Jim Grace

Jim Grace
Personal information
Date of birth21 September 1868
Place of birthBurnley, Victoria
Date of death7 January 1939 (aged 70)
DebutRound 5, 1890, Fitzroy
v. Geelong
Height/Weight182 cm / 78 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1890–1896
1897–1899		Fitzroy (VFA)
Fitzroy (VFL)		? (246)
47 (33)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1899 season.
Career highlights
  • Premierships:
    • VFA: 1895
    • VFL: 1898, 1899
  • VFA Leading Goalkicker: 1890, 1891
  • Fitzroy leading goalkicker: 1890–1896

Jim Grace (21 September 1868 – 7 January 1939) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy in the club's early years. His younger brother, Mick Grace, played beside him at Fitzroy.

Grace joined Fitzroy in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) in 1890. He played as a full-forward and dominated Fitzroy's goalkicking during his time at the club, winning the club's leading goalkicker award every year from his debut through until 1896. He was also the league's leading goalkicker in his first two seasons, 1890 and 1891. Grace was part of Fitzroy's 1895 premiership team, the same season that his younger brother Mick joined him at the Maroons.[1]

After Fitzroy broke away from the VFA to join the new Victorian Football League (VFL) competition, Grace spent a further three seasons at Fitzroy, playing in Fitzroy's 1898 and 1899 premierships. By this stage of his career, he played often as a ruckman, spending less time at full-forward than he had earlier in his career. He retired at the end of 1899.

References

  1. ↑ Donald, C., Fitzroy: for the love of the jumper, Retrieved 9 April 2011.