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James Manson

James Manson

1985-1992
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120 CFC Games Played

106 CFC Goals

Date of Birth
2 November 1966
Recruited From
North Hobart
Collingwood Debut
Round 1, 1985
Height:
194cm
Weight:
104kg

Biography

A tall Taswegian who was an excellent contested mark, Manson endeared himself to Collingwood supporters with an unconventional and occasionally unreliable kicking action.

His role in the 1990 premiership triumph cannot be understated, for his relief ruckwork helped Damian Monkhorst overcome Essendon powerhouse Simon Madden in the decide.

Persistence and willingness to work hard were his greatest assets from the get-go, breaking into the senior side in the opening round of 1985 against North Melbourne – the first match played for premiership points under lights. Manson played 17 senior games, serving notice with a haul of five goals against Hawthorn in just his seventh outing.

Appearances were more limited in the two years that followed but he re-established himself as a regular in 1988, winning a career-high 198 hitouts.

He played all 26 games in the premiership year of 1990, kicking 33 goals with a high of four against Carlton in round two, as well as representing Tasmania against Victoria B.

Manson slotted five in the big win over Adelaide the following year but found the going tough as Monkhorst made the ruck his own in 1992.

He played just one match after round 13 and crossed to Fitzroy, where he played his last 47 games.

Manson enjoyed some fine outings for the Roys, receiving three Brownlow votes against Essendon in 1993 before bowing out in the final round of 1995.

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Statistics

CFC Career Stats

Season played Games Goals Finals Win %
1985-1992 120 106 6 58%

CFC Season by Season Stats

Season GP GL B K H T D Guernsey No.
1985 17 12 5 77 44 121 30

1985 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 North Melbourne W 1 5 4 9 30 View match >
Round 2 Geelong W 2 5 4 9 30 View match >
Round 3 Melbourne W 5 1 6 30 View match >
Round 4 Essendon L 4 3 7 30 View match >
Round 5 Sydney W 11 4 15 30 View match >
Round 6 Richmond L 3 2 5 30 View match >
Round 8 Hawthorn W 5 9 3 12 30 View match >
Round 9 St Kilda W 0 30 View match >
Round 11 Carlton L 1 3 4 30 View match >
Round 12 North Melbourne L 1 5 2 7 30 View match >
Round 13 Geelong L 2 3 2 5 30 View match >
Round 14 Melbourne W 0 30 View match >
Round 15 Essendon L 1 1 10 4 14 30 View match >
Round 16 Sydney W 1 5 8 13 30 View match >
Round 17 Richmond W 1 7 3 10 30 View match >
Round 18 Fitzroy L 1 2 1 3 30 View match >
Round 19 Hawthorn L 1 2 2 30 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1986 3 1 3 17 16 33 30

1986 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Essendon L 1 4 6 10 30 View match >
Round 2 Sydney L 1 2 7 2 9 30 View match >
Round 8 Hawthorn L 6 8 14 30 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1987 7 6 4 39 31 4 70 30

1987 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Sydney L 1 1 1 7 8 30 View match >
Round 4 Richmond W 0 1 7 8 15 30 View match >
Round 5 Western Bulldogs W 1 0 13 6 1 19 30 View match >
Round 6 Brisbane W 4 1 9 3 12 30 View match >
Round 7 Melbourne L 0 0 4 6 2 10 30 View match >
Round 8 Essendon L 3 1 3 30 View match >
Round 9 St Kilda W 1 2 1 3 30 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1988 17 7 5 127 126 7 253 30

1988 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Brisbane W 1 4 5 9 30 View match >
Round 2 Fitzroy W 1 2 15 10 1 25 30 View match >
Round 3 Richmond W 9 12 21 30 View match >
Round 4 West Coast W 12 9 1 21 30 View match >
Round 6 Hawthorn L 9 11 20 30 View match >
Round 7 Essendon L 0 0 6 5 11 30 View match >
Round 8 Western Bulldogs W 0 0 6 13 19 30 View match >
Round 14 Carlton W 1 3 2 2 5 30 View match >
Round 15 Fitzroy L 4 5 9 30 View match >
Round 16 Melbourne L 9 6 1 15 30 View match >
Round 17 North Melbourne D 3 6 9 30 View match >
Round 18 St Kilda W 1 1 9 11 20 30 View match >
Round 19 Brisbane W 1 2 17 8 2 25 30 View match >
Round 20 Essendon W 6 8 14 30 View match >
Round 21 West Coast L 5 4 9 30 View match >
Qualifying Final Carlton L 2 0 6 6 12 30 View match >
Semi Final Melbourne L 0 0 4 5 9 30 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1989 18 17 19 134 139 4 273 30

1989 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Hawthorn W 1 9 13 22 30 View match >
Round 2 Fitzroy L 8 12 1 20 30 View match >
Round 3 Brisbane W 1 5 9 1 14 30 View match >
Round 4 St Kilda W 2 1 4 5 9 30 View match >
Round 5 Sydney L 1 10 11 21 30 View match >
Round 6 Melbourne W 1 4 4 8 30 View match >
Round 7 Western Bulldogs W 1 3 7 10 17 30 View match >
Round 8 Carlton W 1 8 7 15 30 View match >
Round 9 Essendon L 3 10 13 30 View match >
Round 10 Geelong L 5 9 1 14 30 View match >
Round 11 West Coast W 5 2 10 4 14 30 View match >
Round 12 Richmond W 2 1 13 6 19 30 View match >
Round 13 North Melbourne W 1 3 12 4 16 30 View match >
Round 14 Western Bulldogs L 2 1 7 4 11 30 View match >
Round 15 Carlton L 2 8 6 14 30 View match >
Round 16 Hawthorn L 2 2 9 10 1 19 30 View match >
Round 17 Geelong W 6 8 14 30 View match >
Round 18 Sydney L 1 6 7 13 30 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1990 26 33 20 129 96 8 225 30

1990 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 West Coast L 3 4 7 30 View match >
Round 2 Carlton W 4 1 8 1 2 9 30 View match >
Round 3 Sydney W 3 6 1 7 30 View match >
Round 4 Western Bulldogs W 1 2 4 4 2 8 30 View match >
Round 5 St Kilda W 2 5 3 8 30 View match >
Round 6 Essendon L 1 5 1 5 30 View match >
Round 7 Hawthorn L 1 1 8 3 11 30 View match >
Round 8 Fitzroy W 3 1 6 3 9 30 View match >
Round 9 North Melbourne W 3 2 9 7 16 30 View match >
Round 10 Melbourne W 3 3 6 30 View match >
Round 11 Brisbane W 3 2 8 4 12 30 View match >
Round 12 Geelong W 2 9 2 11 30 View match >
Round 13 Richmond W 3 3 1 6 30 View match >
Round 14 West Coast W 1 2 3 30 View match >
Round 15 Carlton W 2 1 9 6 1 15 30 View match >
Round 16 Sydney W 2 2 9 5 14 30 View match >
Round 17 Western Bulldogs L 1 1 2 30 View match >
Round 18 St Kilda W 1 4 12 16 30 View match >
Round 19 Essendon L 2 2 5 2 7 30 View match >
Round 20 Hawthorn L 2 2 6 2 8 30 View match >
Round 21 Fitzroy W 3 5 8 30 View match >
Round 22 North Melbourne W 1 4 1 5 30 View match >
Qualifying Final West Coast D 1 0 4 4 8 30 View match >
Qualifying Final West Coast W 2 0 3 7 10 30 View match >
Semi Final Essendon W 0 1 3 5 8 30 View match >
Grand Final Essendon W 0 1 3 3 6 30 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1991 20 21 11 104 151 12 255 30

1991 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 1 Western Bulldogs W 0 0 9 1 9 30 View match >
Round 2 West Coast L 1 0 8 5 13 30 View match >
Round 3 Fitzroy W 2 4 6 1 10 30 View match >
Round 4 St Kilda D 2 2 9 11 20 30 View match >
Round 5 Brisbane W 1 1 2 8 10 30 View match >
Round 6 Melbourne L 1 4 6 10 30 View match >
Round 8 Richmond L 3 1 8 5 2 13 30 View match >
Round 9 Geelong L 1 1 3 4 1 7 30 View match >
Round 10 Hawthorn L 7 12 19 30 View match >
Round 13 Essendon W 7 7 1 14 30 View match >
Round 14 Sydney W 6 7 1 13 30 View match >
Round 15 Adelaide W 5 8 12 1 20 30 View match >
Round 16 Western Bulldogs W 2 5 1 7 30 View match >
Round 17 West Coast L 1 6 9 15 30 View match >
Round 18 Fitzroy W 2 2 30 View match >
Round 19 St Kilda W 4 7 1 11 30 View match >
Round 20 Brisbane W 2 5 7 12 30 View match >
Round 21 Melbourne W 1 1 9 12 2 21 30 View match >
Round 23 Richmond W 2 3 9 9 18 30 View match >
Round 24 Geelong L 1 3 8 11 30 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
1992 12 9 4 57 53 3 110 30

1992 Season stats

Hide Season
RD VS Result GL B K H T D Guernsey No. Match Report
Round 3 Sydney W 0 1 5 5 10 30 View match >
Round 4 Essendon W 0 0 6 7 13 30 View match >
Round 5 Melbourne W 2 0 6 13 1 19 30 View match >
Round 6 Hawthorn L 3 0 6 7 13 30 View match >
Round 7 North Melbourne W 2 1 5 4 9 30 View match >
Round 8 Carlton L 0 1 4 3 7 30 View match >
Round 9 Adelaide W 0 0 3 3 6 30 View match >
Round 10 Geelong W 0 0 5 3 8 30 View match >
Round 11 Fitzroy L 2 1 5 4 9 30 View match >
Round 12 St Kilda L 0 0 3 1 3 30 View match >
Round 13 West Coast W 0 0 3 2 5 30 View match >
Round 20 Melbourne L 6 2 1 8 30 View match >
Legend
  • #Guernsey
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • DDisposals
  • MMarks
  • TTackles
*Player goal statistics included VFA (Victorian Football Association) results.
Totals 120 106 71 684 656 38 1340
Avg/Game   0.88 0.59 5.70 5.47 0.32 11.17
Legend
  • GPGames Played
  • GLGoals
  • BBehinds
  • KKicks
  • HHandballs
  • TTackles
  • DDisposals

Key Facts

CFC Debut Number

864

Total AFL Games
167
Total AFL Goals
126
CFC Debut
Round 1, 1985
CFC Last Game
Round 20, 1992
Recruited From
North Hobart
Full Name
James Manson
Nickname
Charlie

Awards

  • Life Members
    2003
  • Premiership
    1990
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