Jim Taylor (Australian footballer)
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| Birth | January 6, 1932, |
| Recruited from | Caulfield Grammarians (VAFA) |
| Height and weight | 191 cm / 87 kg |
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| Debut | July 16, 1949, South Melbourne vs. St Kilda, at Junction Oval |
| Team(s) | South Melbourne (1949-54) (1956-61)
Norwood (1955)
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| ¹ Statistics to end of 1961 season | |
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Jim Taylor (born January 6, 1932) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne in the VFL during the 1950s.
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[edit] Junior career
He was recruited from the V.A.F.A. team Caulfield Grammarians.
He had previously played in Caulfield Grammar School's First XVIII, and had also won both the senior high jump and the senior 100 yards sprint for CGS at the 1948 Associated Grammar Schools Combined Athletics Meeting.
[edit] Senior career
He played his first senior match for South Melbourne on July 16, 1949 (round 13) against St Kilda at the St Junction Oval (he kicked one goal).
He played as both a defender (mainly centre-half back) and ruckman for South Melbourne, and was a regular for both Victoria and South Melbourne during the next decade.
He played 81 senior games with South Melbourne between 1949 and 1954.
In 1955, he moved to Norwood in the South Australian National Football League. He played 13 S.A.F.L. games for Norwood, including the Grand Final, in which he was the best player for the losing team.
He played four Interstate matches for South Australia in 1955.
He then returned to South Melbourne and played another 72 senior VFL matches from 1956 to 1961.
In addition to his 4 games for South Australia, he represented Victoria at interstate football 13 occasions.
[edit] Awards
He was South Melbourne's Best and Fairest player in 1953 and 1957.
In 1957 he was fourth in the Brownlow Medal, and in 1961, his final VFL season, he finished equal fifth.
