Jamie Lawson (Australian footballer)

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.

Jamie Lawson
Personal information
Full name Jamie Lawson
Date of birth (1971-10-05) 5 October 1971
Original team(s) Wentworth
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Position(s) Rover
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1991–1994 Sydney Swans 61 (29)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1994.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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
  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. "AFL Tables - Jamie Lawson - Stats - Statistics". afltables.com.
  3. Sydney Morning Herald, "The dark days of Hollywood", 22 April 2007, Daniel Lane.
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