James Polkinghorne (footballer)

Australian rules footballer

This article is about the Australian rules footballer. For the Cornish wrestler, see James Polkinghorne.

Australian rules footballer

James Polkinghorne

Personal information
Full name|  James Polkinghorne
Date of birth|  (1989-01-21) 21 January 1989 (age 35)
Original team(s)|  Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft|  No. 41, 2007 National Draft, Brisbane Lions
Height|  184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight|  87 kg (192 lb)
Position(s)|  Midfielder / Forward
Playing career1
Years|  Club|  Games (Goals)
2008–2014|  Brisbane Lions|  94 (53)
2016|  Essendon|  07 0(1)
Total|  |  101 (54)

1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.

Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Polkinghorne (born 21 January 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played with the Brisbane Lions and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Polkinghorne possesses an exceptional leaping ability thanks to his volleyball background with St. Bernard's College and for the U15 Victorian schoolboys side.[1]

Polkinghorne is a high possession winner and utility player who excels at the stoppages. He represented Vic Metro at the NAB AFL U18 Championships. In 2007 he made his senior debut with Coburg in the Victorian Football League (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, nephew of Hawks star David Polkinghorne.[1]

Polkinghorne made his debut in round 6, 2008 at the Gabba against Melbourne.[2]

Polkinghorne received considerable media attention for kicking a match winning torpedo goal from backward of the centre square in the dying minutes of Brisbane's round 10, 2012 victory over ladder leaders West Coast.[3]

He was delisted by the Lions at the end of the 2014 season.

In February 2015, Polkinghorne was given a short-term contract by Essendon to play in the 2015 NAB Challenge as a "top-up" player, due to 26 Essendon players withdrawing from the NAB Challenge because of the ongoing Essendon Football Club supplements controversy.[4]

In January 2016, he signed with Essendon as a top-up player.[5]

## Statistics

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G  | B  | K  | H  | D  | M  | T  | G  | B  | K  | H  | D  | M  | T
2008 | Brisbane Lions | 31 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 2.5 | 2.5
2009 | Brisbane Lions | 31 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 111 | 105 | 216 | 86 | 48 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 10.8 | 4.3 | 2.4
2010 | Brisbane Lions | 31 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 79 | 126 | 205 | 48 | 50 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 8.4 | 13.7 | 3.2 | 3.3
2011 | Brisbane Lions | 31 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 193 | 158 | 351 | 69 | 83 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 16.0 | 3.1 | 3.8
2012 | Brisbane Lions | 31 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 173 | 106 | 279 | 66 | 47 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 8.7 | 5.3 | 14.0 | 3.3 | 2.4
2013 | Brisbane Lions | 31 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 88 | 74 | 162 | 38 | 12 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 8.0 | 6.7 | 14.7 | 3.5 | 1.1
2014 | Brisbane Lions | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 2.5
2016 | Essendon | 50 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 38 | 67 | 105 | 24 | 7 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 9.6 | 15.0 | 3.4 | 1.0
Career  | 101  | 54  | 48  | 701  | 657  | 1358  | 343  | 262  | 0.5  | 0.5  | 6.9  | 6.5  | 13.4  | 3.4  | 2.6

## References

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1. ^ a b Simon White; Dummy run should help Polkinghorne; 2007-11-26
2. ^ William, Rebecca; Tigers keep the faith; 2008-04-26
3. ^ Whiting, Michael; Winning torp was 'instinct';2012-06-04
4. ^ Twomey, Callum. "'It's the perfect opportunity': Top-up Bomber eyes second chance". afl.com.au. AFL. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
5. ^ Guthrie, Ben (29 January 2016). "James Polkinghorne and Mathew Stokes the latest to top up at Essendon". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
6. ^ "James Polkinghorne stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

## External links

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* James Polkinghorne's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
* James Polkinghorne's playing statistics from AFL Tables

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2007 AFL national draft

First round|

* 1\. Matthew Kreuzer
* 2\. Trent Cotchin
* 3\. Chris Masten
* 4\. Cale Morton
* 5\. Jarrad Grant
* 6\. David Myers
* 7\. Rhys Palmer
* 8\. Lachie Henderson
* 9\. Ben McEvoy
* 10\. Patrick Dangerfield
* 11\. Patrick Veszpremi
* 12\. Cyril Rioli
* 13\. Brad Ebert
* 14\. Jack Grimes
* 15\. Robbie Tarrant
* 16\. Matthew Lobbe
* 17\. Harry Taylor
* 18\. Alex Rance (PP)

Second round|

* 19\. Callan Ward
* 20\. Tony Notte
* 21\. Addam Maric
* 22\. Scott Selwood
* 23\. Tayte Pears
* 24\. Clayton Hinkley
* 25\. Tom Collier
* 26\. Brett Meredith
* 27\. Andy Otten
* 28\. Marlon Motlop
* 29\. Brendan Whitecross
* 30\. Jarrhan Jacky
* 31\. John McCarthy
* 32\. Levi Greenwood
* 33\. Matthew Westhoff
* 34\. Dawson Simpson

Third round|

* 35\. Sam Reid
* 36\. Steven Browne
* 37\. Scott Thompson
* 38\. Myke Cook
* 39\. Darcy Daniher (F/S)
* 40\. Chris Mayne
* 41\. James Polkinghorne
* 42\. Jack Steven
* 43\. Easton Wood
* 44\. Scott Simpson
* 45\. Stuart Dew
* 46\. Dennis Armfield
* 47\. Toby Thoolen
* 48\. Jarrad Boumann
* 49\. Mitch Farmer
* 50\. Dan McKenna

Fourth round|

* 51\. Dean Putt
* 52\. Bradd Dalziell
* 53\. Kyle Cheney
* 54\. Cale Hooker
* 55\. Mark Johnson
* 56\. Matt Austin
* 57\. Fraser Gehrig
* 58\. Tony Armstrong
* 59\. Craig Bird
* 60\. Adam Donohue (F/S)
* 61\. Jaxson Barham (F/S)
* 62\. Josh Smith
* 63\. Guy O'Keefe

Fifth round|

* 66\. Tom McNamara
* 69\. Kepler Bradley
* 70\. Eljay Connors
* 71\. Aaron Kite
* 72\. Blake Grima

Sixth round|

* 75\. Taylor Walker (NSWSP)

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