James Cook
Western Bulldogs, Carlton and Melbourne · “Captain”
AFL career
77 games139 goals
- Debut
- R1 1994 v ADE27 Mar 1994
- Most recent
- R3 2000 v SYD26 Mar 2000
Stats
2000 | MEL | 3 | 5.7 | 0.7 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 44 |
1999 | WBD | 19 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 33 |
1998 | WBD | 11 | 5.4 | 1.5 | 6.8 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 45 |
1997 | FSC | 14 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 51 |
1996 | FSC | 5 | 5.2 | 1.4 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 35 |
1995 | CAR | 7 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 7.9 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 36 |
1994 | CAR | 18 | 4.4 | 1.3 | 5.7 | 3.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 34 |
Bio
Recruited from North Hobart with the heavy burden of being the number two pick in the 1990 National Draft, James Cook was a wildly talented but enigmatic key forward who teased brilliance throughout his career. He initially struggled to crack the formidable Carlton forward line of the mid-90s, missing out on the Blues' 1995 premiership success before seeking greater opportunity at the Western Bulldogs. It was at the Whitten Oval that Cook played his most memorable football, capable of tearing games apart with his contested marking and potent kicking, highlighted by a dominant six-goal performance in the heartbreaking 1997 Preliminary Final loss to Adelaide. Despite his ability to boot big bags of goals on his day, inconsistency and fitness battles often saw him drift out of matches, and after a brief, injury-curtailed lifeline with Melbourne in 2000—where he managed one final six-goal haul—he retired as a player whose immense natural talent was only ever realised in flashes.
Profile
- Born
- 07 Jan 1974 (age 52y 287d)
- Height
- 190 cm
- Weight
- 95 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from North Hobart with the heavy burden of being the number two pick in the 1990 National Draft, James Cook was a wildly talented but enigmatic key forward who teased brilliance throughout his career. He initially struggled to crack the formidable Carlton forward line of the mid-90s, missing out on the Blues' 1995 premiership success before seeking greater opportunity at the Western Bulldogs. It was at the Whitten Oval that Cook played his most memorable football, capable of tearing games apart with his contested marking and potent kicking, highlighted by a dominant six-goal performance in the heartbreaking 1997 Preliminary Final loss to Adelaide. Despite his ability to boot big bags of goals on his day, inconsistency and fitness battles often saw him drift out of matches, and after a brief, injury-curtailed lifeline with Melbourne in 2000—where he managed one final six-goal haul—he retired as a player whose immense natural talent was only ever realised in flashes.