Jim Francis

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**Jim Francis**
Personal information
Birth	October 12, 1910,
Recruited from
Height and weight	183cm, 80kg
Playing career¹
Debut	, Hawthorn vs. , at
Team(s)	Hawthorn (1929-33) 61 games, 26 goals Carlton (1934-1943) 162 games, 52 goals Total - 223 Games, 78 Goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1943 season
Career highlights

Jim Francis (born October 12, 1910) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach in the Victorian Football League.

After playing 61 games for Hawthorn Francis made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 9 of the 1934 season. He retired as a player at the end of the 1943 season and was appointed coach of the Blues from 1956-1958. Under his tenure the Blues struggled despite having a good side on paper and Francis was sacked in 1958. Francis was bitter about the firing and never spoke to his former close friend and Carlton coaching successor Ken Hands again.

Francis was appointed St Kilda Football Club senior coach for 1959-60, again achieving modest on-field results.

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Jim Francis at Blueseum

v • d • e 1938 Carlton Blues Premiership Players

Anderson \| Baxter \| Carney \| Chitty \| Crisp \| Francis \| Gill \| Green \| Hale \| Hollingshead \| McInnes \| McIntyre \| McLean \| Park \| Price \| Schmidt \| Vallence \| Wrout Captain / Coach: Diggins