Fremantle's Josh Simpson was delisted after just two games at the club. Picture: Daniel Wilkins Source: News Corp Australia
FREMANTLE has run out of patience with Josh Simpson, delisting the former first-round pick after two years at the club.
Simpson, who was selected with pick 16 in the 2012 national draft, played just two games for the Dockers amid off-field disciplinary problems.
Fremantle fined Simpson in January and April this year after failing to meet club requirements, before banishing him from the club and affiliate Peel Thunder and ordering him to undertake a personal development program in June.
Dockers football operations manager Chris Bond said Simpson, 20, had fallen short of expectations in the development program.
Josh Simpson in his home town of Yalgoo before being drafted. Picture: Daniel Wilkins Source: News Limited
"As we do with all players on our list, we have provided Josh with significant support and resources, including a personal development program which was carefully put together to assist him in dealing with personal and professional matters he faced away from football," Bond said.
"The personal development program included guidelines and protocols that Josh was required to strictly adhere to.
"Unfortunately, Josh was not able to consistently fulfil those requirements since undertaking the program in June.
"Josh's inability to consistently fulfil those requirements and, over a period of time, achieve the personal and professional levels required by the club to succeed as a player at the elite level, has resulted in the very difficult decision to delist him."
The club said it would continue to work with Simpson and his management to provide support.
Simpson caused a stir in April when he failed to appear at the airport to take a flight to Sydney after being named as one of the team's travelling emergencies.
Simpson had played his only game of the season the week prior, gathering 13 possessions in a win over Essendon.
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