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{{Short description|Australian rules footballer and coach}}
{{BLP sources|date=September 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Adam Simpson
| image = Adam Simpson 2018.1.jpg
| caption = Simpson with West Coast in April 2018
| fullname = Adam Simpson
| nickname = Simmo<ref>https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/2015-09-30/simmo-second-best-of-2015{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|2|16}}
| birth_place = 
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[Eltham Football Club|Eltham]] <small>([[Northern Football League (Australia)|DVFL]])</small>/[[Northern Knights Football Club|Northern Knights]] ([[TAC Cup]])
| draftpick = No. 14, [[1993 AFL Draft|1993 national draft]]
| height = 185&nbsp;cm<ref name="AFLtables" />
| weight = 86&nbsp;kg<ref name="AFLtables" />
| position = Midfielder, defender
| statsend = 2009
| years1 = 1995–2009
| club1 = {{AFL NM}}
| games_goals1 = 306 (83)
| nationalyears1 = 2002–2003
| nationalteam1 = [[Australian International rules football team|Australia]]
| nationalgames_goals1 = 4 (0)
| coachyears1 = 2014–2024
| coachclub1 = {{AFL|WC}}
| coachgames_wins1 = 242 (122–119–1)
| coachstatsend = round 17, 2024
| careerhighlights = '''Club'''
* 2× [[List of Australian Football League premiers|AFL premiership player]]: 1996, 1999
* [[AFL Rising Star]] nominee: 1996
* [[Syd Barker Medal]]: 2002
* [[All-Australian team]]: 2002
* {{AFL NM}} captain: 2004–2008
'''Coaching'''
* [[2018 AFL season|AFL premiership coach]]: [[2018 AFL Grand Final|2018]]
* [[All-Australian team]]: 2018
}}

'''Adam Simpson''' (born 16 February 1976) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er and coach. A left-footed midfielder, his playing career for {{AFL NM}} spanned from 1995 to 2009, where he played 306 games. He coached {{AFL WC}} from 2014 until parting ways during the [[2024 AFL season|2024 season]], having led them to the [[2018 AFL season|2018 premiership]]. 

From [[Melbourne]], Simpson played junior football for [[Eltham Football Club|Eltham]] and the [[Northern Knights Football Club|Northern Knights]] before being recruited to North Melbourne at the [[1993 AFL Draft|1993 National Draft]]. He made his debut during the [[1995 AFL season|1995 season]], and won a premiership the following year, during which he was also nominated for the [[AFL Rising Star]] award. Another premiership followed [[1999 AFL season|in 1999]], and [[2002 AFL season|in 2002]], Simpson was named in the [[All-Australian team]] and also won North Melbourne's best and fairest award, the [[Syd Barker Medal]]. He was appointed club captain [[2004 AFL season|in 2004]], and held the position until stepping down at the end of the [[2008 AFL season|2008 season]], with his span including a preliminary final [[2007 AFL season|in 2007]]. Simpson played his 300th game in 2009, the third North Melbourne player to do so, and finished his career towards the end of the season. He was appointed coach of West Coast in October 2013, replacing [[John Worsfold]].

==Early life==

Simpson grew up in the north-eastern suburbs of [[Melbourne]] where he played junior football for [[Eltham Football Club|Eltham]] in the suburban [[Northern Football League (Australia)|Diamond Valley Football League]]. He also played under-18 football for [[Northern Knights Football Club|Northern Knights]].  Simpson also had a stint in the East Gippsland town of Sale where he was part of an under 15's premiership under coach Vince Moro.

As a child, Simpson supported the [[Carlton Football Club]], the club whom he would play his final AFL game against in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nmfc.com.au/news/762099/adam-simpson-retires|title=Adam Simpson retires|publisher=North Melbourne Football Club|first=Steve|last=Lavell|date=27 July 2009|accessdate=18 February 2022}}</ref>

He attended school at [[St Helena Secondary College]].

==Playing career==

=== North Melbourne ===
Simpson was recruited by North Melbourne at the [[1993 AFL Draft|1993 National Draft]]. He made his senior debut for the club against the [[West Coast Eagles|Eagles]] in round 18 at [[Princes Park, Carlton|Princes Park]] during the [[1995 AFL season|1995 season]]. The following season, he played for North Melbourne in the [[1996 AFL Grand Final|1996 AFL Grand Final win]] over [[Sydney Swans|Sydney]]. Earlier in the season, he was nominated for the [[AFL Rising Star|Rising Star]] award. Simpson also played a key midfield role for North Melbourne when the team won the [[1999 AFL Grand Final|1999 Grand Final]]. In 2002, he won the club best and fairest award ([[Syd Barker Medal]]) and he was named in the [[All-Australian team]].<ref name="ADAM SIMPSON">{{cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Adam%2BSimpson/13523|title=ADAM SIMPSON|access-date=30 November 2022}}</ref><ref name="theage.com.au">{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/from-karaoke-kangaroo-to-eagles-coach-the-adam-simpson-i-know-20150924-gjtx50.html|title=From karaoke Kangaroo to Eagles coach, the Adam Simpson I know|date=25 September 2015|access-date=30 November 2022}}</ref>
[[File:Adam simpson.jpg|thumb|right|Simpson with North Melbourne in 2007]]

Simpson was appointed club captain in 2004, and he led the [[North Melbourne Football Club|Kangaroos]] into the finals the following year.<ref name="ADAM SIMPSON"/><ref name="theage.com.au"/>

In 2005, the skipper narrowly missed recording a fifth consecutive top-three finish in the club best and fairest. He finished 4th, one vote behind 3rd and 2 votes shy of second. That year he missed two games with a punctured lung, but he still tallied over 400 disposals for the season with his industrious playmaking style.<ref name="ADAM SIMPSON"/><ref name="theage.com.au"/>

Round 5, 2007, he racked up a career equalling high 41 disposals, including a goal, in the [[North Melbourne Football Club|Roos]] 16 point win against [[Geelong Football Club|Geelong]] at [[Kardinia Park (stadium)|Kardinia Park]]. Weeks later, he played his 250th game against [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] in a home game at [[Carrara Stadium|Carrara]] on the [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]]. North Melbourne won the game 22-13 (147) to 20-10 (130). Simpson had 20 disposals. At the end of the game, his teammates celebrated his 250 milestone by chairlifting him from the field.<ref name="ADAM SIMPSON"/><ref name="theage.com.au"/>

On 5 November 2008, Adam Simpson announced he was stepping down as captain but he would continue playing in 2009. [[Brent Harvey]] became the new captain.<ref name="ADAM SIMPSON"/><ref name="theage.com.au"/>

In April 2009. Simpson, [[Daniel Pratt (footballer)|Daniel Pratt]] and five other North Melbourne players admitted to producing a [[YouTube]] video entitled "The Adventures of Little Boris". The video was of a rubber chicken named Boris performing sexual acts on the carcass of a chicken. Simpson and Pratt were fined $5000 each by North Melbourne.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Simpson, Pratt fined over chook sex video |url=https://www.theroar.com.au/2009/04/10/simpson-pratt-fined-over-chook-sex-video/ |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=The Roar |language=en-US}}</ref>

Simpson retired during the [[2009 AFL season|2009 season]]. With North Melbourne out of finals contention, Simpson announced his retirement on 27 July 2009. He played the last of his 306 games on Friday night against [[Carlton Football Club|Carlton]] in round 18 at [[Docklands Stadium|Docklands]] on 31 July<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoU7eOwv5jc|title=Adam Simpson's last game, behind the scenes|publisher=North Melbourne Football Club|access-date=14 October 2018|archive-date=12 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712084639/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoU7eOwv5jc|url-status=live}}</ref> He ended his playing career after 15 seasons in the same round he made his debut. Simpson played every game during the North Melbourne 1996 and 1999 premiership seasons, and during his career he missed seven games as a regular player. He was the third player to notch 300 games for North Melbourne.<ref name="ADAM SIMPSON"/><ref name="theage.com.au"/>

Simpson played for North Melbourne Football Club from 1995 until 2009 for a total of 306 games and kicked 83 goals.<ref name="ADAM SIMPSON"/><ref name="theage.com.au"/> Simpson was also a member of North Melbourne Premiership teams in [[1996 AFL Grand Final|1996]] and [[1999 AFL Grand Final|1999]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Adam+Simpson/13523|title=ADAM SIMPSON|access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref>

==Coaching career==

===Hawthorn Football Club assistant coach (2010-2013)===
After his retirement from his playing career at the end of the 2009 season, Simpson began his coaching career as an assistant coach under senior coach [[Alastair Clarkson]] at [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]] in the [[2010 AFL season]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/adam-simpson-a-hawk-20090920-ge83rf.html|title=Adam Simpson a Hawk|date=20 September 2009|access-date=30 November 2022}}</ref> and he was the midfield & forward coach for the [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawks]] when the club won the premiership in the [[2013 AFL Grand Final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-grand-final-2013-hawthorn-v-fremantle-20130928-2ukv4.html#:~:text=Hawthorn%20won%20the%20AFL%20Grand,over%20Fremantle%20by%2015%20points.|title=AFL Grand Final 2013 Hawthorn v Fremantle|date=28 September 2013|access-date=30 November 2022}}</ref>

===West Coast Eagles senior coach (2014-2024)===
In October 2013, the [[West Coast Eagles]] appointed Simpson as senior coach for the [[2014 AFL season|2014 season]]. He replaced [[John Worsfold]] who stood down after a disappointing 2013 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/adam-simpson-to-coach-west-coast-20131003-2uxda.html|title=Adam Simpson to coach West Coast|date=3 October 2013|access-date=29 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-03/adam-simpson-named-west-coast-eagles-coach-afl/4997590|title=Adam Simpson named West Coast Eagles head coach|newspaper=ABC News |date=3 October 2013|access-date=29 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/oct/04/west-coast-eagles-appoint-adam-simpson|title=West Coast Eagles appoint Adam Simpson as new senior coach|newspaper=The Guardian |date=3 October 2013|access-date=29 November 2022}}</ref> Simpson was selected ahead of applicants [[Scott Burns (footballer)|Scott Burns]], [[Leigh Tudor]] and [[Peter Sumich]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBC5wTW6AMY&t=605s|title=Adam Simpson Press Conference|publisher=West Coast Eagles Football Club|access-date=13 October 2018|archive-date=12 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712084618/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBC5wTW6AMY&t=605s|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/west-coast-eagles/adam-simpson-wins-race-for-west-coast-eagles-coaching-beating-peter-sumich-ng-d65a36b15b4d9d7f9bfcb12b68c4a0e6|title=Adam Simpson wins race for West Coast Eagles coaching, beating Peter Sumich|date=3 October 2013|access-date=29 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/west-coast-set-to-announce-adam-simpson-as-new-senior-coach/news-story/258453fd7dc3673817a83fcf6be6de3c|title=West Coast set to announce Adam Simpson as new senior coach|date=4 October 2013|access-date=29 November 2022}}</ref> In his first year as senior coach, the Eagles under Simpson finished 9th at the end of the [[2014 AFL season]], just missing out of the finals. The following year in the [[2015 AFL season]], Simpson and the Eagles surprised many commentators by their performance when the club finished 2nd at the end home & away rounds. Simpson then coached the West Coast Eagles to the [[2015 AFL Grand Final]], which they fell short and lost to [[Hawthorn Football Club|Hawthorn]] by a margin of 46 points with the final score Hawthorn 16.11 (107) to West Coast Eagles	8.13 (61).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-grand-final-2015-hawthorn-beat-west-coast-to-win-three-premierships-in-a-row-20151003-gk0if5.html|title=AFL grand final 2015: Hawthorn beat West Coast to win three premierships in a row|date=3 October 2015|access-date=30 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-03/afl-grand-final-hawthorn-west-coast-eagles/6825474?nw=0&r=Gallery|title=AFL Grand Final: Hawthorn seals third straight title with 46-point win over West Coast at the MCG|newspaper=ABC News |date= 3 October 2015|access-date=30 November 2022}}</ref>

In the following two seasons the Eagles made the finals, bowing out in the elimination final and the semi-final in 2016 and 2017 respectively.

In Round 2, 2018 against [[Western Bulldogs]] at [[Docklands Stadium]], West Coast Eagles forwards coach [[Jaymie Graham]] served as caretaker coach of the team after Simpson was forced to return to Perth due to a family health drama.

In the [[2018 AFL season]], Simpson coached the West Coast Eagles to a [[List of VFL/AFL premiers|premiership]] in the [[2018 AFL Grand Final]], when West Coast Eagles defeated [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]] by a margin of five points, with the final score West Coast Eagles 11.13 (79) to Collingwood 11.8 (74).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/west-coast-beat-collingwood-to-win-2018-afl-grand-final-20180929-p506uj.html|title=Eagles overcome Pies in grand final thriller|date=29 September 2018|access-date=30 November 2022}}</ref>

After three consecutive years without making the finals, including one 'horror' season in 2023, where West Coast Eagles finished last on the ladder, on July 9th, 2024, in the middle of the 2024 season, after Round 17, 2024, with no improvement in on-field performance with the Eagles sitting at sixteenth (third-last) on the ladder, Simpson was sacked as senior coach of the West Coast Eagles in a mutual agreement with the club that Simpson's 11-year tenure as senior coach would come to an end, effective immediately.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/1596912/simpson-and-eagles-part-ways|title=Simpson and Eagles part ways|date=10 July 2024|access-date=10 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-09/adam-simpson-gone-as-west-coast-eagles-coach-afl/104075166|title=Adam Simpson gone as West Coast Eagles coach after 11 years at helm of AFL club|date=10 July 2024|access-date=10 July 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/adam-simpson-and-eagles-part-ways-20240709-p5js4a.html|title=‘It was time’: Adam Simpson and Eagles part, Schofield to take over|date=10 July 2024|access-date=10 July 2024}}</ref> Simpson was replaced by assistant coach [[Jarrad Schofield]] as caretaker senior coach for the remainder of the 2024 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.westcoasteagles.com.au/news/1597376/schofield-to-stand-in|title=Schofield to stand in|date=10 July 2024|access-date=10 July 2024}}</ref>

==Statistics==

===Playing statistics===

:<ref name="AFLtables">{{Cite web |title=Adam Simpson |url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/A/Adam_Simpson.html |publisher=AFL Tables |access-date=30 August 2014 |archive-date=16 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140916005506/http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/A/Adam_Simpson.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

{{AFL player statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start with votes}}
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1995 AFL season|1995]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL NM}}
| 37 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 5 || 6 || 11 || 1 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.5 || 3.0 || 5.5 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1996 AFL season|1996]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL NM}}
| 37 || 25 || 16 || 8 || 164 || 94 || 258 || 46 || 35 || 0.6 || 0.3 || 6.6 || 3.8 || 10.3 || 1.8 || 1.4 || 0
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1997 AFL season|1997]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL NM}}
| 37 || 19 || 5 || 7 || 153 || 82 || 235 || 46 || 23 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 8.1 || 4.3 || 12.4 || 2.4 || 1.2 || 0
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1998 AFL season|1998]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL NM}}
| 37 || 19 || 9 || 10 || 175 || 112 || 287 || 46 || 45 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 9.2 || 5.9 || 15.1 || 2.4 || 2.4 || 0
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1999 AFL season|1999]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Kan}}
| 7 || 25 || 5 || 9 || 409 || 136 || 545 || 113 || 54 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 16.4 || 5.4 || 21.8 || 4.5 || 2.2 || 7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2000 AFL season|2000]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Kan}}
| 7 || 25 || 5 || 6 || 376 || 116 || 492 || 87 || 83 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 15.0 || 4.6 || 19.7 || 3.5 || 3.3 || 0
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2001 AFL season|2001]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Kan}}
| 7 || 21 || 3 || 0 || 309 || 146 || 455 || 88 || 60 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 14.7 || 7.0 || 21.7 || 4.2 || 2.9 || 2
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2002 AFL season|2002]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Kan}}
| 7 || 23 || 7 || 10 || 403 || 162 || 565 || 105 || 72 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 17.5 || 7.0 || 24.6 || 4.6 || 3.1 || 7
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2003 AFL season|2003]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Kan}}
| 7 || 21 || 11 || 6 || 327 || 205 || 532 || 126 || 45 || 0.5 || 0.3 || 15.6 || 9.8 || 25.3 || 6.0 || 2.1 || 9
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2004 AFL season|2004]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Kan}}
| 7 || 22 || 4 || 8 || 317 || 227 || 544 || 118 || 73 || 0.2 || 0.4 || 14.4 || 10.3 || 24.7 || 5.4 || 3.3 || 10
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2005 AFL season|2005]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Kan}}
| 7 || 21 || 3 || 1 || 230 || 183 || 413 || 84 || 63 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 11.0 || 8.7 || 19.7 || 4.0 || 3.0 || 7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2006 AFL season|2006]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Kan}}
| 7 || 19 || 2 || 2 || 226 || 210 || 436 || 96 || 58 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 11.9 || 11.1 || 22.9 || 5.1 || 3.1 || 3
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2007 AFL season|2007]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Kan}}
| 7 || 25 || 4 || 4 || 327 || 283 || 610 || 104 || 110 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 13.1 || 11.3 || 24.4 || 4.2 || 4.4 || 13
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2008 AFL season|2008]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL NM}}
| 7 || 21 || 4 || 5 || 238 || 267 || 505 || 77 || 77 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 11.3 || 12.7 || 24.0 || 3.7 || 3.7 || 7
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2009 AFL season|2009]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL NM}}
| 7 || 18 || 5 || 4 || 199 || 243 || 442 || 95 || 76 || 0.3 || 0.2 || 11.1 || 13.5 || 24.6 || 5.3 || 4.2 || 7
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 306
! 83
! 80
! 3858
! 2472
! 6330
! 1232
! 875
! 0.3
! 0.3
! 12.6
! 8.1
! 20.7
! 4.0
! 2.9
! 72
|}

===Coaching statistics===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular Season !! colspan="4"|Finals
|-
!Won !! Lost !! Ties !! Win % !! Finish !! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
|-
! [[West Coast Eagles|WCE]] || [[2014 AFL season|2014]] 
| 11 || 11 || 0 || {{winpct|11|11|0}} || 9th (out of 18) || — || — || — || — 
|- style="background:#fdd;"
! [[West Coast Eagles|WCE]] || [[2015 AFL season|2015]]
| 16 || 5 || 1 || {{winpct|16|5|1}} || 2nd (out of 18) || 2 || 1 || {{winpct|2|1|0}} || <small>'''Lost [[2015 AFL Grand Final]]'''</small>
|- style="background:#fdd;"
! [[West Coast Eagles|WCE]] || [[2016 AFL season|2016]] 
| 16 || 6 || 0 || {{winpct|16|6|0}} || 6th (out of 18) || 0 || 1 || {{winpct|0|1|0}} || <small>'''Lost Elimination Final'''</small>
|- style="background:#fdd;"
! [[West Coast Eagles|WCE]] || [[2017 AFL season|2017]]
| 12 || 10 || 0 || {{winpct|12|10|0}} || 8th (out of 18) || 1 || 1 || {{winpct|1|1|0}} || <small>'''Lost Semi Final'''</small>
|- style="background:#FDE910;"
! [[West Coast Eagles|WCE]] || [[2018 AFL season|2018]]
| 15 || 6 || 0 || .714 || 2nd (out of 18) || 3 || 0 || {{winpct|3|0}} || <small>'''Won [[2018 AFL Grand Final]]'''</small>
|- style="background:#fdd;"
! [[West Coast Eagles|WCE]] || [[2019 AFL season|2019]]
| 15 || 7 || 0 || {{winpct|15|7|0}} || 5th (out of 18) || 1 || 1 || {{winpct|1|1|0}} || <small>'''Lost Semi Final'''</small>
|- style="background:#fdd;"
! [[West Coast Eagles|WCE]] || [[2020 AFL season|2020]]{{refn|group=lower-alpha|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 on sports#Australian rules football|impact of the COVID-19 pandemic]].}}
| 12 || 5 || 0 || {{winpct|12|5|0}} || 5th (out of 18) || 0 || 1 || {{winpct|0|1|0}} || <small>'''Lost Elimination Final'''</small>
|-
! [[West Coast Eagles|WCE]] || [[2021 AFL season|2021]]
| 10 || 12 || 0 || {{winpct|10|12|0}} || 9th (out of 18) || — || — || — || —
|-
! [[West Coast Eagles|WCE]] || [[2022 AFL season|2022]]
| 2 || 20 || 0 || {{winpct|2|20|0}} || 17th (out of 18) || — || — || — || —
|-
! [[West Coast Eagles|WCE]] || [[2023 AFL season|2023]]
| 3 || 20 || 0 || {{winpct|3|20|0}} || 18th (out of 18) || — || — || — || —
|-
![[West Coast Eagles|WCE]]
![[2024 AFL season|2024]]
|3
|13
|0
|.186
|16th (out of 18)
|—
|—
|—
|Resigned after round 18.
|-
! colspan="2" |Total || 123 || 119 || 1 || .573 || || 7 || 5 || {{winpct|7|5}} ||
|}

==Honours and achievements==

===Playing honours===
'''Team'''
*'''[[AFL Premiership]] ([[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]])''': [[1996 AFL Grand Final|1996]], [[1999 AFL Grand Final|1999]]
*'''[[McClelland Trophy]] ([[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]])''': [[1998 AFL season|1998]]
*'''[[List of Australian Football League pre-season and night series premiers#Pre-season cup winners 1988–2013|Pre-Season Cup Winner]] ([[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]])''': 1995, 1998

'''Individual'''
*'''[[All-Australian team|All-Australian]]''': [[All-Australian team#2002|2002]]
*'''[[Syd Barker Medal]]''': 2002
*'''[[List of North Melbourne Football Club captains|North Melbourne F.C. Captain]]''': 2004–2008
*'''[[Australia international rules football team|International Rules Team]]''': 2002, 2003
*'''[[1996 AFL Rising Star|AFL Rising Star Nominee]]''':1996

===Coaching honours===
'''Team'''
*'''[[AFL Premiership]] ([[West Coast Eagles|West Coast]])''': [[2018 AFL Grand Final|2018]]
'''Individual'''
*'''[[Jock McHale Medal]]''': 2018
*'''[[All-Australian team|All-Australian]]''': [[All-Australian team#2018|2018]]

==Personal life==
Simpson married his high-school sweetheart, whom he met in Year 11, and he has four children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/how-the-fathering-project-is-helping-adam-simpson-ng-76fd5fa7d95da2d4732f27505457d209|title=How The Fathering Project is helping Adam Simpson|date=2 September 2017 |publisher=Perth Now|access-date=13 October 2018|archive-date=14 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014091305/https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/wa/how-the-fathering-project-is-helping-adam-simpson-ng-76fd5fa7d95da2d4732f27505457d209|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{NMplayer|ref=14325}}
* {{AFL Tables|A/Adam_Simpson}}

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{{1999 Kangaroos premiership players}}
{{2018 West Coast Eagles premiership players}}
{{North Melbourne Football Club captains}}
{{West Coast Eagles coaches}}
{{Syd Barker Medal}}
{{Jock McHale Medal}}
{{2002 All-Australian team}}
{{2018 All-Australian team}}
{{1996 AFL Rising Star nominees}}
{{2002 Australian international rules team}}
{{2003 Australian international rules team}}
{{1993 AFL national draft}}

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[[Category:West Coast Eagles premiership coaches]]
[[Category:Australia international rules football team players]]
[[Category:All-Australian coaches]]
[[Category:VFL/AFL premiership players]]
[[Category:VFL/AFL premiership coaches]]
[[Category:People from the City of Banyule]]