Jimmy Webster Biography

Jy Simpkin returns to play in his first game since suffering a concussion following a bump from Jimmy Webster and says he has no animosity towards the St Kilda veteran.

"The day after it all happened, he reached out and felt a lot of remorse," Simpkin said.

"I had a phone call with him for 10 or 15 minutes and we had a good chat. I've got no hard feelings. These things unfortunately happen in football and unfortunately, this time, it happened to me.

"They dealt with Jimmy, he got his seven weeks, and everyone will move on from it."

Jimmy Webster receives the longest AFL suspension in six years after copping a seven-game ban for his ugly bump on Jy Simpkin.

"I wish to reiterate my remorse and again apologise to Jy for my actions," Webster said after the hearing.

"I will take this time on the sidelines to reflect on my actions and work hard to keep it out of my game."

North Melbourne coach Alastair Clarkson apologises for comments made towards St Kilda players at the quarter-time break during the club's AAMI Community Series match at RSEA Park.

Following a heavy bump on Kangaroo Jy Simpkin by Jimmy Webster, Clarkson says he 'voiced his displeasure' towards Webster and Saints defender Dougal Howard, an exchange he conceded on Monday was "unnecessary" and included "inappropriate" language.

"I was deeply disturbed seeing our captain Jy Simpkin forced from the field as a result of a heavy collision just before quarter time," Clarkson said in a statement.

"Jy has had a great pre-season and has now had three concussions in 12 months and I was so disappointed to see him leave the field in that way."

Jimmy Webster signs a one-year contract extension to remain with St Kilda until the end of 2023.

“It’s been a frustrating couple of years for me with injuries — niggly ones and soft tissue — which hasn’t been great, but last year was a pretty positive year for me,” Webster said.

“I felt like I played some pretty good footy and was pretty consistent, but the couple of years before that was pretty frustrating. It was hard to get back into the team. We were going pretty well up in Noosa (St Kilda’s hub in 2020), but I just kept fighting my way and I was lucky enough last season to fight my way back in.”

Jimmy Webster will miss St Kilda's next two matches following surgery to remove a plate from his right hand.

Webster had a plate inserted in 2017 but knocked it during the Saints' round seven match against GWS.

Jimmy Webster signs a three-year contract extension with St Kilda to remain at the club until the end of 2022.

St Kilda accepts a two-game suspension handed to defender Jimmy Webster for his thumb to the eye of Fremantle midfielder Nick Suban.

The Match Review Panel on Monday deemed Webster made "unreasonable and unnecessary contact" to Suban's eye, assessing the incident as intentional conduct with medium impact to the head.

Slow-motion replays captured Webster first making contact with Suban's ear region before he reached over again using his right thumb to poke the Docker's left eye, which forced his opponent to ground.

Jimmy Webster signs a new two-year deal with St Kilda that will keep him at the club until the end of 2019.

"The club has showed great faith in me since I was drafted in 2011 and I'm really excited about where we're going as a group," Webster said.

"Before I broke my hand against Carlton I was starting to string together some consistent footy and that will be my focus in the second half of the year, just to be more consistent."

Jimmy Webster will not play another game this season after suffering a hamstring strain at training.

Webster, 23, injured the muscle in his right leg. It was a strain to his left hamstring that kept him out of football for five weeks earlier this year.

"Jimmy experienced a low-grade hamstring strain to his right leg during training on Thursday, which is a different leg to the one he injured mid-year," Saints football manager Jamie Cox said.

"We will use the remaining couple of weeks of the season to ensure Jimmy fully recovers and rehabilitates, and is fully fit day one of pre-season."

Jimmy Webster will miss the remainder of the 2014 season with a broken foot.

"He's going to be managed in a cast and won't be running for about 12 weeks," St Kilda team physio Andrew Wallis said.

"He is out for this year."

Jimmy Webster will play in the VFL this weekend, missing his second AFL match after his involvement in a scuffle in his home state of Tasmania.

The 20-year old returned home during the round 10 bye weekend and was involved in an alcohol-fuelled street incident where at least one punch was thrown.

"Jimmy Webster was omitted from the St Kilda team last week for failing to meet the standards expected of our players during the mid-season break," St Kilda's Head of Football Chris Pelchen said.

"Jimmy will play with Sandringham in the VFL competition this weekend and is eligible for AFL selection from next week."

St Kilda secures key youngsters Seb Ross, Jimmy Webster and Jack Newnes with new deals while Dylan Roberton has also signed a two-year contract extension with the club.

Jimmy Webster makes his AFL debut for St Kilda at Docklands Stadium with 9 disposals (4 kicks and 5 handballs), 2 marks and 3 tackles in a 9-point win over Carlton.