Jim Silvestro

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Jim Silvestro
Personal information
Full name	Jim Silvestro
Date of birth	(1963-05-30) 30 May 1963
Original team	Traralgon
Draft	#49, 1987 National Draft
Height/Weight	173 cm / 73 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1988	Sydney Swans	8 (7)
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1988 season.

Jim Silvestro (born 30 May 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Silvestro won the Latrobe Valley Football League's best and fairest award back to back in 1986 and 1987, playing for Traralgon. A rover, he was selected by the Sydney Swans with pick 49 in the 1987 National Draft.^[2] He made eight appearances for the Swans in the 1988 VFL season.^[3] In round 12, he kicked four goals in a win over the West Coast Eagles at the Sydney Cricket Ground.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
↑ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
↑ 3.0 3.1 AFL Tables: Jim Silvestro
↑ Sydney Morning Herald,"Tiny maestro puts the Swans into contention", 20 June 1988, p. 58

v t e 1987 VFL National Draft

First round	1. Richard Lounder 2. Chris McDermott 3. Graham Wright 4. Andrew Brockhurst 5. Michael Quirk 6. Andrew Rogers 7. Darren Davies 8. Darren Jones 9. Michael Murphy 10. Michael Parsons 11. Tim McNeil 12. Grant Williams 13. Peter Bubner

Second round	14. Wayne Peters 15. Andrew Jarman 16. Chris Grumley 17. Chris Waterson 18. Patrick Browne 19. Jamie Cox 20. Stuart Wigney 21. Shane Korth 22. Scott Christie 23. Scott Salisbury 24. Mark Ducker 25. Damien Trezise 26. Steven Oliver

Third round	27. Brendon Gale 28. Andrew Bishop 29. Andrew Pascoe 30. Ashley Byrne 31. Jamie Keane 32. John Cook 33. Rod Gunn 34. Stephen Hewitt 35. Craig Patrick 36. Tony Virgona 37. Andrew Obst 38. John Polkinghorne 39. David Kernahan

Fourth round	40. Bevan Cox 41. Michael Kennedy 42. Tim Wilson 43. Darren Wheildon 44. Bob Jones 45. David Grenvold 46. Gary Gunn 47. Stephen McQueen 48. Liam Pickering 49. Jim Silvestro 50. Stephen Tingay 51. Anthony Dessent 52. Stephen Gemmill

Fifth round	53. Andrew Wisken 54. Adam Ladbrook 55. Brendan Tranter 56. Keith Allan 57. Damien Kitschke 58. Peter Bennett 59. Simon Tregenza 60. Pat Gribble 61. Darren Read 62. David Querzoli 63. Jay Viney 64. Peter Nunn 65. Dean Adams

Persondata
Name	Silvestro, Jim
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	30 May 1963
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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