Jim is the 5th name to join our list from the Wallsend "Red Devils", or "Bolshies" as they were referred to in the day, one of the very oldest surviving clubs in Australian football.
Jim also pre-dated one of the legends of the game, Reg Date, at the same primary school, Plattsburg.
Jim won the first of his 7 caps at left half in 1933, in the 3rd and final test against the old enemy, New Zealand, played at the SCG.