Jim Silvestro Explained

Jim Silvestro
Fullname:Jim Silvestro
Birth Date:30 May 1963
Originalteam:Traralgon
Draftpick:No. 19, 1987 national draft
Height:173 cm
Weight:73 kg
Statsend:1988
Years1:1988
Club1:Sydney Swans
Games Goals1:8 (7)

Jim Silvestro (born 30 May 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Silvestro won the Latrobe Valley Football League's best and fairest award back to back in 1986 and 1987, playing for Traralgon. A rover, he was selected by the Sydney Swans with pick 49 in the 1987 National Draft.[2] He made eight appearances for the Swans in the 1988 VFL season.[3] In round 12, he kicked four goals in a win over the West Coast Eagles at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[3] [4]

From 1991 to 1993, then again in 1998, Silvestro was coach of Corowa-Rutherglen in the Ovens & Murray Football League.[5] He also coached the Wodonga Raiders, in 1996.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 9781920910785.
  2. Book: Lovett, Michael. AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. 2004. 0-9580300-5-7.
  3. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/J/Jim_Silvestro.html AFL Tables: Jim Silvestro
  4. Sydney Morning Herald,"Tiny maestro puts the Swans into contention", 20 June 1988, p. 58
  5. Web site: History. Fox Sports Pulse.
  6. Web site: Honour Boards. Wodonga Raiders. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140329093351/http://www.wodongaraiders.com/AboutUs/HonourBoards.aspx. 29 March 2014. dmy-all.