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| James Clement | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Playing for Collingwood during the 2006 AFL Season | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | (1976-09-04)4 September 1976 (age 49) Western Australia | ||
| Original team | South Fremantle (WAFL)/Scotch College (PSA) | ||
| Debut | Round 11, 16 June 1996,Fremantle vs.Essendon, atMelbourne Cricket Ground | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1996–2000 | Fremantle | 84 (38) | |
| 2001–2007 | Collingwood | 146 (13) | |
| Total | 230 (51) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2007. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
James Clement (born 4 September 1976) is a former professionalAustralian rules footballer forCollingwood andFremantle in theAustralian Football League (AFL). He was selected in theAll-Australian Team on two occasions, represented Australia in theInternational Rules Series and was vice-captain of Collingwood.
FromSouth Fremantle, theFremantle Dockers picked Clement up as a zone selection in the1995 National Draft. His major role as a junior was as a half-back/winger, but he was used as a taller type defender throughout hisAFL career. A regular starter since making his debut in 1996, his form slipped at senior level at the start of 1998, being omitted after the first match, but came back into the side as a tall forward option and surprised many, kicking 5 goals in consecutive games. He ended up kicking 27 goals for the season. He moved back to defence in 1999, he showed he was capable of playing as a utility. Only playing 8 games in 2000 and what seemed an unhappy relationship with coachDamian Drum, Clement was then traded toCollingwood.
Clement thrived at Collingwood playing 20 games during 2001, but it was in 2002 that the Pies saw a champion player. During this time, he bulked up substantially. Unlucky not to gain his firstAll-Australian selection, but played in theInternational Rules Series inIreland at the end of the season. His strength as a defender, football brain and leadership qualities were shown. He helped the Pies through to a Grand Final and played all 25 games, including the last day in September. 2003 saw Clement miss several games mid-season with a hamstring injury, but he regained form at finals time and the vice-captain saw another Grand Final.
He had much more decorated seasons in 2004 and 2005, includingAll-Australian honours and theCopeland Trophy in each of the seasons, as the Pies finished in the bottom 4 in both seasons. He led the side for several matches in 2005 whenNathan Buckley andAnthony Rocca were missing from the team due to injury. In 2006, Clement was surprisingly not named in theAll-Australian team,[1] and finished equal second in theCopeland Trophy. In 2007, it was considered possible that Clement would take over the captaincy of the Collingwood side from Nathan Buckley,[2] however he announced his surprise retirement at the end of the 2007 season.[3] Later it was revealed he retired to support his wife Jeanne, who has autoimmune kidney failure.[4]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 1996 | Fremantle | 31 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 93 | 57 | 150 | 46 | 19 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 12.5 | 3.8 | 1.6 |
| 1997 | Fremantle | 31 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 160 | 84 | 244 | 79 | 26 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 7.6 | 4.0 | 11.6 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
| 1998 | Fremantle | 31 | 21 | 27 | 13 | 128 | 48 | 176 | 68 | 23 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 6.1 | 2.3 | 8.4 | 3.2 | 1.1 |
| 1999 | Fremantle | 31 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 231 | 71 | 302 | 105 | 29 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 10.5 | 3.2 | 13.7 | 4.8 | 1.3 |
| 2000 | Fremantle | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 19 | 96 | 34 | 13 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 12.0 | 4.3 | 1.6 |
| 2001 | Collingwood | 8 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 216 | 79 | 295 | 115 | 32 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 10.8 | 4.0 | 14.8 | 5.8 | 1.6 |
| 2002 | Collingwood | 8 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 268 | 88 | 356 | 91 | 53 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 3.5 | 14.2 | 3.6 | 2.1 |
| 2003 | Collingwood | 8 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 179 | 81 | 260 | 78 | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 3.9 | 12.4 | 3.7 | 1.3 |
| 2004 | Collingwood | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 251 | 77 | 328 | 117 | 33 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 3.5 | 14.9 | 5.3 | 1.5 |
| 2005 | Collingwood | 8 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 276 | 102 | 378 | 105 | 57 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 12.5 | 4.6 | 17.2 | 4.8 | 2.6 |
| 2006 | Collingwood | 8 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 300 | 88 | 388 | 146 | 42 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 13.0 | 3.8 | 16.9 | 6.3 | 1.8 |
| 2007 | Collingwood | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 172 | 41 | 213 | 83 | 33 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 13.2 | 3.2 | 16.4 | 6.4 | 2.5 |
| Career | 230 | 51 | 34 | 2351 | 835 | 3186 | 1067 | 388 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 10.2 | 3.6 | 13.9 | 4.6 | 1.7 | ||
James Clement is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Vysarn Limited.[6]
