James Manson (born 2 November 1966) is a former

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er who played in the

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for Collingwood and

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. From

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, Manson provided some great assets to a fighting

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. Manson stood at 194 cm and was solidly built (108 kg) with a great overhead mark. He however had a very awkward kicking style, with the action very different from most footballers, as he overlooked the ball with a cramped style as he dropped it on the boot. He did however kick over 100 goals with the Magpies. Manson was part of the 1990 premiership side, and had a key role in the finals series. Manson played as a ruckman who moved forward, or the other way around. With young ruckman

Damian Monkhorst Damian Monkhorst (born 21 August 1969) is a former Australian rules football player who played with the Collingwood Football Club and St Kilda Football Club. During his playing career with Collingwood, Monkhorst was known as one of the league's ...

also at

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, Manson struggled to maintain his position in the team later in his career as 'Monkey' developed each season. Manson was then traded to

where he played for three seasons before retiring. Manson's father

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played 210 games for

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manson, James 1966 births Living people Collingwood Football Club players Collingwood Football Club Premiership players Fitzroy Football Club players North Hobart Football Club players Tasmanian State of Origin players Australian rules footballers from Tasmania Tasmanian Football Hall of Fame inductees VFL/AFL Premiership players