Jim McNeilage
Geelong
AFL career
7 games2 goals
- Debut
- R1 1907 v ESS27 Apr 1907
- Most recent
- SR1 1907 v FIT17 Aug 1907
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Williamstown in the VFA, Jim McNeilage was a Port Melbourne-born footballer who earned a brief run with Geelong during the 1907 VFL season. He was notably one of two McNeilages to feature for the club that year, taking the field alongside the teenage George McNeilage during a transitional era for the Pivotonians. While his career at the elite level was restricted to just seven senior appearances and two goals, he brought seasoned Association experience to the squad for his solitary campaign in the hoops before stepping away from the VFL.
Profile
- Born
- 17 Feb 1885
- Died
- 23 Aug 1952 (aged 67y 188d)
- Birthplace
- Port Melbourne, VIC
- Deathplace
- Williamstown, VIC
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Williamstown in the VFA, Jim McNeilage was a Port Melbourne-born footballer who earned a brief run with Geelong during the 1907 VFL season. He was notably one of two McNeilages to feature for the club that year, taking the field alongside the teenage George McNeilage during a transitional era for the Pivotonians. While his career at the elite level was restricted to just seven senior appearances and two goals, he brought seasoned Association experience to the squad for his solitary campaign in the hoops before stepping away from the VFL.