Australian Football

St Kilda's Jim Guyatt was an accomplished all round footballer who would undoubtedly have been a decided asset during the club's halcyon era of the mid to late 1960s and early 1970s. Tragically, however, his blossoming career was brought to a premature end by a serious knee injury when he was aged just 24. By that time, Guyatt, who made his VFL debut in 1957, had played 113 games and kicked 22 goals in just under eight seasons. Solidly built, and extremely speedy, he could play in a variety of positions, but produced his best football as a ruck-rover. His kicking, whether short passing to a teammate, or over distance, was superb. He played twice for the VFL in 1962, and was again included in the state squad in 1964, his last season.

Author - John Devaney