Career
In 2015, James was inducted into the South Australian Football Hall of Fame. James joined Norwood from Kersbrook from the Hills Football League in 1990. In the 1992 American Federation of Labor-Congress Draft Brett James was selected by at pick 31, and would be joined by Norwood teammate Scott Burns who was selected at pick 90.
James joined in 1994, a year after he was drafted.
James would only play three seasons with, often as a bench warmer and was traded to the Crows for Jonathon Ross. James was picked up by the Crows to add depth to their list, often coming off the bench or playing Back Pocket.
James played 17 games in his first season, including coming off the bench in the 1997 American Federation of Labor-Congress Grand Final. James then developed into a valuable player for Adelaide as he was apart of the 1998 premiership with the Crows.
In 1999 James played every game but only played 14 games in 2000 and was delisted.
James continued playing with Norwood in 2002 and played there until 2006. Brett played a total of 234 games for Norwood from 1990-1993 and 1997-2006. James also is captain coach of Kersbrook in the Hills Football League.
