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Full name
James Kearney
Known as
Jim Kearney
Born
4 July 1893
Died
29 February 1944 (aged 50)
Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 301d
Last game: 28y 54d
Height and weight
Height: 183 cm
Weight: 79 kg
Jumper numbers
Geelong: 20, 16
Richmond: 28
Recruited from
Geelong (1916); Richmond (1917)
Family links
Dan Kearney (Son)
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Geelong | V/AFL | 1915, 1917-1921 | 72 | 17 | 0.24 | 29% | — | — | — | 0 |
Richmond | V/AFL | 1916 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 57% | — | — | — | 0 |
V/AFL | 1915-1921 | 79 | 17 | 0.22 | 32% | — | — | — | 0 | |
Total | 1915-1921 | 79 | 17 | 0.22 | 32% | — | — | — | 0 |
AFL: 2,165th player to appear, 3,080th most games played, 4,013th most goals kickedGeelong: 231st player to appear, 243rd most games played, 326th most goals kickedRichmond: 161st player to appear, 769th most games played, 932nd most goals kicked
Calmness and consistency personified, Jim Kearney was an immensely dependable defender or ruckman who was particularly strong overhead. He joined Geelong from Geelong West and went on to play 72 VFL games and kick 17 goals for the club in 1915 and from 1917 to 1921. He served as team captain in 1918 and 1919.
In 1916 Geelong went into recess because of the war a nd Kearney made a temporary switch to Richmond where he played seven games without registering a goal.
Author - John Devaney