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Jimmy Rodgers (footballer)

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Jimmy Rodgers
Personal information
Full name James Arthur Rodgers
Date of birth (1897-07-13)13 July 1897
Place of birth Yarram, Victoria
Date of death 27 November 1973(1973-11-27) (aged 76)
Place of death Wattle Glen, Victoria
Original team(s) State Savings Bank / Melbourne District
Height 179 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1921 South Melbourne 11 (1)
1923 Geelong 6 (0)
Total 17 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1923.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Arthur Rodgers (13 July 1897 – 27 November 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1] Rodgers also played for State Savings Bank in a 1923 Victorian Banks Football Association (VBFA) final.[2]

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  1. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 762. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
  2. ^ "BANK FOOTBALL FINAL". Trove. The Sun News-Pictorial. 28 September 1923. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
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