Jamie Simpson was born on 6 September 1986 and is a coach with the Central Queensland Capras, a feeder club for the NRL club the Brisbane Broncos in the Queensland Cup and a former rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s.
23 Facts About Jamie Simpson
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Jamie Simpson is an avid worker in the community and is an ambassador for The Men of League Foundation and Lymphoma Australia.
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Jamie Simpson was convinced by his mother to join the Fitzroy Junior Rugby League club while a young student at the Rockhampton primary school 'The Hall'.
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Jamie Simpson decided to attend St Brendan's College in Yeppoon for its rugby league program.
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In June 2002, Jamie Simpson represented St Brendan's College at Confraternity Carnival for the 2nd XIII.
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Jamie Simpson played what could potentially have been his last game, a pre-season match against Kirwan State High School, prior to his team being informed of the diagnosis.
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From 2002 to 2003, Jamie Simpson was undergoing chemotherapy for life-threatening Hodgkin's lymphoma.
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Jamie Simpson was rumored to have been pursued by several clubs, ultimately settling on the Brisbane Broncos.
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Jamie Simpson was South Sydney's nominee for the 2009 Ken Stephen Medal for Services to the Community for his work in helping and visiting young people with cancer.
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Jamie Simpson was a frequent try-scorer in the QLD Cup for Aspley, and gained representative honours for the Queensland City origin side in 2007, he was overlooked for selection in first-grade for the Broncos in favor of older players.
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Jamie Simpson was then lured to the South Sydney Rabbitohs for the 2008 NRL season.
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Once given the opportunity in the NRL, Jamie Simpson's debut season was a major success.
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Commentators believe that Jamie Simpson's performance was a major component of a mid season resurgence for the Rabbitohs, even relegating former international Nigel Vagana from inclusion in the side.
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On 14 January 2011 it had been announced that Jamie Simpson had signed for Huddersfield Giants on a 3 year deal.
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Jamie Simpson's signing was a major coup for the Central Queensland team who are part of the CQ NRL bid pushing for another team in Queensland.
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Jamie Simpson was hoping to re kindle some early career form and help raise the profile of CQ Capra's.
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Jamie Simpson had a successful season leading the minnows to the quarter-finals.
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Jamie Simpson has mentored and helped his players receive NRL and Queensland cup contracts.
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Jamie Simpson spent 2015 as the A-grade coach for local Rockhampton Rugby League side, the Fitzroy Gracemere Sharks of which he was a JR Fitzroy Sharks player growing up as a child in Rockhampton.
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In 2012, Jamie Simpson joined Southern Cross Austereo in Rockhampton as a promotions staff member for Hot FM and Sea FM.
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In 2018, Jamie Simpson was added to the Triple M radio show "The B Team" a sportcentric panel show that focus's on sports in particular local Central Queensland sporting teams and athletes from all ages.
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Jamie Simpson bought a youthful, yet witty attitude to the show that was a little too "serious" prior to his involvement.
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In May 2018, Jamie Simpson debuted his new segment on the B Team "60 seconds with Simo".