Jim Gull
Encyclopedia
James "Jim" Gull was an Australian rules football
er who played with South Melbourne
in the Victorian Football League
(VFL).
Gull was a prolific centre half-forward
in Victorian country football, especially in the Ballarat Football League
, where he played for Daylesford
.
He started his career at Kenmare and from there made his way to South Melbourne. During his time at South Melbourne he struggled with injury, breaking three ribs.
As a playing coach, Gull won the Toohey Medal in 1953, while with Rupanyup in the Wimmera Football League
.
In 1958 he joined Daylesford and would go on to kicked 889 goals in the Ballarat Football League
. He topped the league's goal-kicking eight times, every year from 1958 to 1964 and again in 1968. His best season came in 1961 when he captain-coached Daylesford to a premiership and kicked a league record 159 goals. During the year he set another record when he kicked 21 goals and 13 behinds in a game against North Ballarat
.
After leaving Daylesford, he continued playing football, at Elaine and Natte-Bealiba. He is estimated to have played 560 senior games over the course of his career.
His son, Stewart Gull
, also played for South Melbourne and a daughter, Robyn Maher
, represented Australia at basketball
.
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 South Melbourne
Sydney Swans
The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...
in the Victorian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(VFL).
Gull was a prolific centre half-forward
Centre half-forward
In Australian rules football, the centre half-forward is a position on the half-forward line of a football field. The directly opposing player is a Centre-Half-Back....
in Victorian country football, especially in the Ballarat Football League
Ballarat Football League
The Ballarat Football League is an Australian rules football competition that operates in the Ballarat region of Victoria, Australia.The competition formed in 1893 as the Ballarat Football Association and was renamed Ballarat Football League in 1908 and was briefly known as the Ballarat-Wimmera...
, where he played for Daylesford
Daylesford Football Club
Daylesford Football Club, nicknamed the Bulldogs, are an Australian rules football team in the Central Highlands Football League. The team was formerly known as the Daylesford Demons and competed for many years in the Ballarat Football League before switching leagues in the early 2000s.Daylesford's...
.
He started his career at Kenmare and from there made his way to South Melbourne. During his time at South Melbourne he struggled with injury, breaking three ribs.
As a playing coach, Gull won the Toohey Medal in 1953, while with Rupanyup in the Wimmera Football League
Wimmera Football League
The Wimmera Football League is based in Western Victoria, with clubs located in towns in the Wimmera region. The regional centres along the Western Highway from Ararat to Nhill as well as Minyip-Murtoa and Warracknabeal.The league is a major country league....
.
In 1958 he joined Daylesford and would go on to kicked 889 goals in the Ballarat Football League
Ballarat Football League
The Ballarat Football League is an Australian rules football competition that operates in the Ballarat region of Victoria, Australia.The competition formed in 1893 as the Ballarat Football Association and was renamed Ballarat Football League in 1908 and was briefly known as the Ballarat-Wimmera...
. He topped the league's goal-kicking eight times, every year from 1958 to 1964 and again in 1968. His best season came in 1961 when he captain-coached Daylesford to a premiership and kicked a league record 159 goals. During the year he set another record when he kicked 21 goals and 13 behinds in a game against North Ballarat
North Ballarat Football Club
North Ballarat Football Club, nicknamed The Roosters, is an Australian rules football club based at Northern Oval in Ballarat. The club is locally known as the Roosters and plays in the Victorian Football League are current competition premiers and one of only four clubs based outside of Melbourne...
.
After leaving Daylesford, he continued playing football, at Elaine and Natte-Bealiba. He is estimated to have played 560 senior games over the course of his career.
His son, Stewart Gull
Stewart Gull (footballer)
Stewart Gull is a former Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the 1970s....
, also played for South Melbourne and a daughter, Robyn Maher
Robyn Maher
Robyn Maher is a retired female basketball player from Australia, who played for the Sydney Uni Flames. A three-time Olympian she was a member of the national women's team that won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.-Personal life:Maher is married to former Opals...
, represented Australia at basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
.