne, Australia
birthdate = Birth date and age|1984|5|5|df=y
heightweight = 182cm/77kg
originalteam =Emerald/Eastern Ranges U18
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 11, 8 June 2003
debutteam = Carlton
debutopponent = Geelong
debutstadium =Telstra Dome
playingteams = Carlton (2003-)87 Games, 47 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2008
careerhighlights =AFL Rising Star nominee 2005
Australian International Rules team 2006
Carlton interim captain (2007)Kade Simpson (born 5 May 1984) is an
Australian rules football er, currently playing with theCarlton Football Club in theAustralian Football League ."Simmo" was drafted in the fourth round of the
2002 AFL Draft . His skills were immediately apparent, but he did not have enough weight to play regular seniors in his first two seasons; even now, his weight is a relatively light 77kg. He played for theNorthern Bullants , and on his few selections in the senior team, received so little ground time that he did not have a disposal in his first three games.Simpson first broke into the senior team as a regular in the latter half of 2005. Still eligible for the
AFL Rising Star in his third season on the list, Simpson was nominated in Round 18. He played nine of the last 10 games of the season, missing one game through injury, and his pace and skill began to attract attention.Simpson took a big step up in the 2006 season, being elevated to the leadership group and running 4th in the best and fairest. He played every game, mainly as a running link-man from half-back. He finished in the top 5 in the AFL for
running bounce s, which was typical of his rebound play, averaged 19 disposals with a maximum of 30, and eleven goals. This style of running play prompted Kevin Sheedy to select Simpson for the Australian International Rules team for the 2006 tour of Ireland.Simpson captained the Blues between Rounds 14 and 19 during 2007, in the absence of regular captain and vice-captain
Lance Whitnall andNick Stevens . The interim captaincy was initially to be rotated amongst four players, but Simpson impressed sufficiently to retain the role.External links
*Carlplayer|ref=125219
*AflRleague|ref=K/Kade_Simpson.html
* [http://www.blueseum.org/cfc/tiki-index.php?page=Kade+Simpson Kade Simpson Profile in Blueseum]
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