ðɪs stˈaɪl ʌv ɹˈʌnɪŋ plˈeɪ pɹˈɑːmptᵻd kˈɛvɪn ʃˈiːdi tə sᵻlˈɛkt sˈɪmpsən fɚðɪ ɔːstɹˈeɪliən ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl ɹˈuːlz tˈiːm fɚðə tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks tˈʊɹ ʌv ˈaɪɚlənd, ænd mˈɪk mˈælthaʊs tə dˈuː lˈaɪkwaɪz fɔːɹ ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt, ɐ sˈɪɹiz ɪnwˌɪtʃ hiː wˈʌn ðə dʒˈɪm stˈaɪnz mˈɛdəl.
This style of running play prompted Kevin Sheedy to select Simpson for the Australian International Rules team for the 2006 tour of Ireland, and Mick Malthouse to do likewise for in 2008, a series in which he won the Jim Stynes Medal.