Simpson has been in Alice Springs since Tuesday with teammates Michael Johnson, Michael Walters and Danyle Pearce, and Freo development coach Roger Hayden for the AFL Players’ Association Indigenous Camp, involving 60 Indigenous AFL players from across the AFL.
Some of the stars Simpson will line up alongside on Friday include Sydney premiership hero Lewis Jetta and Carlton goal-sneak Eddie Betts, while Hayden will assist Swans’ great Michael O’Loughlin in the coaches’ box.
Hopefully, fans will get the opportunity to see some of the skills that Simpson has already displayed on the training track at Freo.
“The way he gets around the ground is unbelievable and he’s got the best sidestep I’ve seen in a while,” Kepler Bradley said about the youngster earlier this week.
The Indigenous All-Stars v Richmond match will be played at 7.00pm (CST) at Traeger Park, in Alice Springs.
AFL broadcast partner, The National Indigenous Radio Service, will broadcast the match live from 6.00pm-10.30pm local time (4:30pm-9pm WST). CAAMA Radio will also provide live coverage. The AFL website (www.afl.com.au), AFL Northern Territory website (www.aflnt.com.au) and the Richmond FC website (www.richmondfc.com.au) will LIVE video stream the match.
The Indigenous All Stars squad is:
| 1 | Murray Newman | West Coast |
| 2 | Amos Frank | Hawthorn |
| 3 | Lewis Jetta | Sydney |
| 4 | Bradley Hartman | Geelong |
| 5 | Jarrod Harbrow | Gold Coast |
| 6 | Bradley Hill | Hawthorn |
| 7 | Leroy Jetta | Essendon |
| 8 | Aaron Davey | Melbourne |
| 9 | Alwyn Davey | Essendon |
| 10 | Neville Jetta | Melbourne |
| 11 | Harley Bennell | Gold Coast |
| 12 | Lindsay Thomas | North Melbourne |
| 13 | Allen Christensen | Geelong |
| 14 | Gerald Ugle | Greater Western Sydney |
| 15 | Courtney Dempsey | Essendon |
| 16 | Tony Armstrong | Sydney |
| 17 | Jed Anderson | Hawthorn |
| 18 | Graham Johncock | Adelaide |
| 19 | Eddie Betts | Carlton |
| 20 | Steven Motlop | Geelong |
| 21 | Joshua Simpson | Fremantle |
| 22 | Curtly Hampton | Greater Western Sydney |
| 24 | Sharrod Wellingham | West Coast |
| 25 | Cameron Ellis-Yolmen | Adelaide |
| 26 | Bret Goodes | Western Bulldogs |
| 27 | Nathan Lovett-Murray | Essendon |
| 28 | Steven May | Gold Coast |
| 29 | Liam Jones | Western Bulldogs |
| 30 | Patrick Ryder | Essendon |
| 33 | Joshua Hill | West Coast |
