Jamie Barham (born 1 December 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Jamie Barham | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 1 December 1960 | ||
Original team(s) | Gisborne | ||
Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1981 | Melbourne | 4 (1) | |
1982 | Footscray | 1 (0) | |
Total | 5 (1) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1982. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Originally from Hamilton, Barham was zoned to Collingwood, where his brother Ricky played, but took a different route to league football.[2][3] He spent three seasons playing for Riddell District Football League club Gisborne, which were coached by another brother, Bill.[2][3] This meant he instead joined Melbourne, when he commenced his league career.[2][3]
Barham made four senior appearances for Melbourne in the 1981 VFL season and then played one game with Footscray in 1982.[4] He was the first player since Vic Nankervis in the 1940s to have the misfortune of playing for two different wooden spoon teams in successive seasons.[5]
References
edit- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ a b c The Age, "Another Barham", 15 May 1981, p. 28
- ^ a b c "Jamie Barham". Demon Wiki.
- ^ "Jamie Barham". AFL Tables.
- ^ The Age, "Different club spoons — wood you believe it?" Archived 4 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine, 10 July 2006, Geoff McClure