Jim Tagell
Fitzroy
AFL career
9 games7 goals
- Debut
- R7 1939 v MEL3 June 1939
- Most recent
- R18 1940 v HAW31 Aug 1940
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Auburn, Jim Tagell was a compact and solidly built rover who made a brief but promising impact for Fitzroy at the outbreak of the Second World War. Standing just 169cm but carrying an 80kg frame, he was a powerful small man who used his strength to win possession and proved dangerous around goal, booting seven majors in his nine senior games. His VFL career was ultimately curtailed by the war, with Tagell enlisting in the Australian Army and never returning to the top level, leaving his tenure as a short but effective cameo typical of the disrupted era.
Profile
- Born
- 17 Dec 1914
- Died
- 01 Dec 1973 (aged 58y 349d)
- Birthplace
- Footscray, VIC
- Deathplace
- Flinders, VIC
- Height
- 169 cm
- Weight
- 80 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Auburn, Jim Tagell was a compact and solidly built rover who made a brief but promising impact for Fitzroy at the outbreak of the Second World War. Standing just 169cm but carrying an 80kg frame, he was a powerful small man who used his strength to win possession and proved dangerous around goal, booting seven majors in his nine senior games. His VFL career was ultimately curtailed by the war, with Tagell enlisting in the Australian Army and never returning to the top level, leaving his tenure as a short but effective cameo typical of the disrupted era.