Jim Sprigg
St Kilda · “Jim”
AFL career
3 games1 goals
- Debut
- R14 1915 v ESS24 July 1915
- Most recent
- R18 1915 v CAR21 Aug 1915
Stats
Bio
Jim Sprigg was a versatile sportsman whose brief VFL cameo was overshadowed by his enduring contribution to the rowing community. A Brighton local recruited from Caulfield Juniors, he broke into the St Kilda lineup for three games during the 1915 season, managing to snag a goal in a year heavily impacted by the onset of the Great War. His football journey was curtailed by military service, but upon his return, Sprigg directed his athletic focus toward the river, becoming a legendary figure and captain at the Mercantile Rowing Club. Though his time in the Saints' guernsey was short-lived, he remained deeply embedded in Melbourne's sporting fabric, later coaching the Demons' reserves side and maintaining a lifelong vigil from the MCC stands.
Profile
- Full name
- Jim G. H. Sprigg
- Born
- 08 June 1896
- Died
- 02 Dec 1988 (aged 92y 177d)
- Birthplace
- Brighton, VIC
- Deathplace
- South Yarra, VIC
- Height
- 175 cm
- Weight
- 67 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionJim Sprigg was a versatile sportsman whose brief VFL cameo was overshadowed by his enduring contribution to the rowing community. A Brighton local recruited from Caulfield Juniors, he broke into the St Kilda lineup for three games during the 1915 season, managing to snag a goal in a year heavily impacted by the onset of the Great War. His football journey was curtailed by military service, but upon his return, Sprigg directed his athletic focus toward the river, becoming a legendary figure and captain at the Mercantile Rowing Club. Though his time in the Saints' guernsey was short-lived, he remained deeply embedded in Melbourne's sporting fabric, later coaching the Demons' reserves side and maintaining a lifelong vigil from the MCC stands.