Alistair Lord
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) | |
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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 comfortably as well as the Carji Greeves Medal, averaging 30 disposals a game for the year. In 1963 he was a member of Geelong's premiership side, playing alongside his twin brother Stewart.
He retired at 26 and returned to the family farm at Cobden.[1] He accepted the position as captain-coach of South Warrnambool in the Hampden League. He often played against his brother, Stewart, who was captain-coach of Camperdown at the time.
Notes
- Geoff Slattery (ed), The Brownlow, Slattery Media, Docklands, 2010, p. 146.
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