Australian Football

Jim Thoms was a top quality all round sportsman who, in addition to his prowess as a footballer, was a fine grade cricketer, and an excellent table tennis player who won the Australian championship in 1936. Most of his senior football career was spent with Footscray, where he commenced in 1937. A clever, speedy and elusive rover, he earned VFL interstate representation in 1941 and again in his final league season five years later.

After he spent the 1945 home and away season with the Bulldogs, he was secured by West Torrens for that year's finals series and was first rover that year in the club's 15.25 (115) to 15.12 (102) Grand Final defeat of Port Adelaide. His VFL career comprised 120 senior games and 101 goals.

Author - John Devaney, with updates by Andrew Gigacz