James Magner was born on 12 August 1987 and is an Australian rules football player who formerly played professionally at the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League.
10 Facts About James Magner
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James Magner nominated for, but was not recruited in, the AFL National Drafts in 2005 and 2006.
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In 2007, James Magner joined the Frankston Football Club in the Victorian Football League, where he played until 2009.
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In 2010, James Magner moved to the Sandringham Football Club, where he played for two seasons.
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James Magner nominated for the AFL Draft each season throughout his five years in the VFL, but was not recruited.
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At age 24, James Magner was recruited to the Australian Football League by the Melbourne Football Club as a rookie, using a third round selection in the 2011 AFL Draft.
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James Magner was promoted to the senior list as a nominated rookie prior to the start of the season, and made his AFL debut in Round 1,2012, against the Brisbane Lions, where he polled two Brownlow votes for his 23 disposals, which featured two goals with his first two kicks.
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James Magner followed this up with another strong performance against West Coast the next week as one of Melbourne's best, with 32 disposals in a 108-point loss.
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James Magner later expressed frustration with the way he was treated by the club in his second season; he believed that his VFL form had warranted regular senior selection, but that the club had already decided it would delist him under youth policy, yet the coaches refused to be up-front and honest with him about its intentions, leaving him confused about whether he had any hopes of senior selection.
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In 2014, James Magner signed with Port Melbourne, his fourth VFL club, where he remained until 2015.