Jim Byrne (footballer, born 1933)
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| James "Jim" Byrne | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | James B. Byrne[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1933 | ||
| Original team(s) | Sandhurst | ||
| Height/Weight | 188 cm / 96 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1956-1957 | St Kilda | 5 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1957 season.
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James "Jim" 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]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ AFL Tables: Jim Byrne
- ↑ The Age,"Saints Win Two-year Battle for Jim Byrne", 17 April 1957, p. 10
- ↑ The Age,"St. Kilda Ruckman to See Specialist", 8 May 1957, p. 1
- ↑ The Age,"Cats have claws into another finals charge", 24 August 2003
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