years clubs birth_place statsend originalteam birth_date article_title name
1985 '' ' -- 1992 1993 -- 1995 '' ` total collingwood fitzroy tasmania 1995 north hobart -lrb- tanfl -rrb- 2 november 1966 james manson -lrb- australian footballer -rrb-
 james manson
james manson -lrb- australian footballer -rrb-

james manson -lrb- born 2 november 1966 -rrb- is a former australian rules footballer who played in the vfl/afl for collingwood and fitzroy .
from north hobart football club in tasmania , manson provided some great assets to a fighting collingwood magpies .
manson stood at 194 cm and was solidly built -lrb- 108 kg -rrb- with a great overhead mark .
he however had a very awkward kicking style , with the action very different from most footballers , as he overlooked the ball with a cramped style as he dropped it on the boot .
he did however kick over 100 goals with the magpies .
manson was part of the 1990 premiership side , and had a key role in the finals series .
manson played as a ruckman who moved forward , or the other way around .
with young ruckman damian monkhorst also at victoria park , manson struggled to maintain his position in the team later in his career as ` monkey ' developed each season .
manson was then traded to fitzroy where he played for three seasons before retiring .
manson 's father jim played 210 games for glenorchy football club .
