Jim Krakouer 2971441 224766019 2008-07-10T09:28:55Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other {{Australian criminals}} '''James (Jim) Gordon Krakouer''' (born [[October 13]], [[1958]]) was an [[Australian rules football]]er in the 1980s for [[North Melbourne Football Club|North Melbourne]] and [[St Kilda Football Club|St Kilda]] in the [[Australian Football League|VFL]] and [[Claremont Football Club|Claremont]] in the [[West Australian Football League|WAFL]]. As a footballer, he was awarded with the [[Syd Barker Medal]] for North Melbourne club best & fairest in 1986. He was also named in the [[Indigenous Team of the Century]]. Krakouer was convicted and imprisoned in 1996 for 16 years for his part in a drug trafficking scheme dealing with [[amphetamines]]. Krakouer, having served nine years of his sentence, was [[parole]]d in 2004. Krakouer is the father of former [[Richmond Football Club|Richmond]] [[Australian Football League|AFL]] player [[Andrew Krakouer]]. His brother [[Phil Krakouer]] also played for North Melbourne. He currently lives in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] and works in the building industry. ==See also== *[[List of Australian rules football incidents]] *[[List of Australian rules football families]] ==References== *[http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/05/19/1084917650286.html?from=storylhs A good case for a Krakouer reunion] - The Age, May 20, 2004 {{unreferenced|date=January 2007}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Krakouer, Jim}} [[Category:St Kilda Football Club players]] [[Category:North Melbourne Football Club players]] [[Category:Syd Barker Medal winners]] [[Category:Australian drug traffickers]] [[Category:Western Australian State of Origin players]] [[Category:People from Melbourne]] [[Category:1958 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Claremont Football Club players]] [[Category:Indigenous Australian rules footballers]] {{AFL-bio-1950s-stub}}