Jim Sullivan

Career Sullivan first came to prominence when he won the Gillon Medal (best and fairest medal) in the VFA under-19s while playing for in 1960.

In 1962, Sullivan was promoted to Carlton's reserves list, although he had played at least five reserves games in 1961. He played two games in the 1963 Night Series Cup, including a semi-final loss to where he kicked one goal. He moved to in May 1964 in an attempt to get on their senior list, but it didn't happen as he "was a relaxed character who wouldn't let the game rule his life".

Following the end of the 1967 VFA season, Sullivan was recruited by Claremont Football Club and moved to Perth to play in the West Australian National Football League (WANFL).

By 1969, Coburg had been relegated from Division 1. Sullivan amassed 54 kicks in a match that season (the second-highest recorded in senior football competition and the highest in the VFA) and he later won the Division 2 best and fairest, the J. Field Medal. He then played in Coburg's 1970 Division 2 grand final victory over .

Sullivan played around 90 VFA games, although Coburg notes that "strangely" he never won a senior award at the club. He later moved to Reservoir Lakeside in the Diamond Valley Football League (DVFL), before injury forced him into retirement in 1973.