{"id":390680,"date":"2024-05-04T09:15:23","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T09:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=390680"},"modified":"2024-05-04T14:05:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T14:05:38","slug":"saints-villian-returns-to-chorus-of-north-boos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=390680","title":{"rendered":"Saints villian returns to chorus of North boos"},"content":{"rendered":"

W\ufeffelcome back to the big time, Jimmy Webster.<\/p>\n

The St Kilda<\/a> defender returned to the side after serving a seven-week suspension for a sickening hit on\ufeff North Melbourne's Jy Simpkin in a pre season match on the eve of the 2024 season<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Webster jumped off the ground and shouldered Simpkin after he kicked the ball on the boundary line at RSEA Park in the game back in early March.<\/p>\n

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At the time, Simpkin lay motionless on the ground as he was tended to by club medical staff.<\/p>\n

Simpkin spent the first round of the 2024 season on the sidelines battling through concussion symptoms from the bump.\ufeff<\/p>\n

\"Simpkin<\/p>\n

When Webster fronted the Tribunal, AFL Tribunal chairman Jeff Gleeson said the bump was "extremely careless" and Simpkin was in a "relatively defenceless" position<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, \ufeffthe 30-year-old Saint has been welcomed back into the competition, forced to face up against Simpkin and his very angry Roos.<\/p>\n

Webster received boos from the North Melbourne crowd early in the first term.<\/p>\n

Halfway through the first quarter, Webster had the ball in St Kilda's defensive 50 and copped a chorus of boos.<\/p>\n

\"Simpkin<\/p>\n

His next move got North Melbourne fans even more excited.<\/p>\n

\ufeffWebster botched the kick and gave North Melbourne's Tom Powell a shot on goal.<\/p>\n

He then received Bronx cheers from the crowd, while Simpkin made his way over to Webster to really rub it in.<\/p>\n

\ufeffThe Saints kicked away early in the second term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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