Sean Lemmens Explained

Sean Lemmens
Fullname:Sean Lemmens
Birth Date:2 November 1994
Originalteam:Port Adelaide (SANFL)
Draftpick:No. 27, 2013 National Draft
Height:184 cm
Weight:81 kg
Position:Medium Defender
Guernsey:23
Years1:2014–
Games Goals1:140 (25)
Statsend:round 11, 2023
Sooyears1:2015
Sooteam1:Indigenous All-Stars
Soogames Goals1:1 (0)
Repstatsend:2015

Sean Lemmens (born 2 November 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League. He is of Indigenous Australian heritage.

Early career

Lemmens was born into a family of Indigenous Australian descent (Tiwi). He began playing junior football for the Salisbury Football Club and moved to the Port Adelaide Magpies. He progressed his way through the junior ranks at Port Adelaide before solidifying a reserves spot in the 2013. He debuted for the Magpies senior team in the final round of the 2013 SANFL season. He was also selected to represent South Australia in the 2013 AFL Under 18 Championships, where he was noticed by Gold Coast defensive coach, Dean Solomon.[1]

Leading into the 2013 AFL Draft, Lemmens was considered by some to be a rookie chance at best. He was drafted with the 27th pick in the 2013 National Draft by the Gold Coast Suns.

AFL career

Lemmens made his senior debut for the Suns against in Round 1 of the 2014 season.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 3, 2022[2] |-|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014|style="text-align:center;"|| 40 || 18 || 3 || 0 || 145 || 90 || 235 || 40 || 41 || 0.2 || 0.0 || 8.1 || 5.0 || 13.1 || 2.2 || 2.3|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015|style="text-align:center;"|| 40 || 18 || 3 || 4 || 102 || 89 || 191 || 51 || 52 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 5.7 || 4.9 || 10.6 || 2.8 || 2.9|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016|style="text-align:center;"|| 23 || 13 || 1 || 2 || 93 || 76 || 169 || 43 || 30 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 7.2 || 5.8 || 13.0 || 3.3 || 2.3|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2017|style="text-align:center;"|| 23 || 20 || 9 || 13 || 124 || 122 || 246 || 48 || 60 || 0.5 || 0.7 || 6.2 || 6.1 || 12.3 || 2.4 || 3.0|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2018|style="text-align:center;"|| 23 || 10 || 1 || 7 || 65 || 48 || 113 || 22 || 37 || 0.1 || 0.7 || 6.5 || 4.8 || 11.3 || 2.2 || 3.7|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2019|style="text-align:center;"|| 23 || 8 || 4 || 1 || 55 || 29 || 84 || 15 || 36 || 0.5 || 0.1 || 6.9 || 3.6 || 10.5 || 1.9 || 4.5|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2020|style="text-align:center;"|| 23 || 6 || 4 || 0 || 29 || 19 || 48 || 7 || 9 || 0.7 || 0.0 || 4.8 || 3.2 || 8.0 || 1.2 || 1.5|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2021|style="text-align:center;"|| 23 || 21 || 0 || 0 || 196 || 72 || 268 || 76 || 44 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 9.3 || 3.4 || 12.8 || 3.6 || 2.1|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2022|style="text-align:center;"|| 23 || 3 || 0 || 0 || 20 || 12 || 32 || 9 || 5 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 6.7 || 4.0 || 10.7 || 3.0 || 1.7|-|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 117! 25! 27! 829! 557! 1386! 311! 314! 0.2! 0.2! 7.1! 4.8! 11.8! 2.7! 2.7|}

Notes

Personal life

Lemmens' partner is former Gold Coast teammate Izak Rankine's cousin[3] and Lemmens' daughter is Rankine's second niece.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Whiting . Michael . 24 April 2014 . Sunshine spreading as Lemmens delivers ripple effect . AFL.com.au .
  2. Web site: Sean Lemmens. AFL Tables. 5 April 2022.
  3. News: AFL.com.au's time inside the SUNS . Gold Coast Suns . 9 May 2019.
  4. News: Gold Coast Suns Izak Rankine and Sean Lemmens open up about stripping weight ahead of the 2020 AFL season . Gold Coast Bulletin . 22 January 2020.