Jim Eley
St Kilda
AFL career
4 games0 goals
- Debut
- R8 1953 v COL13 June 1953
- Most recent
- R17 1953 v FSC22 Aug 1953
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Caulfield District, Jim Eley was a solidly built utility who arrived at the Junction Oval to bolster St Kilda’s big man stocks. Standing 185cm and weighing 86kg, he possessed a robust frame suited to key position contests or ruck work, a physical advantage he utilised during his brief tenure in the VFL. Eley broke into Colin Watson’s senior side during the 1953 season, tasked with competing against the league’s seasoned talls in a Saints outfit that finished ninth on the ladder. Despite his physical attributes, his time at the top level was fleeting, comprised of just four senior appearances in the red, white, and black before he concluded his VFL career.
Profile
- Born
- 05 Nov 1932
- Died
- 28 Sept 2014 (aged 81y 327d)
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 86 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Caulfield District, Jim Eley was a solidly built utility who arrived at the Junction Oval to bolster St Kilda’s big man stocks. Standing 185cm and weighing 86kg, he possessed a robust frame suited to key position contests or ruck work, a physical advantage he utilised during his brief tenure in the VFL. Eley broke into Colin Watson’s senior side during the 1953 season, tasked with competing against the league’s seasoned talls in a Saints outfit that finished ninth on the ladder. Despite his physical attributes, his time at the top level was fleeting, comprised of just four senior appearances in the red, white, and black before he concluded his VFL career.