Jim McShane explained

Jim McShane
Fullname:James McShane
Birth Date:28 February 1871
Birth Place:Geelong, Victoria[1]
Death Place:Hawthorn, Victoria
Debutdate:Round 1, 1897
Debutteam:Geelong
Debutopponent:Essendon
Debutstadium:Corio Oval
Statsend:1901
Years1:1897–1901
Club1:Geelong
Games Goals1:82 (53)

James McShane (28 February 1871 – 25 October 1946) was an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club. McShane was the first player in the VFL/AFL competition to kick ten goals or more in a match when he scored eleven goals against St Kilda in 1899.[2]

His brothers Henry and Joe McShane also played with Geelong, and later at Carlton.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria . Victoria State Government.
  2. Book: AFL Record Season Guide 2010 . Lovett, Michael . 2010 . 625 . 978-0-9806274-5-9.