James 'Jim' Sewell is a former Australian rules football

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er who played for Footscray

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 in the Victorian Football League

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 (VFL) during the 1980s.

Sewell was the centre half forward in East Fremantle

East Fremantle Football Club

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's 1979 premiership team and had a reputation in the West Australian Football League

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 for his high flying marks. When he crossed to Footscray in 1983 he was used initially as a full-back but the following season played up forward and kicked 28 goals. He was a losing Preliminary Finalist in 1985 but kicked two goals in the loss to Hawthorn.

A regular Western Australia interstate representative, he made appearances in the 1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival

1979 Perth State of Origin Carnival

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. Sewell later served as the Football Manager of the Brisbane Bears

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