Max James

Max James
Personal information
Full name	Max James
Date of birth	27 December 1951
Height/Weight	186 cm / 86 kg
Position(s)	Centre half forward
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1971-77 1978-82	Port Adelaide South Melbourne	148 (152) 54 (57)
1 Playing statistics to end of 1982 season .
Career highlights

Max James (born 27 December 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He also spent some time in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) with Port Adelaide during the 1970s.

James started out at Port Adelaide in 1971 and was a member of their 1977 premiership team. Known for his high flying marks, James transferred to South Melbourne and made his VFL debut in the opening round of the 1978 season, in the same game as then Essendon player Roger Merrett. Most of his games where played from centre half forward but he was used in various others positions during an injury riddled stint in the league.

When South Melbourne relocated to Sydney in 1982 he joined them in the move but could only manage three appearances. His son Heath James would later play for the Sydney Swans.

He represented South Australia in a total of eight interstate matches over the course of his career, including at the 1975 Knockout Carnival. In 1977 he was awarded a Simpson Medal for his performance in a match against South Australia.

James ran as an independent candidate at the 2010 South Australian state election in the House of Assembly seat of Port Adelaide held by Rann Labor Treasurer Kevin Foley. James came third, receiving 11 percent of the vote.

References

• Max James's statistics from AFL Tables
• Full Points Footy: Max James
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.

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Name	James, Max
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Date of birth	27 December 1951
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