Jamie Lawson (born 5 October 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL) during the early 1990s.
| Jamie Lawson | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jamie Lawson | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-10-05) 5 October 1971 (age 50) | ||
| Original team(s) | Wentworth | ||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Rover | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1991–1994 | Sydney Swans | 61 (29) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1994. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Lawson, a rover, was recruited from the Sunraysia Football League.[1] An Indigenous Australian, he arrived in what was a bad time for Sydney, with the club finishing with the wooden spoon in three of his four seasons. He had a career high 30 disposals and two goals against fellow cellar dwellers Brisbane at the SCG in 1992.[2]
Aged only 22, his career came to an end late in the 1994 AFL season when he broke his leg at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, playing against Richmond.[2] His fractured tibia led to compartment syndrome and he was forced to retire.[3] He had been in good form prior to the injury, polling Brownlow Medal votes in his previous two games.[2]
1994 Indigenous All-Stars team | |
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Coach: M. Rioli |
New South Wales team – 1992 State of Origin (Australian rules football) | |
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New South Wales 22.9 (141) defeated Queensland 6.12 (48), at the Sydney Cricket Ground, 12 May 1992 | |
Coach: Buckenara |
New South Wales-ACT team – 1993 State of Origin (Australian rules football) | |
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Victoria 19.16 (130) defeated New South Wales-ACT 8.17 (65), at the MCG, 1 June 1993, crowd: 22,409 | |
| New South Wales | |
| Australian Capital Territory | |
Coach: T. Daniher (NSW) | |