1. Kade Simpson was born on 5 May 1984 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played his entire career with the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League.
24 Facts About Kade Simpson
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Kade Simpson grew up a 'left footer' in Emerald, Victoria.
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Kade Simpson was drafted in the fourth round of the 2002 AFL Draft.
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Kade Simpson was Carlton's first pick in that year's draft, after the club was stripped of its higher selections as punishment for salary cap infringements.
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Kade Simpson played primarily for Carlton's VFL-affiliate, the Northern Bullants, in his first two years, and on his few selections in the Carlton senior team, received so little ground time that he did not have a disposal in his first three games.
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Kade Simpson first broke into the senior team as a regular in the latter half of 2005.
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Still eligible for the AFL Rising Star in his third season on the list, Kade Simpson was nominated in Round 18.
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Kade Simpson played nine of the last 10 games of the season, missing one game through injury, and his pace and skill began to attract attention.
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Kade Simpson took a big step up in the 2006 season, being elevated to the leadership group and running 4th in the best and fairest.
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Kade Simpson played every game, mainly as a running link-man from half-back.
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Kade Simpson finished in the top 5 in the AFL for running bounces, which was typical of his rebound play, averaged 19 disposals with a maximum of 30, and eleven goals.
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Kade Simpson captained the Blues between Rounds 14 and 19 during 2007, in the absence of regular captain and vice-captain Lance Whitnall and Nick Stevens, and has been vice-captain to Chris Judd since Stevens' retirement.
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In 2010, Kade Simpson had arguably his best season for the Carlton Football Club, polling nine Brownlow votes.
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Kade Simpson played 158 consecutive games from Round 15,2005, until Round 15,2012, before missing a match with a broken jaw.
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Kade Simpson was, at the time, considered the club record holder for most consecutive games, but in December 2012, the AFL amended the interpretation of this record such that Bruce Doull, who missed two club games during his streak due to playing in interstate matches on the same day, assumed the club record with 162 consecutive games.
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Kade Simpson had 533 disposals that season, after an outstanding year playing at half-back flank position under new coach Mick Malthouse.
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Kade Simpson was nominated in the All Australian squad of 40 but was not named in the final 22.
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Kade Simpson finished second in Carlton's best and fairest award behind defender Sam Docherty.
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On 30 June 2018 Kade Simpson became the fifth Carlton player to reach the 300 game milestone.
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In 2019, Kade Simpson signed a one-year contract extension to play on in 2020.
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Kade Simpson decided to step down from the club's leadership group that year.
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Kade Simpson played 342 games across 18 seasons from 2003 to 2020, including eleven seasons in which he did not miss a game.
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Kade Simpson was appointed assistant coach of Carlton's AFLW team in November 2020.
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In November 2022, Kade Simpson joined Hawthorn as an assistant coach under senior coach Sam Mitchell.