Joshua Simpson’s 2022 Colts Premiership Season Becomes Part of His North Beach Legacy

 Joshua Simpson is being remembered by the North Beach Football Club community in Perth following his death, with former teammates, coaches, friends and supporters reflecting on his connection to the club. North Beach Football shared news of his passing and described the loss as deeply saddening for a football community that had known Josh as part of its extended club family.

Simpson was a member of the North Beach Colts side that won the 2022 Brett Jones Colts premiership. He played in the back pocket during that campaign, contributing to a team whose season ultimately ended with a premiership. For his former teammates, that achievement now represents an important shared chapter in their football history and a lasting connection to Josh. Being part of a premiership team also means sharing responsibility and trust on the field.

The significance of Simpson’s time at North Beach extends beyond the result of a single season. Community football is built through repeated experiences: training sessions, matches, team meetings, travel, celebrations and relationships formed between players and coaches. Those experiences can create bonds that remain meaningful even after athletes move on from a particular team or competition. For many players, those routines become an important part of life because they bring people together regularly.

North Beach Football Club has been part of Perth’s sporting landscape since its establishment in 1964. The club competes in the Perth Football League and has programs spanning senior football, women’s football, Colts and all-abilities competitions. That broad structure reflects the club’s role as more than a place for weekend matches, connecting players and families across different stages of community sport.

For members of the 2022 Colts premiership group, Simpson’s death brings memories of the season into sharper focus. The photographs, celebrations and shared moments from that campaign are now part of how former teammates can remember him. His position in the back pocket was one part of his contribution, but his place within the team also came through the ordinary experiences that shaped the group away from the scoreboard. Those recollections preserve details that statistics cannot capture. They also represent the personal side of a season remembered not only for its final result.

The club’s remembrance of Simpson highlights the way community sport can preserve connections long after a season ends. A premiership side is made up of individual players, but the memories created together become part of a collective history. For Josh’s former teammates and coaches, his name will remain connected to the 2022 Colts campaign and to the relationships formed during that period. That connection is now part of the club’s remembrance of a former teammate and premiership player.

As North Beach Football Club mourns, sympathy is being extended to Simpson’s family, friends, former teammates, coaches and others who knew him. His death has left a loss within a football community that remembers him as a former player, premiership teammate and member of the club family. The 2022 season now stands as one documented part of his connection to North Beach, alongside the memories held by those who shared that chapter with him. In the days ahead, those memories will remain part of the club’s history. Family and friends remain at the center of the community’s thoughts as members remember Josh and his place in their lives today.