James McLure (born 18 September 1974) is a former
Australian rules footballer who played in three games for
Geelong in the
Australian Football League (AFL) in 1995.
He was initially drafted to
Collingwood in the AFL in the
1992 Mid Year Draft. He was delisted by Collingwood at the end of the 1993 season without having played a senior game. He was then recruited to
Geelong with a pre-draft supplementary selection in the
1994 AFL Draft. He played in three games for Geelong in 1995, but was delisted at the end of the season. He then moved to South Australia where he played over 100 games for
Woodville-West Torrens.
He has completed a
PhD in
clinical pharmacology
Clinical pharmacology has been defined as "that discipline that teaches, does research, frames policy, gives information and advice about the actions and proper uses of medicines in humans and implements that knowledge in clinical practice". Clinic ...
. In 2010 he published a book, ''Eight Stones: My Journey Through Schizophrenia and Depression'', outlining his life coping with
schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by continuous or relapsing episodes of psychosis. Major symptoms include hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions, and disorganized thinking. Other symptoms include social wit ...
and
depression.
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1974 births
Living people
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
Geelong Football Club players
Woodville-West Torrens Football Club players
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