Jim Edmond

Not to be confused with Jim Edmonds.

Jim Edmond (born 3 September 1958 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a former Australian rules footballer.^[1]

Jim Edmond
Personal information
Full name	Jim Edmond
Date of birth	(1958-09-03) 3 September 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Original team(s)	Bairnsdale
Height	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1977–85	Footscray	154 (226)
1986	Sydney	017 0(19)
1987–88	Brisbane Bears	017 0(42)
Total		188 (287)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Originally from Bairnsdale Football Club, Edmond made his senior debut for Footscray Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1977. Winning the club goalkicking award in 1981 with 25 goals, Edmond was Footscray captain from 1983 to 1985.^[1] After playing in three finals matches for Footscray in 1985, Edmond left the club over a contractual dispute.

Edmond transferred to the Sydney Swans for the 1986 VFL season, before moving to Brisbane Bears for their inaugural season in 1987. Edmond spent two seasons at Brisbane, playing 17 games before his retirement at the end of the 1988 VFL season.^[1]

His elder brother Bob also played in the VFL and was a dual Commonwealth Games silver medalist in weightlifting.

Statistics

^[2]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
1977	Footscray	20	16	14	17	166	47	213	62	—	0.9	1.1	10.4	2.9	13.3	3.9	—
1978	Footscray	20	9	4	4	94	22	116	32	—	0.4	0.5	10.4	2.4	12.9	3.6	—
1979	Footscray	20	10	8	13	104	26	130	30	—	0.8	1.3	10.4	2.6	13.0	3.0	—
1980	Footscray	20	20	24	27	236	83	319	98	—	1.2	1.4	11.8	4.2	16.0	4.9	—
1981	Footscray	20	19	25	21	186	82	268	99	—	1.3	1.1	9.8	4.3	14.1	5.2	—
1982	Footscray	20	21	46	23	264	66	330	108	—	2.2	1.1	12.6	3.1	15.7	5.1	—
1983	Footscray	20	18	41	29	193	84	277	86	—	2.3	1.6	10.7	4.7	15.4	4.8	—
1984	Footscray	20	19	26	30	232	66	298	98	—	1.4	1.6	12.2	3.5	15.7	5.2	—
1985	Footscray	20	22	38	25	277	68	345	122	—	1.7	1.1	12.6	3.1	15.7	5.5	—
1986	Sydney	8	17	19	26	132	52	184	70	—	1.1	1.5	7.8	3.1	10.8	4.1	—
1987	Brisbane Bears	20	12	34	20	97	27	124	53	11	2.8	1.7	8.1	2.3	10.3	4.4	0.9
1988	Brisbane Bears	20	5	8	11	37	23	60	25	4	1.6	2.2	7.4	4.6	12.0	5.0	0.8
Career			188	287	246	2018	646	2664	883	15	1.5	1.3	10.7	3.4	14.2	4.7	0.9

References

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2003). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (5th ed.). Melbourne, Victoria: Crown Content. p. 202. ISBN 1-74095-032-1.
2. Jim Edmond's player profile at AFL Tables

External links

• Jim Edmond's playing statistics from AFL Tables