| James Polkinghorne | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Polkinghorne | |
| Date of Birth | 21 January 1989 | |
| Recruited from | Calder Cannons (TAC Cup) | |
| Draft | 41st overall, 2007 Brisbane Lions |
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| Height/Weight | 183cm / 81kg | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Brisbane Lions | |
| Number | 31 | |
| Playing career1 | ||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) |
| 2008- | Brisbane Lions | 1 (0) |
| ¹ Playing statistics to end of Round 6, 2008 season. | ||
| Career highlights | ||
James Polkinghorne (Born 21 January 1989) is an Australian rules footballer for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.
He possesses an exceptional leaping ability thanks to his volleyball background with St Bernard's College and for the U15 Victorian schoolboys side.[1]
He is high possession winner and utility player who excels at the stoppages and represented Vic Metro at the NAB AFL U18 Championships. In 2007 he made his senior debut with Coburg in the VFL as part of a trial program. Runner-up in the Calder Cannons Best and Fairest award for 2007, he is the son of former Hawthorn player Robert Polkinghorne and nephew of Hawks star David Polkinghorne.[1]
Polkinghorne made his debut in Round 6, 2008 at the Gabba against Melbourne[2]
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