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Jim Cullum

South Melbourne

AFL career

2 games0 goals

Debut
R4 1922 v STK27 May 1922
Most recent
R9 1922 v GEE1 July 1922

Stats

1922
SME
2
0.0
League
Season
GEE
CO
R9
0.?
STK
LO
R4
0.?

Profile

Born
09 Apr 1898
Died
21 Nov 1948 (aged 50y 226d)
Birthplace
Broadford, VIC
Deathplace
East Melbourne, VIC

Teams

Recruited from Maryborough in central Victoria, Jim Cullum was a tall prospect who earned a brief trial with South Melbourne during the 1922 season. Standing 185cm, a considerable height for the era, he offered the physical dimensions of a key position player or heavy-bodied follower suited to contested work. He joined a competitive Bloods outfit that was destined for a finals campaign, struggling to break into a side anchored by legends like Roy Cazaly and Mark Tandy. Ultimately, Cullum played just two senior games without registering a goal, his VFL career serving as a short cameo before he drifted out of the league's top flight.