James Polkinghorne
Personal information
Full name	James Polkinghorne
Date of birth	21 January 1989 (1989-01-21) (age 20)
Recruited from	Calder Cannons (TAC Cup)
Draft	41st overall, 2007 Brisbane Lions
Height/Weight	183cm / 81kg
Club information
Current club	Brisbane Lions
Number	31
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2008-	Brisbane Lions	24 (15)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2009 season .

James Polkinghorne (Born 21 January 1989) is an Australian rules footballer for the Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League.

Polkinghorne possesses an exceptional leaping ability thanks to his volleyball background with St Bernard's College and for the U15 Victorian schoolboys side^[1].

Polkinghorne is a high possession winner and utility player who excels at the stoppages. He represented Vic Metro at the NAB AFL U18 Championships. In 2007 he made his senior debut with Coburg in the VFL as part of a trial program. Runner-up in the Calder Cannons Best and Fairest award for 2007, he is the son of former Hawthorn player Robert Polkinghorne and nephew of Hawks star David Polkinghorne.^[1]

Polkinghorne made his debut in Round 6, 2008 at the Gabba against Melbourne^[2]

He is often compared to Adelaide Crow's Jason Porplyzia due to similar playing style and scoring ability.

[edit] Positions

James Polkinghorne usually plays as a midfielder, but recently he has been playing as a forward pocket/half forward flank role for Brisbane Lions.

[edit] External links

• Player Profile
• James Polkinghorne (footballer)'s statistics from AFL Tables

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} Simon White; Dummy run should help Polkinghorne; 2007-11-26
2. ^ William, Rebecca; Tgers keep the faith; 2008-04-26