Jim Francis
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Jim Francis
| Personal information |
| Birth |
12 October 1910 |
| Recruited from |
Manningtree P.S. |
| Height and weight |
183cm, 80 kg |
| Playing career¹ |
| Team(s) |
Hawthorn (1929-33)
Carlton (1934-1943)
Total - 223 Games, 78 Goals
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| ¹ Statistics to end of 1943 season |
Jim Francis (born 12 October 1910, date of death unknown) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach in the Victorian Football League.
After playing 61 games for Hawthorn Francis made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 9 of the 1934 season. He retired as a player at the end of the 1943 season and was appointed coach of the Blues from 1956-1958. Under his tenure the Blues struggled despite having a good side on paper and Francis was sacked in 1958. Francis was bitter about the firing and never spoke to his former close friend and Carlton coaching successor Ken Hands again.
Francis was appointed St Kilda Football Club senior coach for 1959-60, again achieving modest on-field results.
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*St Kilda did not participate in the VFL from 1916–1917 due to World War I
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Francis, Jim |
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| Short description |
Australian rules footballer and coach |
| Date of birth |
12 October 1910 |
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