James Tierney

Who was James Tierney?

James Michael "Sorry" Tierney was an Australian rules footballer who played in the South Australian Football Association and the South Australian Football League, mainly with the West Adelaide Football Club.

Tierney, a Sand carter from Gawler, had three stints at West Adelaide. He made his debut on 10 August 1901 and stayed with the club in 1902. He played 18 games and kicked seven goals during this time.

He then moved to the West Torrens Football Club in 1903 where he earned selection for the South Australian state team. Tierney however refused to play protesting over the non-selection of Sturt ruckman "Taffy" Wayne. As a result the SAFA suspended Tierney from interstate games for three years, though he was still able to play league football. As a result of this Tierney left West Torrens with only four games left in the season and finished the year playing for the Alma Football Club in Broken Hill.

1904 saw Tierney return to West Adelaide for one season before moving to play with South Adelaide in 1905. He was to stay at South for 1906 but after only four games of the season he transferred back to West Adelaide where he would continue until the end of the 1910 season.