Sam Lalor Explained

Sam Lalor
Fullname:Samuel Lalor[1]
Birth Date:30 August 2006
Originalteam:Bacchus Marsh (BFNL)
Greater Western Victoria Rebels
Draftpick:No. 1, 2024 AFL draft
Height:188cm
Position:Midfielder/Forward
Guernsey:22
Years1:2025–
Games Goals1:0 (0)
Careerhighlights:
  • Allen Aylett Medalist: 2024

Samuel Lalor (born 30 August 2006) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was selected as the number-one pick in the 2024 AFL draft.

Junior career

Lalor was born in the Victorian town of Bacchus Marsh and played junior football for the Bacchus Marsh Football Club in the Ballarat Football Netball League (BFNL) with his older brother.[2] [3] He attended St Patrick's College in Ballarat and played for the school's football team in the Herald Sun Shield.[4] [5] Lalor also played cricket with the Northcote Cricket Club in the Victorian Premier Cricket competition.[6] [7]

In 2022, at the age of 15, Lalor debuted for the Greater Western Victoria Rebels in the Talent League. He played for Vic Country in the AFL Under-16s National Development Championships, and was named in the All-Australian Team.[8] He also played for Geelong Grammar School in the Associated Public Schools (APS) competition.[9] [10]

Lalor continued playing for the Rebels in 2023 and 2024, and signed with Bacchus Marsh's senior team at the end of the 2023 season.[11] In his three full games for the Rebels during the 2024 season, he averaged 27 disposals and 7 marks per game, and kicked three goals in each of Vic Country's final two matches of the 2024 AFL National Championships.[12] [13] However, he suffered a hamstring injury which saw him miss the Talent League grand final against the Sandringham Dragons.[14] [15]

AFL career

Lalor was selected by with the first overall selection in the 2024 AFL National Draft.[16] [17]

Personal life

Lalor's father, Steve Lalor, played for Benalla in the Ovens & Murray Football League (OMFL) during the 1980s.[18] His grandfather, Ray Lalor, played six games for in 1956, and he is also related to John O'Neill, who played 136 games for .[19] Lalor's cousin, Jordan Petaia, is a professional rugby player.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022 NAB AFL National Development Championships U16 Boys title winners crowned . AFL.com.au . 20 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240912020240/https://www.afl.com.au/news/798741/2022-nab-afl-national-development-championships-u16-boys-title-winners-crowned . 12 September 2024 . 13 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Batten . Dan . Potential No. 1 pick Sam Lalor on his horror injury run, cricket background and game that changed everything . The Mercury . 21 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241030052743/https://www.themercury.com.au/news/potential-no1-pick-sam-lalor-on-his-horror-injury-run-cricket-background-and-game-that-changed-everything/news-story/fac22d66a921a74301377d35d642bad1?amp&nk=a7eed8103cc5e70132b84addb49722b1-1730266080 . 30 October 2024 . 30 October 2024.
  3. Web site: Samuel Lalor . GameDay . Bacchus Marsh JFNC . 21 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241121003108/https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=197843336&client=0-6145-80338-528389-26466199 . 21 November 2024.
  4. Web site: 2022 Herald Sun Shield - Boys Grand Final . AFL Photos . 21 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20241121022927/https://www.aflphotos.com.au/gallery/2022-herald-sun-shield---boys-grand-final/asset/23485611,96 . 21 November 2024 . 3 August 2022.
  5. Web site: Jackson . Rachel . Rising Rebels: Why Sam Lalor could go as pick one in the AFL Draft . The Wimmera Mail-Times . 21 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241121003925/https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/8817400/gwv-rebel-sam-lalor-poised-for-afl-draft-dreams-in-2024/?cs=62 . 21 November 2024 . 19 November 2024.
  6. Web site: Higgins . Ben . The young gun on the path to elite Aussie Rules and cricket career . Herald Sun . Sunbury Leader . 21 November 2024 . https://archive.today/20230827144845/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/the-young-gun-on-the-path-to-elite-aussie-rules-and-cricket-career/news-story/ba67622ec988b4ac0ee7371a8ef2b4e4?amp&nk=6441eba2e13cde1dc71597265e2a7dbc-1693147733 . 27 August 2023 . 5 August 2022.
  7. Web site: Bolch . Dylan . 'Got no flaws': Inside the rise of AFL’s No.1 pick... a Dusty clone who’s set to replace him . Fox Sports . 21 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241121023446/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2024-sam-lalor-feature-who-will-be-no1-pick-in-the-draft-richmond-to-pick-dustin-martin-clone-best-prospects-latest-news/news-story/0edf5b2f4bddee831fedcfdfd0fa03c6 . 21 November 2024 . 20 November 2024.
  8. Web site: 2022 NAB AFL National Development Championships U16 Boys All-Australian Team . AFL.com.au . 21 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240912020228/https://www.afl.com.au/news/812195/2022-nab-afl-national-development-championships-u16-boys-all-australian-team . 12 September 2024 . 3 August 2022.
  9. Web site: Ellis . Lachlan . Footy dream develops . Times News Group . The Moorabool News . 21 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241121010806/https://timesnewsgroup.com.au/themooraboolnews/news/footy-dream-develops/ . 21 November 2024 . 27 November 2023.
  10. Web site: Johnston . Andrew . Grammar gun goes at one . K ROCK 95.5 . 21 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241121011123/https://www.krock.com.au/local/sport/grammar-gun-goes-at-one/ . 21 November 2024 . 20 November 2024.
  11. Web site: Sam Lalor . Rookie Me Central . 20 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240922104831/https://central.rookieme.com/afl/player/sam-lalor/ . 22 September 2024.
  12. Web site: Keating . Mitch . AFL Draft Profile: Sam Lalor . ZeroHanger . 21 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241121022137/https://www.zerohanger.com/afl-draft-profile-sam-lalor-156250/ . 21 November 2024 . 23 October 2024.
  13. Web site: Richmond lands on Lalor . Richmond Football Club . 21 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241121022406/https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1694735/richmond-lands-on-lalor . 21 November 2024 . 20 November 2024.
  14. Web site: Chellappah . Jasper . Sam Lalor: The powerful goalkicking midfielder likened to Dusty by his coach . ESPN Australia . 21 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241111084556/https://www.espn.com.au/afl/story/_/id/40515850/afl-draft-2024-sam-lalor-memories-dustin-martin-shrug-powerful-midfielder . 11 November 2024 . 10 July 2024.
  15. Web site: LISTEN TO GETTABLE: Potential No.1 draft pick joins the show . AFL.com.au . 21 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241121024340/https://www.afl.com.au/news/1223071/listen-to-gettable-potential-no1-draft-pick-joins-the-show . 21 November 2024 . 18 September 2024.
  16. Web site: Schmook . Nathan . Six of the best? Tigers grab gun mid with pick 1, Roos shock late . AFL.com.au . 21 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241121024143/https://www.afl.com.au/news/1257161/new-tiger-king-richmond-snares-powerful-mid-sam-lalor-at-no1 . 21 November 2024 . 20 November 2024.
  17. Web site: Pavlou . Anna . From cricket to the No.1 pick: How Sam Lalor gave up the bat to become the best of the 2024 AFL Draft class . Nine's Wide World of Sports . 21 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241121024557/https://www.nine.com.au/sport/afl/draft-2024-number-one-pick-sam-lalor-richmond-tigers-20241120-p5ksan.html . 21 November 2024 . 20 November 2024.
  18. Web site: Hill . KB . 'Buggsy' and the Lalor clan…a true sporting dynasty . The Footy Almanac . 21 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241121004420/https://www.footyalmanac.com.au/buggsy-and-the-lalor-clan-a-true-sporting-dynasty-by-kb-hill/ . 21 November 2024 . 23 February 2023.
  19. Web site: McGowan . Marc . He's tipped to go No.1, but this draft hopeful might not even be the best athlete in his family . The Age . 20 November 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241118191300/https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/he-s-tipped-to-go-no-1-but-this-draft-hopeful-might-not-even-be-the-best-athlete-in-his-family-20241117-p5krb5.html . 18 November 2024 . 18 November 2024.

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