Sam Lonergan

Sam Lonergan
Personal information
Full name Sam Lonergan
Date of birth (1987-03-26) 26 March 1987
Place of birth Launceston, Tasmania
Original team(s) Launceston (TSL)
Tassie Mariners (TAC Cup)
Tasmanian Devils (VFL)
Draft 50th overall, 2005
Essendon
Height / weight 182 cm / 81 kg
Position(s) Forward/Midfielder
Club information
Current club Launceston
Number 14
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2006–2012
2013
Total		 Essendon
Richmond		 79 (39)
02 0(0)
81 (39)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2013.

Sam Lonergan (born 26 March 1987), was a player with the Essendon and Richmond football clubs in the Australian Football League. He was drafted from the Launceston Football Club, via the Tassie Mariners U18s and the Tasmanian Devils, with selection 50 in the 2005 Draft.

Lonergan captained the Allies (a composite team drawn from Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory), against Victoria during Grand Final week. In that game, he kicked five goals and was the leading possession winner on the ground. He also became the first player in the history of the Tassie Mariners U18s to win successive best and fairest awards. He also played eight games in 2005 for the Tasmanian Devils Football Club in the VFL competition.

Lonergan was chosen as Tasmania's most valuable player at the under-18 championships in 2005, and won the Tassie Mariners U18 Best & Fairest award that same year. He was also chosen in the under-18 All-Australian side.

After a 2012 season where he played 14 games and infamously broke the shoulder blade of Andrew Carrazzo; he was delisted by the Essendon Football Club on 30 October 2012. [1]

Lonergan was picked up by Richmond in the 2012 Rookie draft, played two games for the club in 2013 and retired at the end of that year.[2] Lonergan also supported Richmond while growing up.

He is the uncle of Gold Coast's Jesse Lonergan.

In October 2015, Sam was appointed Senior Playing Coach of the Launceston Football Club returning to his home state and his junior club, where he played all his junior football.

On 12 January 2016 Lonergan was named as one of 34 past and present Essendon players found guilty over their use of illegal supplements during the 2012 AFL season. As a result, Lonergan was suspended from playing and coaching at all levels for twelve months, effective till November 2016, resulting in the Launceston Football Club losing their Senior Coach for the season.[3]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of 2012 season[4]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2006 Essendon 36 1 0 0 2 2 4 1 5 0.0 0.0 2.0 2.0 4.0 1.0 5.0
2007 Essendon 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 Essendon 36 19 9 6 134 149 283 41 73 0.5 0.3 7.0 7.8 14.9 2.2 3.8
2009 Essendon 14 17 10 11 103 143 246 57 62 0.6 0.6 6.1 8.4 14.5 3.4 3.6
2010 Essendon 14 16 10 7 107 134 241 31 68 0.6 0.4 6.7 8.4 15.1 1.9 4.2
2011 Essendon 14 12 4 1 125 85 210 20 39 0.3 0.1 10.4 7.1 17.5 1.7 3.2
2012 Essendon 14 14 6 2 107 103 210 29 74 0.4 0.1 7.6 7.4 15.0 2.1 5.3
Career 79 39 27 578 616 1194 179 321 0.5 0.3 7.3 7.8 15.1 2.3 4.1

References

  1. ↑ "Bombers Axe Two". AFL. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Richmond list changes - richmondfc.com.au". 30 October 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. ↑ Travis King (12 January 2016). "Guilty: court bans the Essendon 34 for 2016". Australian Football League. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Sam Lonergan statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
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