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 "Jim" Handby O.B.E. was born Herbert Harry Handby in Adelaide, South Australia in September 1903. He was invariably referred to simply as 'Jim'. Handby enjoyed a league football career at two SANFL clubs, achieving his greatest honours while featuring prominently in the development of the young Glenelg club. Growing up in Port Elliott, he attended local schools and commenced playing senior football at 14 years of age. He commenced his League football career with South Adelaide in 1922, having moved to Adelaide chiefly to pursue cricket. Handby played 32 games for South Adelaide between 1922 and 1924. He was quickly recognised as one of the best defenders in South Australia, and in 1923 Handby made his debut at State-level football. The SAFL (as the SANFL was known then) had a residential policy that tied players to the Club's zone in which they lived. In 1924 Handby moved to Seacliff to open a residential cafe and should have played for Glenelg that year. He used a loophole in the rules to continue to play for South by staying Tuesday and Thursday nights (training nights) at his uncle's residence in Halifax Street. By the end of 1924 Glenelg had woken up to this ruse and 1925 found him at the Bay. Handby joined Glenelg in 1925, and on debut featured prominently in the club's first ever win (breaking a 56 game losing streak). He won Glenelg's club champion award in 1925 and 1929 and the SANFL's Magarey Medal in 1928 as the 'fairest and most brilliant' player in the competition. The Advertiser described him as having a reputation as a "dogged, determined half-back. Not outstandingly brilliant, Handby relies principally upon untiring perseverance, and especially when Glenelg was fighting to establish itself as a League team, he was responsible for remarkable exhibitions of stamina and courage." He was Glenelg's captain-coach in 1926 and 1927, and then again from 1930 until he retired as player and coach at the end of the 1932 season, having helped lay the foundation for the 1934 premiership side. Altogether he represented South Australia 29 times. After hanging up the boots Handby continued his association with football, going on to write a special football column for The Advertiser until World War II. He also did radio commentating of matches for 5CL. Jim Handby died in 1991. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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