Kade Simpson - Assistant Coach (Defenders)

Simpson has joined the Hawks ahead of the 2023 season after spending the three years with Carlton’s AFLW coaching department.

Simpson possesses an enormous amount of experience at the elite level, having played 342 games with Carlton across 18 seasons to rank third on the Blues’ all-time games list.

Following his impressive playing career, he moved quickly to hone his craft as a coach, mentoring the forwards in Carlton’s AFLW program during 2020 and 2021 before being appointed as its Head of Development this year.

In 2023 Simpson returned to the area of the ground he knows best, leading an exciting Hawthorn defensive crop which features a mix of youngsters and experienced stars.