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Key Facts

Full name
James Haines

Known as
Jim Haines

Born
20 December 1945 (age 79)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 25y 111d
Last game: 26y 201d

Height and weight
Height: 185 cm
Weight: 81 kg

Senior clubs
South Melbourne

Jumper numbers
South Melbourne: 1

Jim Haines

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
South MelbourneV/AFL1971-19721920.1121%10.631.053.110
Total1971-19721920.1121%10.631.053.110

AFL: 8,335th player to appear, 6,764th most games played, 8,176th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 982nd player to appear, 608th most games played, 837th most goals kicked

Jim Haines was a prominent player for East Perth during the club’s decade of frustration, the 1960s, when the side contested half a dozen grand finals and lost them all. Haines himself took part in the losses to Perth in 1966-7-8 and West Perth in 1969. A reliable defender who was strong overhead, he won the Royals’ fairest and best award in 1968.

After playing 106 WANFL games and kicking two goals for East Perth between 1965 and 1970 Jim Haines crossed to South Melbourne in the VFL. He spent the 1971 and 1972 seasons with the perennially struggling Swans, making 19 senior appearances and registering a couple of goals.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.