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]
| Jim Silvestro | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jim Silvestro | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1963 | ||
| 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) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1988. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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
edit- ^ 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.