Jim Jess

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Jim Jess
Personal information
Nickname(s) The Ghost
Date of birth (1955-01-25) 25 January 1955 (age 66)
Original team(s) Avoca/St Arnaud
Height 189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 85 kg (187 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1976–1988 Richmond 223 (175) [1]
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988.
Career highlights
  • Richmond Premiership Player 1980
  • Interstate Games:- 3
  • All Australian: 1980
  • Richmond - Hall of Fame - inducted 2008
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jim Jess (born 25 January 1955) is a retired Australian rules football player who played in the VFL between 1976 and 1988 for the Richmond Football Club.

Jess was commonly referred to as 'The Ghost'. [2]

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References

  1. "AFL Tables - Jim Jess - Stats - Statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. Devaney, Jim. "Jim Jess". Australian Football. Retrieved 21 May 2017.