- Jimmy Webster’s family mocked his brother’s brutal beating
- The Webster brothers’ comments on social media have been deleted.
- St Kilda defender stunned Jy Simpkin with late strike
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Members of Jimmy Webster’s family have reportedly been arrested for making light of the St Kilda defender’s shocking hit on North Melbourne co-captain Jy Simpkin in social media comments that have since been deleted .
Webster jumped off the ground and crushed Simpkin’s head with his shoulder during the first quarter of the clash at RSEA Park on Sunday and faces a lengthy suspension after leaving the Kangaroos star with a concussion.
Webster’s sister Maddi shared footage of the incident, writing ‘Oh Jimmy’ accompanied by a laughing emoji.
Alysha Webster, another sister, commented: “Good night.”
The Saints star’s younger brother Jay added: “Fair play continues.”
He Herald of the sun obtained the posts before they were deleted.
Members of Jimmy Webster’s family have been caught making light of the St Kilda defender’s horrific hit on North Melbourne co-captain Jy Simpkin.
Kangaroos players rushed to protest Webster after the hit and a melee spread beyond the boundary line as Simpkin lay on the ground.
The 25-year-old, who suffered two concussions last season, was treated by medical staff before leaving the field and was soon sidelined for the remainder of the match.
‘I just saw (Simpkin) then and he seemed fine. “He watched the game from the bench in the second half,” Kangaroos assistant coach Xavier Clarke said after the game.
“He’ll go into concussion protocols from here and we’ll let our doctors and our medical team take care of him.”
“They do a really good job with that and obviously we know what he has to go through to be available for the first round.”
St Kilda assistant coach Corey Enright said Webster’s hit was offside.
“He’s obviously shown some remorse and I guess our thoughts are with the North Melbourne player in Simpkin,” Enright said.
“Hopefully he’s okay and you never want to see anyone fall.” We’ll deal with whatever comes up from there.
North Melbourne star Jy Simpkin (pictured being hit by Webster) has had problems with concussions in the past.
There are calls for Jimmy Webster to face a long suspension for the brutal hit
‘(Webster) is a great person and has spent a lot of time in the game.
‘As we know in football, it’s a step here or a step there.
‘It’s a really fast game, faster than ever. These things happen very quickly.
“We can only take Jimmy for the person he is and he has been a great character and a great servant to our club.”
The incident came less than a week after Port Adelaide forward Sam Powell-Pepper was handed a four-game court ban for a concussive hit on Adelaide’s Mark Keane.
Collingwood great Nathan Buckley declared that Webster’s hit was “at least twice as bad” as Powell-Pepper’s and questioned whether it would result in a much heavier suspension.