Jim Coucher
Carlton
AFL career
5 games0 goals
- Debut
- R5 1898 v COL4 June 1898
- Most recent
- R11 1898 v GEE23 July 1898
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Bio
Born in Napier, New Zealand, Jim Coucher was one of the earliest international-born players to feature in the VFL, arriving at Princes Park via a stint with Collingwood in the VFA and local side Kew Juniors. A recruit with prior high-level experience in the Association days, he joined the Blues for the 1898 season as the club looked to stabilise its list during the league's formative years. Coucher managed five senior appearances in his lone season at Carlton, stepping in to provide depth before departing the top level. While his VFL career was brief, his journey from New Zealand to the burgeoning Victorian competition remains a unique footnote in the game's early history.
Profile
- Born
- 22 Dec 1874
- Died
- 13 June 1935 (aged 60y 173d)
- Birthplace
- Napier, New Zealand
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Bio
1 revisionBorn in Napier, New Zealand, Jim Coucher was one of the earliest international-born players to feature in the VFL, arriving at Princes Park via a stint with Collingwood in the VFA and local side Kew Juniors. A recruit with prior high-level experience in the Association days, he joined the Blues for the 1898 season as the club looked to stabilise its list during the league's formative years. Coucher managed five senior appearances in his lone season at Carlton, stepping in to provide depth before departing the top level. While his VFL career was brief, his journey from New Zealand to the burgeoning Victorian competition remains a unique footnote in the game's early history.