AFL 2025: North Melbourne captain Jy Simpkin on extra time following his side's draw with Brisbane
Simpkin's Kangaroos drew with reigning premiers Brisbane 71-all after a tense final few minutes on Sunday night.
It was the first draw of the 2025 season but the second of Simpkin's 161-game AFL career.
He said the added time at the end of a tied game would only extend the entertaining finishes to tight games.
'I couldn't agree more with extra time,' Simpkin said.
'I would love to see it, I think it would be great for the fans, it would be great for the players.
'The situation only happens every so often, so to get out there and play in a bit of extra time, the heat would be on, it would be quite fun.'
Ten of North Melbourne's past 47 losses have come by 10 points or less.
Simpkin said the Kangaroos were still gaining the experience needed to capitalise on tight games.
'We do plenty of it (training), we just haven't been in these situations too many times, so it's just hard when it gets to the time and the pressure is on,' he said.
'As a team, we had plenty of opportunities to be able to do that in the last quarter. Unfortunately, we couldn't get it done.
'You talk about the last couple of minutes, the training you do. We do plenty of that over the pre-season and during the season.
'We had our chances, but we just didn't make the most of it.'
North Melbourne lost two matches before the draw with the Lions by a combined total of 12 points.
Simpkin said the Kangaroos were 'taking a lot of good steps forward' in what felt like a 'turning point' in their season.
'It was obviously very frustrating that we couldn't get the win, that's ultimately why we're going out to play,' he said.
'A lot of positive signs, we had plenty of chances to make the most of it, but it's just great to see us be in these positions and giving ourselves a chance.
'I think the last three or four weeks was a bit of a turning point of our season.
'It felt like a bit of a losing draw because I felt like we were really peppering our forward half, we just couldn't convert.'
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