James Thiessen

James Thiessen
Personal information
Date of birth (1974-02-10) 10 February 1974 (age 50)
Original team(s) Glen Waverley
Debut Round 16, 1993, Richmond vs. Adelaide, at Football Park
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1993 Richmond 7 (3)
1995–2000, 2002–03 Norwood 119 (150)
1998–2000 Adelaide 44 (21)
Total 170 (174)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2000.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

James Thiessen (born 10 February 1974) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club and Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL), as well as Norwood Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). His father Tony had played league football three decades earlier.

Playing mainly on the wing, Thiessen started his AFL career at Richmond in 1993, debuting in a 139-point loss to his future club Adelaide,[1] but was delisted after just one season. He spent the next four years with Norwood in the SANFL, playing in their 1997 premiership side and also winning a Fos Williams Medal that year for his performance for South Australia in an interstate match against the ACT.

Thiessen was recruited by the Adelaide Crows for the 1998 season and played in their winning Grand Final that year against North Melbourne. He remained with them for two more seasons before returning to Norwood.

Playing statistics

[2]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1993 Richmond 46 7 3 8 83 34 117 21 4 0.4 1.1 11.9 4.9 16.7 3.0 0.6
1998 Adelaide 29 24 8 13 217 104 321 64 34 0.3 0.5 9.0 4.3 13.4 2.7 1.4
1999 Adelaide 29 18 13 8 160 84 244 62 19 0.7 0.4 8.9 4.7 13.6 3.4 1.1
2000 Adelaide 29 2 0 0 1 4 5 1 1 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.5 0.5
Career 51 24 29 461 226 687 148 58 0.5 0.6 9.0 4.4 13.5 2.9 1.1

References

  1. ^ McClure, Geoff (15 May 2006). "Down-and-up Swans a bets nightmare". The Age. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  2. ^ James Thiessen's player profile at AFL Tables