Jim Christou

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Jim Christou
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Full name Jim E. Christou
Date of birth (1952-12-24) 24 December 1952 (age 71)
Place of birth Florina, Greece
Original team(s) Heidelberg
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1972–1976 Fitzroy 30 (23)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1976.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jim Christou (born 24 December 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Christou was born in Florina, Greece, and migrated to Australia shortly after his birth. [1] While playing for Heidelberg, won the Diamond Valley Football League's best and fairest award in 1971.

A rover, he started his Fitzroy career in the 1972 VFL season and in 1975 was joined in the team by his younger brother John. [2] His nine games in 1975 were the most that he would play in a single season. [3] He played thirty senior games for Fitzroy over 4½ years. [4]

During the 1976 season, Christou believed he wasn't being afforded a fair opportunity for regular selection at Fitzroy, and he sought a clearance to North Melbourne. When Fitzroy rejected his clearance, he transferred at midseason without a clearance to Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association (the VFA and VFL did not have a reciprocal permit agreement in place). [4] He became a regular player on the half-forward line for Port Melbourne over the next 2½ seasons, and was a member of their premiership teams in 1976 and 1977. [5] He transferred to Yarrawonga in the Ovens & Murray Football League in 1979, but disliked travelling to the country each weekend and returned to Port Melbourne in 1980. He played in another two premierships with Port Melbourne in 1980 and 1981, and played a total of 90 games for the club. [4]

Christou switched clubs in 1982, joining Northcote, and he captained the club to its 1982 second division grand final win over Caulfield. [6]

Christou's brother John Christou was also a footballer, the pair playing together for much of their careers at Fitzroy, Port Melbourne and Northcote. Christou also played district cricket for Northcote as an all-rounder, playing 104 first XI games across a twelve-year career. [7] He was a member of Northcote's 1973/74 First XI premiership. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Howard Leigh (19 September 1982), "The Christou brothers, Northcote", VFA Recorder, Blackburn, VIC: Hall's Sporting Publicity, p. 7, 24
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   978-1-920910-78-5.
  3. ↑ "AFL Tables: Jim Christou". afltables.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Marc Fiddian (3 May 1980). "Port's roving Midas stops roaming". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 36.
  5. ↑ "Revenge Is Sweet". Australian Football.
  6. ↑ Marc Fiddian (18 September 1982). "Austen to get the 'double'". The Age. Melbourne, VIC. p. 27.
  7. ↑ "VCA 1st XI Career records 1889-90 to 2014-15, A-C" (PDF). Cricket Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
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