Jim Silvestro
Australian rules footballer
Australian rules footballer
| Jim Silvestro | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jim Silvestro | ||
| Date of birth | (1963-05-30) 30 May 1963 (age 61) | ||
| Original team(s) | Traralgon | ||
| Draft | No. 19, 1987 national draft | ||
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1988 | Sydney Swans | 8 (7) | |
| 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Jim Silvestro (born 30 May 1963) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
Silvestro won the Latrobe Valley Football League's best and fairest award back to back in 1986 and 1987, playing for Traralgon. A rover, he was selected by the Sydney Swans with pick 49 in the 1987 National Draft.[2] He made eight appearances for the Swans in the 1988 VFL season.[3] In round 12, he kicked four goals in a win over the West Coast Eagles at the Sydney Cricket Ground.[3][4]
From 1991 to 1993, then again in 1998, Silvestro was coach of Corowa-Rutherglen in the Ovens & Murray Football League.[5] He also coached the Wodonga Raiders, in 1996.[6]
References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ Lovett, Michael (2004). AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL. AFL Publishing. ISBN 0-9580300-5-7.
- ^ a b AFL Tables: Jim Silvestro
- ^ Sydney Morning Herald,"Tiny maestro puts the Swans into contention", 20 June 1988, p. 58
- ^ "History". Fox Sports Pulse.
- ^ "Honour Boards". Wodonga Raiders. Archived from the original on 29 March 2014.
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1987 VFL national draft
- 1. Richard Lounder
- 2. Chris McDermott
- 3. Graham Wright
- 4. Andrew Brockhurst
- 5. Michael Quirk
- 6. Andrew Rogers
- 7. Darren Davies
- 8. Darren Jones
- 9. Michael Murphy
- 10. Michael Parsons
- 11. Tim McNeil
- 12. Grant Williams
- 13. Peter Bubner
- 14. Wayne Peters
- 15. Andrew Jarman
- 16. Chris Grumley
- 17. Chris Waterson
- 18. Patrick Browne
- 19. Jamie Cox
- 20. Stuart Wigney
- 21. Shane Korth
- 22. Scott Christie
- 23. Scott Salisbury
- 24. Mark Ducker
- 25. Damien Trezise
- 26. Steven Oliver
- 27. Brendon Gale
- 28. Andrew Bishop
- 29. Andrew Pascoe
- 30. Ashley Byrne
- 31. Jamie Keane
- 32. John Cook
- 33. Rod Gunn
- 34. Stephen Hewitt
- 35. Craig Patrick
- 36. Tony Virgona
- 37. Andrew Obst
- 38. John Polkinghorne
- 39. David Kernahan
- 40. Bevan Cox
- 41. Michael Kennedy
- 42. Tim Wilson
- 43. Darren Wheildon
- 44. Bob Jones
- 45. David Grenvold
- 46. Gary Gunn
- 47. Stephen McQueen
- 48. Liam Pickering
- 49. Jim Silvestro
- 50. Stephen Tingay
- 51. Anthony Dessent
- 52. Stephen Gemmill
- 53. Andrew Wisken
- 54. Adam Ladbrook
- 55. Brendan Tranter
- 56. Keith Allan
- 57. Damian Kitschke
- 58. Peter Bennett
- 59. Simon Tregenza
- 60. Pat Gribble
- 61. Darren Read
- 62. David Querzoli
- 63. Jay Viney
- 64. Peter Nunn
- 65. Dean Adams
