Jim Mellan

James Augustus Mellan (10 November 1898 – 25 September 1973) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Jim Mellan
Personal information
Full name	James Augustus Mellan
Date of birth	(1898-11-10)10 November 1898
Place of birth	Geelong, Victoria
Date of death	25 September 1973(1973-09-25) (aged 74)
Place of death	Footscray, Victoria
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1920	Geelong	8 (3)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1920.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Mellan later served in the Australian Army during World War II, falsifying his age by five years in order to quality for service.^[2]

Notes

1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 603. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
2. "World War II Roll: James Mellan". Department of Veterans Affairs.

External links

• Jim Mellan's playing statistics from AFL Tables
• Jim Mellan at AustralianFootball.com