Jim Tuckwell
Geelong
AFL career
22 games0 goals
- Debut
- R9 1949 v COL11 June 1949
- Most recent
- R17 1952 v NTH16 Aug 1952
Stats
Bio
Recruited from local powerhouse Newtown & Chilwell, Jim Tuckwell was a physically imposing ruckman and key position utility who featured for Geelong at the dawn of the Reg Hickey golden era. Standing 185cm and weighing nearly 90kg—a significant size for the late 1940s—he offered the Cats a readymade contest option, yet he struggled to cement a permanent spot in a lineup rapidly evolving into a premiership juggernaut. While he managed 22 games over four seasons, he could not break into the historic 1951 or 1952 flag-winning teams, often serving as a depth player behind established stars. Following his VFL stint, he returned to Newtown & Chilwell to forge a formidable local legacy, eventually being named as the starting ruckman in the club's Team of the Decade for the 1950s.
Profile
- Born
- 23 July 1927
- Died
- 14 Jan 1984 (aged 56y 175d)
- Height
- 185 cm
- Weight
- 89 kg
Teams
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from local powerhouse Newtown & Chilwell, Jim Tuckwell was a physically imposing ruckman and key position utility who featured for Geelong at the dawn of the Reg Hickey golden era. Standing 185cm and weighing nearly 90kg—a significant size for the late 1940s—he offered the Cats a readymade contest option, yet he struggled to cement a permanent spot in a lineup rapidly evolving into a premiership juggernaut. While he managed 22 games over four seasons, he could not break into the historic 1951 or 1952 flag-winning teams, often serving as a depth player behind established stars. Following his VFL stint, he returned to Newtown & Chilwell to forge a formidable local legacy, eventually being named as the starting ruckman in the club's Team of the Decade for the 1950s.