Jim Buckley
| Jim Buckley | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jim Buckley | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1959 | ||
| Original team(s) | Kyneton | ||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre Half Forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1976–1990 | Carlton | 164 (146) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jim Buckley (born 27 November 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Buckley is 175 cm tall and came from Kyneton.
Buckley debuted with the Carlton Football Club in 1976, and won the Robert Reynolds Trophy, Carlton's best and fairest award, in 1982. He was a premiership player in 1979, 1981 and 1982. In total Buckley played 164 games for 146 goals between 1976 and .
Buckley's only son, Dylan, was recruited to Carlton under the Father-Son Rule after the 2011 AFL season.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Dylan Buckley joins the Blues". Carlton Football Club. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
External links[]
- Jim Buckley's playing statistics from AFL Tables
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Categories:
- 1959 births
- Living people
- Carlton Football Club players
- Carlton Football Club Premiership players
- John Nicholls Medal winners
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Kyneton Football Club players
- Victorian State of Origin players
- Three-time VFL/AFL Premiership players
- Australian rules biography, 1950s birth stubs