Jim Buckley (footballer)

Jim Buckley
Personal information
Full name	Jim Buckley
Date of birth	27 November 1959
Original team(s)	Kyneton
Height / weight	175 cm / 72 kg
Position(s)	Midfielder
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1976–1990	Carlton	164 (146)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1990.
Career highlights
Carlton best and fairest winner, 1982 Premiership player, 1979, 1981 and 1982

Jim Buckley (born 27 November 1959) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Buckley is 175 cm tall and came from Kyneton.

Buckley debuted with the Carlton Football Club in 1976, and went on to win the Robert Reynolds Trophy, Carlton's best and fairest award, in 1982. He was a premiership player in 1979, 1981 and 1982. In total he played 164 games for 146 goals between 1976 and 1990.

Buckley's only son, Dylan, was recruited to the Carlton Football Club under the Father-Son Rule after the 2011 season.^[1]

References

1. "Dylan Buckley joins the Blues". Carlton Football Club. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2011.

External links

• Jim Buckley's statistics from AFL Tables