Jim Heenan (footballer, born 1906)

Jim Heenan
Personal information
Date of birth18 June 1906
Date of death23 July 1981 (aged 75)
Original teamNorthcote
Height/Weight175 cm / 80 kg
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1930North Melbourne8 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1930 season.

Jim Heenan (18 June 1906 - 23 July 1981)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Heenan was a member of Northcote's 1929 VFA premiership team.[2][3]

He spent the 1930 VFL season with North Melbourne.[4] In round nine, his seventh league appearance, he was reported for striking Richmond player Bert Foster with his elbow, for which he received an eight game suspension.[4][5] His return, in round 18, would be his final appearances for North Melbourne.[4]

Later in the decade, Heenan played for the Sunshine Football Club.[6]

His son, Jim P. Heenan, played for Essendon in the 1950s.[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Jim Heenan - Player Bio". Australian Football. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Fiddian, Marc (2013). The VFA – A History of the Victorian Football Association 1877 – 1995. Melbourne Sports Books.
  3. ↑ "Football.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 28 April 1930. p. 12. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Jim Heenan - Games Played". AFL Tables. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  5. ↑ "Football.". The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: National Library of Australia). 4 July 1930. p. 14. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  6. ↑ "South Districts Win Premiership.". Record (Emerald Hill) (Vic.: National Library of Australia). 25 September 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
  7. ↑ Hillier, K. (2004). Like Father Like Son. Pennon Publishing, Melbourne. ISBN 1-877029-73-4.
  8. ↑ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.

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