Alistair Lord (born 9 April 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong during the late 1950s to the mid-1960s.
Alistair Lord | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 9 April 1940 | ||
Original team(s) | Cobden | ||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1959–1966 | Geelong | 122 (79) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1966. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Lord played as a centreman and debuted in 1959. He won the Brownlow Medal in 1962, and the Carji Greeves Medal, averaging 30 disposals a game for the year. In 1963, he became a member of Geelong's premiership side,[1] playing alongside his identical twin brother Stewart.
Lord retired at 26 years old and returned to the family farm at Cobden.[2] He accepted a position as captain-coach of South Warrnambool in the Hampden League. He often played against his twin brother Stewart, who was captain-coach of Camperdown at the time.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ https://australianfootball.com/players/player/alistair%2Blord/9039 [bare URL]
- ^ Geoff Slattery (ed), The Brownlow, Slattery Media, Docklands, 2010, p. 146.
- ^ Lord dashes Cat's Hopes: To continue with South Warrnambool, The Age, (Friday, 14 March 1969), p.21.
External links
edit- Alistair Lord at AustralianFootball.com