Jim Leitch
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Jim Leitch is a former Australian rules football
er who played for Melbourne
in the VFL
during the mid 1960s.
A wingman, Leitch made his debut for Melbourne in their premiership year of 1964 but didn't play in the finals. He later played for Northern Tasmanian Football Association
club Scottsdale
and represented Tasmania at the 1972 Perth Carnival
where he was an All-Australian.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played for Melbourne
Melbourne Football Club
The Melbourne Football Club, nicknamed The Demons, is an Australian rules football club playing in the Australian Football League , based in Melbourne, Victoria....
in the VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
during the mid 1960s.
A wingman, Leitch made his debut for Melbourne in their premiership year of 1964 but didn't play in the finals. He later played for Northern Tasmanian Football Association
Northern Tasmanian Football Association (1886 - 1986)
The Northern Tasmanian Football Association was an Australian rules football competition which ran from 1886 to 1986. In its time it was one of the three main leagues in Tasmania, with the Tasmanian Football League and North West Football Union representing the rest of the state...
club Scottsdale
Scottsdale Football Club
The Scottsdale Football Club is an Australian rules football club which competed in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association between 1948 and 1986. Scottsdale joined the Northern Tasmanian Football League in 1987...
and represented Tasmania at the 1972 Perth Carnival
1972 Perth Carnival
The 1972 Perth Carnival was the 18th edition of the Australian National Football Carnival, an Australian rules football interstate competition....
where he was an All-Australian.