Jake Simpkin
Hooker
Player Bio
- Height:
- 181 cm
- Date of Birth:
- 16 October 2001
- Weight:
- 93 kg
- Birthplace:
- Toowoomba, QLD
- Age:
- 24
- Nickname:
- -
- Debut Club:
- Wests Tigers
- Date:
- 17 April 2021
- Opposition:
- South Sydney Rabbitohs
- Round:
- 6
- Previous Club:
- Wests Tigers
- Junior Club:
- -
- Biography:
Jake Simpkin enjoyed his most consistent season yet in the NRL in 2025, playing in 22 of a possible 24 games in first grade.
A quality dummy half, Simpkin joined the Sea Eagles from the Wests Tigers in 2024, where he made 43 first grade appearance across four seasons, including his NRL debut in 2021.
Hailing from Toowoomba in Southern Queensland, Jake came through the Brisbane Broncos Academy, representing Queensland Under 18s in 2019 and gaining selection for the Australian Prime Minister's XIII in 2022.
Career By Season
| Year | Played | Won | Lost | Drawn | Win % | Tries | Goals | 1 Point Field Goals | 2 Point Field Goals | Points | Kicking Metres | Kicking Metres Average | Goal Conversion Rate | Forced Drop Outs | Try Assists | Offloads | Receipts | Tackles Made | Missed Tackles | Tackle Efficiency | Total Running Metres | Average Running Metres | Kick Return Metres | Total Points | Average Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wests Tigers | 2021 | 9 | 2 | 7 | - | 22% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 526 | 234 | 23 | 91.05% | 341 | 37.00 | - | 279 | 31.0 |
| Wests Tigers | 2022 | 10 | 1 | 9 | - | 10% | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | 2.04 | - | 1 | - | - | 541 | 309 | 27 | 91.96% | 425 | 42.00 | 14 | 291 | 29.1 |
| Wests Tigers | 2023 | 18 | 4 | 14 | - | 22% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | 222 | 12.32 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 693 | 358 | 30 | 92.27% | 480 | 26.00 | - | 412 | 22.9 |
| Wests Tigers | 2024 | 4 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 99 | 74 | 5 | 93.67% | 40 | 10.00 | - | 77 | 19.2 |
| Sea Eagles | 2024 | 6 | 4 | 2 | - | 67% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 421 | 228 | 16 | 93.44% | 93 | 15.00 | - | 201 | 33.5 |
| Sea Eagles | 2025 | 22 | 12 | 10 | - | 55% | 2 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1,778 | 784 | 41 | 95.03% | 730 | 33.00 | - | 879 | 40.0 |
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