Jim Christou is a former Australian rules football

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 with Fitzroy

Fitzroy Football Club

The Fitzroy Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Lions, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

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 (VFL).

Christou, while playing for Heidelberg

Heidelberg Football Club

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, won the Diamond Valley Football League's Best and Fairest

Best and Fairest

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 award in 1971.

A rover, he started his Fitzroy career in the 1972 VFL season

1972 VFL season

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 and in 1975 was joined in the team by his younger brother John. His nine games in 1975 were the most that he would play in a single season.

During the 1976 season, he left for Port Melbourne

Port Melbourne Football Club

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 and was a member of their premiership team that year. He played in three further Port Melbourne premierships, in 1977, 1980 and 1981.

Christou switched clubs in 1982, joining Northcote

Northcote Football Club

Northcote Football Club, nicknamed The Dragons, was an Australian rules football club which played in the VFA from 1908 until 1987. The club's colours were green and yellow and it was based in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote...

. He played in their 1982 second division grand final win over Caulfield

Caulfield Football Club

Caulfield Football Club was an Australian rules football club which played in the VFA from 1965 until 1987. Nicknamed The Bears, they were based in the Melbourne suburb of Caulfield and wore a blue and white guernsey.-History:...

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