Roger James
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Roger James is a former Australian rules football
er in the Australian Football League
.
James debuted during Port Adelaide's inauguaral season in the AFL
and made a name for himself as a tough midfielder. The brother of former Adelaide Crows
player Brett James
, Roger displayed immense talent throughout his career, but suffered groin injuries during 2003.
He bounced back early in the 2004 season where he played every game from Round 7 onwards, and was one of the best players during Port Adelaide's maiden premiership win that year.
In 2005 things took a turn for the worse though, with James' knee
cartilage
deteriorating in condition after Round 18, limiting him to only 10 games for the season.
In late August Port Adelaide announced that due to the condition of the knee they would not be offering him a 2006 contract and on medical advice, James was forced to retire at only 29 years of age – “I’ve spoken to a couple of doctors and they’ve advised me that it is in my best interests to give football away now so that further down the track I’ll be able to live a normal life,” he said.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
.
James debuted during Port Adelaide's inauguaral season in the AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
and made a name for himself as a tough midfielder. The brother of former Adelaide Crows
Adelaide Crows
The Adelaide Football Club, nicknamed The Crows, is a professional Australian rules football club based in Adelaide, South Australia, playing in the Australian Football League ....
player Brett James
Brett James (footballer)
Brett James is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League.James started his career at Collingwood and after three seasons with them moved to Adelaide to join the Crows...
, Roger displayed immense talent throughout his career, but suffered groin injuries during 2003.
He bounced back early in the 2004 season where he played every game from Round 7 onwards, and was one of the best players during Port Adelaide's maiden premiership win that year.
In 2005 things took a turn for the worse though, with James' knee
Knee
The knee joint joins the thigh with the leg and consists of two articulations: one between the fibula and tibia, and one between the femur and patella. It is the largest joint in the human body and is very complicated. The knee is a mobile trocho-ginglymus , which permits flexion and extension as...
cartilage
Cartilage
Cartilage is a flexible connective tissue found in many areas in the bodies of humans and other animals, including the joints between bones, the rib cage, the ear, the nose, the elbow, the knee, the ankle, the bronchial tubes and the intervertebral discs...
deteriorating in condition after Round 18, limiting him to only 10 games for the season.
In late August Port Adelaide announced that due to the condition of the knee they would not be offering him a 2006 contract and on medical advice, James was forced to retire at only 29 years of age – “I’ve spoken to a couple of doctors and they’ve advised me that it is in my best interests to give football away now so that further down the track I’ll be able to live a normal life,” he said.