Jim Edmond

Jim Edmond
Personal information
Full name	Jim Edmond
Date of birth	3 September 1958
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Original team(s)	Bairnsdale
Height/Weight	183 cm / 89 kg
Position(s)	Forward
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1977–85 1986 1987–88 Total	Footscray Sydney Brisbane Bears	154 (226) 017 0(19) 017 0(42) 188 (287)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988 season.

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

Debuting in the Victorian Football League (VFL) in 1977, Edmond was the former captain of Footscray Football Club between 1983 and 1985. He also won the goalkicking in 1981 with 25 goals.^[1] He played in three finals matches for the Bulldogs in 1985 before leaving the club over a contractual dispute.

Edmond played at the Sydney Swans in 1986, before being a Foundation Member of the Brisbane Bears in 1987, retiring not long afterwards.^[1]

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

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of career ^[2]

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
			Totals								Averages (per game)
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 statistics from AFL Tables