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'''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
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[[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]]
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