Jamie Lawson (Australian footballer)
| Jamie Lawson | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jamie Lawson | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1971 | ||
| Original team(s) | Wentworth | ||
| Height / weight | 168 cm / 70 kg | ||
| 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. | |||
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.
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]
References
- ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
- 1 2 3 AFL Tables: Jamie Lawson
- ↑ Sydney Morning Herald, "The dark days of Hollywood", 22 April 2007, Daniel Lane.