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Full name
James Prentice
Known as
Jim Prentice
Born
28 December 1949
Died
24 September 2010 (aged 60)
Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 21y 96d
Last game: 24y 176d
Height and weight
Height: 187 cm
Weight: 89 kg
Senior clubs
South Melbourne
Jumper numbers
South Melbourne: 19
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
South Melbourne | V/AFL | 1971-1974 | 58 | 44 | 0.76 | 14% | 10.72 | 2.64 | 4.97 | 4 |
Total | 1971-1974 | 58 | 44 | 0.76 | 14% | 10.72 | 2.64 | 4.97 | 4 |
AFL: 8,324th player to appear, 3,970th most games played, 2,290th most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 980th player to appear, 292nd most games played, 177th most goals kicked
From Ariah Park, Jim Prentice was a solidly built (187cm, 89kg) footballer who made a decent fist of handling the difficult centre half forward position. Between 1971 and 1974 he played 58 VFL games for South Melbourne, and booted 44 goals.
Author - John Devaney