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Full name
James Derrington
Known as
Jim Derrington
Born
1 October 1957 (age 66)
Senior clubs
Sturt
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sturt | SANFL | 1977-1987 | 188 | 232 | 1.23 | — | — | — | — | — |
Total | 1977-1987 | 188 | 232 | 1.23 | — | — | — | — | — |
Dynamic, tenacious and intermittently classy, rover Jim Derrington gave Sturt loyal service for eleven seasons, playing 188 SANFL games and kicking 232 goals, besides missing many other games through injury. He made his senior debut in 1977, when he became one of a select group of footballers to register a goal with his first kick in league football. In the losing Grand Final of 1983 against West Adelaide Derrington was one of the Double Blues’ best players.
Author - John Devaney