Jim Deane Explained

Jim Deane
Fullname:James Grant Deane
Birth Date:2 January 1928
Birth Place:Rose Park, South Australia
Death Place:Balaklava, South Australia
Originalteam:South Adelaide
Height:180 cm
Weight:81 kg
Statsend:1955
Years1:1945-1953
Club1:South Adelaide
Years2:1954-1955
Club2:Richmond
Games Goals2:33 (17)
Years3:1956-1957
Club3:South Adelaide
Games Goals3:157 (95)
Years4:1958-1962
Club4:Myrtleford
Games Goals4:78
Sooteam1:South Australia
Soogames Goals1:15 (12)
Coachyears1:1951-1953, 1970-1971
Coachclub1:South Adelaide
Coachgames Wins1:94 (20–74–0)
Careerhighlights:
  • Captain of South Adelaide, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957
  • Magarey Medallist 1953, 1957 (runner up in 1949, 1950, 1951)
  • Six time best and fairest for South Adelaide, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1957
  • SANFL U/19 - Tomkins Medallist 1945
  • Life member of South Adelaide 1956
  • Ovens & Murray Football League - Morris Medal 1958 & 1961
  • Ovens & Murray Football League - Hall of Fame 2019

James Grant Deane (2 January 1928 – 14 November 2010) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and South Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

A half forward flanker, Deane is one of only two South Adelaide players to have won dual Magarey Medals. He won the first in 1953 and the second in 1957, although the latter was not awarded until 1998 when the league decided to give players who lost on a countback over the years their Medal retrospectively. Deane also won six best and fairest awards for South Adelaide and represented South Australia at interstate football on 15 occasions.

Deane coached Myrtleford in the Ovens and Murray Football League from 1958 to 1962. He won the league's Morris Medal in 1958 and 1961.[1]

In 1970 and 1971 he was non-playing coach of South Adelaide.

Deane died in Balaklava, South Australia on 14 November 2010.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://mp3.news.com.au/hwt/cfpdf/Ovens%20and%20Murray%20FL/myrtleford%20wodonga%20raiders.pdf Herald Sun
  2. Morgan, K. (18 November 2010). "Deane remembered as 'absolute beauty'". Southern Times Messenger. Accessed 21 November 2010.