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{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (born 1958)}}
{{distinguish|Jim Edmonds}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Jim Edmond
| image = 
| fullname = Jim Edmond
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|9|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = Bairnsdale
| height = 183 cm
| weight = 89 kg
| position = Forward
| guernsey = 20
| statsend = 1988
| years1 = 1977–85
| club1 = {{AFL Foo}}
| games_goals1 = 154 (226)
| years2 = 1986
| club2 = {{AFL Syd}}
| games_goals2 = {{0}}17 {{0}}(19)
| years3 = 1987–88
| club3 = {{AFL BB}}
| games_goals3 = {{0}}17 {{0}}(42)
| games_goalstotal = 188 (287)
| careerhighlights = 
}}
'''Jim Edmond''' (born 3 September 1958 in [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]]) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er.<ref name=e>{{Ref AFL Encyc|5th|202}}</ref>

Originally from Bairnsdale Football Club, Edmond made his senior debut for [[Footscray Football Club]] in the [[Victorian Football League (1897–1989)|Victorian Football League]] (VFL) in [[1977 VFL season|1977]]. Winning the club goalkicking award in [[1981 VFL season|1981]] with 25 goals, Edmond was Footscray captain from  [[1983 VFL season|1983]] to [[1985 VFL season|1985]].<ref name=e/> After playing in three finals matches for Footscray in 1985, Edmond left the club over a contractual dispute.

Edmond transferred to the [[Sydney Swans]] for the [[1986 VFL season]], before moving to [[Brisbane Bears]] for their inaugural season in [[1987 VFL season|1987]]. Edmond spent two seasons at Brisbane, playing 17 games before his retirement at the end of the [[1988 VFL season]].<ref name=e/>

His elder brother [[Bob Edmond|Bob]] also played in the VFL and was a dual [[Commonwealth Games]] silver medalist in weightlifting.

==Statistics==
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{{AFL player statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start}}
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1977 VFL season|1977]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Foo}}
| 20 || 16 || 14 || 17 || 166 || 47 || 213 || 62 || {{n/a}} || 0.9 || 1.1 || 10.4 || 2.9 || 13.3 || 3.9 || {{n/a}}
|- 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1978 VFL season|1978]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Foo}}
| 20 || 9 || 4 || 4 || 94 || 22 || 116 || 32 || {{n/a}} || 0.4 || 0.5 || 10.4 || 2.4 || 12.9 || 3.6 || {{n/a}}
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1979 VFL season|1979]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Foo}}
| 20 || 10 || 8 || 13 || 104 || 26 || 130 || 30 || {{n/a}} || 0.8 || 1.3 || 10.4 || 2.6 || 13.0 || 3.0 || {{n/a}}
|- 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1980 VFL season|1980]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Foo}}
| 20 || 20 || 24 || 27 || 236 || 83 || 319 || 98 || {{n/a}} || 1.2 || 1.4 || 11.8 || 4.2 || 16.0 || 4.9 || {{n/a}}
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1981 VFL season|1981]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Foo}}
| 20 || 19 || 25 || 21 || 186 || 82 || 268 || 99 || {{n/a}} || 1.3 || 1.1 || 9.8 || 4.3 || 14.1 || 5.2 || {{n/a}}
|- 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1982 VFL season|1982]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Foo}}
| 20 || 21 || 46 || 23 || 264 || 66 || 330 || 108 || {{n/a}} || 2.2 || 1.1 || 12.6 || 3.1 || 15.7 || 5.1 || {{n/a}}
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1983 VFL season|1983]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Foo}}
| 20 || 18 || 41 || 29 || 193 || 84 || 277 || 86 || {{n/a}} || 2.3 || 1.6 || 10.7 || 4.7 || 15.4 || 4.8 || {{n/a}}
|- 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1984 VFL season|1984]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Foo}}
| 20 || 19 || 26 || 30 || 232 || 66 || 298 || 98 || {{n/a}} || 1.4 || 1.6 || 12.2 || 3.5 || 15.7 || 5.2 || {{n/a}}
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1985 VFL season|1985]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Foo}}
| 20 || 22 || 38 || 25 || 277 || 68 || 345 || 122 || {{n/a}} || 1.7 || 1.1 || 12.6 || 3.1 || 15.7 || 5.5 || {{n/a}}
|- 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1986 VFL season|1986]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL Syd}}
| 8 || 17 || 19 || 26 || 132 || 52 || 184 || 70 || {{n/a}} || 1.1 || 1.5 || 7.8 || 3.1 || 10.8 || 4.1 || {{n/a}}
|- style="background:#eaeaea;"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1987 VFL season|1987]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BB}}
| 20 || 12 || 34 || 20 || 97 || 27 || 124 || 53 || 11 || 2.8 || 1.7 || 8.1 || 2.3 || 10.3 || 4.4 || 0.9
|- 
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1988 VFL season|1988]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BB}}
| 20 || 5 || 8 || 11 || 37 || 23 || 60 || 25 || 4 || 1.6 || 2.2 || 7.4 || 4.6 || 12.0 || 5.0 || 0.8
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 188
! 287
! 246
! 2018
! 646
! 2664
! 883
! 15
! 1.5
! 1.3
! 10.7
! 3.4
! 14.2
! 4.7
! 0.9
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{AFL Tables|ref=J/Jim_Edmond.html}}

{{Inaugural Brisbane Bears team}}
{{Western Bulldogs captains}}
{{Western Bulldogs leading goalkickers}}
{{Brisbane Bears leading goalkickers}}
{{1983 Victoria State of Origin players}}

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