Jim Heenan (18 June 1906 – 23 July 1981) was an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

er who played with

North Melbourne North Melbourne is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melbourne local government area. North Melbourne recorded a population of 14,953 at the ...

in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL). Heenan was a member of Northcote's 1929 VFA premiership team. He spent the

1930 VFL season The 1930 VFL season was the 34th season of the Victorian Football League (VFL), the highest level senior Australian rules football competition in Victoria. The season featured twelve clubs, ran from 3 May until 11 October, and comprised an 18-g ...

with North Melbourne. In round nine, his seventh league appearance, he was reported for striking Richmond player

Bert Foster Bert Foster (19 August 1906 – 31 August 1942) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League between 1928 and 1936 for the Richmond Football Club. Originally from Echuca, he later coached the Richmond second ...

with his elbow, for which he received an eight-game suspension. His return, in round 18, would be his final appearances for North Melbourne. Later in the decade, Heenan played for the Sunshine Football Club. His son, Jim P. Heenan, played for

Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington *Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport *Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League United King ...

in the 1950s.

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* 1906 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) North Melbourne Football Club players Northcote Football Club players 1981 deaths {{AFL-bio-1906-stub