Alistair Lord should not be confused with Alistair Lord.
Alistair Lord | |
Birth Date: | 9 April 1940 |
Originalteam: | Cobden |
Height: | 180 cm |
Weight: | 85 kg |
Statsend: | 1966 |
Years1: | 1959–1966 |
Club1: | Geelong |
Games Goals1: | 122 (79) |
Careerhighlights: |
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Alistair Lord (born 9 April 1940) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Geelong during the late 1950s to the mid-1960s.
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]