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 | (1940-04-09) 9 April 1940 (age 82) | ||
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 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.[2]
Geelong Football Club 1963 VFL premiers | |
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Coach: Davis |
Brownlow Medal winners | |
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Carji Greeves Medal · Geelong Football Club best and fairest winners | |
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