John James (Australian rules footballer)

John James
Personal information
Full name	John James
Nickname(s)	Johnny
Date of birth	(1934-01-18)18 January 1934
Date of death
Place of death	Robinvale, Victoria
Original team(s)	St Patrick's College
Height/Weight	175 cm / 81 kg
Position(s)	Half back flank
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1953–1963	Carlton	195 (31)
Representative team honours
Years	Team	Games (Goals)
1955–1962	Victoria	15 (?)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1963 season. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 1962.
Career highlights
Brownlow Medal: 1961 Carlton best and fairest: 1955, 1960, 1961

John James (18 January 1934 – 8 December 2010) was a leading Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He won the Brownlow Medal, the highest individual honour in the sport, in 1961.

Recruited from St. Patrick's College, Ballarat, James played for the Carlton Football Club from 1953 to 1963, playing 195 games. He finished third in the 1957 Brownlow Medal count and won the award in 1961. He won the Carlton Best and Fairest three times (in 1955, 1960 and 1961). James was named on the half-back flank in the Carlton Team of the Century.

In his debut season, James played off a half-forward flank and booted the terribly inaccurate figures of eight goals, 43 behinds. Throughout his career he played in a variety of positions, including the backline. After his retirement in 1963, he went to coach Robinvale.

James died in Robinvale, Victoria, on 8 December 2010, following a stroke.

External links

• John James's statistics from AFL Tables
• John James's Blueseum profile