James 'Jimmy' Sullivan (born 8 April 1896 in Maryborough

Maryborough, Victoria

-Education:Maryborough has three schools:*Highview Christian Community College*Maryborough Education Centre Years Prep–12*St Augustine's Primary School Grades Prep–6-Music:...

) was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played for Essendon

Essendon Football Club

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 and Melbourne

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 in the Victorian Football League

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(VFL).

Sullivan was one of the small players in the Essendon team of the 1920s which earned them the nickname "Mosquito Fleet". A wingman of considerable pace, he vice captained Essendon in 1923 but wasn't selected in premiership side that year. He did however become a premiership player the following season in the league's new round robin finals format before finishing his career with a stint at Melbourne.