Jim Byrne (footballer, born 1933)

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James "Jim" Byrne
Personal information
Full name James B. Byrne [1]
Date of birth (1933-06-22) 22 June 1933 (age 87)
Original team(s) Sandhurst
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 96 kg (212 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1956–1957 St Kilda 5 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Byrne (born 22 June 1933) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Byrne, a ruckman, won the a Michelsen Medal while with Sandhurst in 1955.

He left Bendigo for Melbourne in 1956 and appeared in the opening three rounds of the 1956 VFL season for St Kilda. [2] His permit had only been for those three games and St Kilda were then refused a clearance by Sandhurst. [3]

The following year he was cleared to St Kilda and played in the first two rounds of the season before suffering a knee injury, which would ultimately end his football career. [4]

He would go on to buy a farm in Lockington and coach the local football team. [5]

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References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. AFL Tables: Jim Byrne
  3. The Age ,"Saints Win Two-year Battle for Jim Byrne", 17 April 1957, p. 10
  4. The Age ,"St. Kilda Ruckman to See Specialist", 8 May 1957, p. 1
  5. The Age ,"Cats have claws into another finals charge", 24 August 2003