Laitham Vandermeer

Laitham Vandermeer (born 3 February 1999) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited by the Western Bulldogs with the 37th draft pick in the 2018 AFL draft.[1][2]

Laitham Vandermeer
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-03) 3 February 1999
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Murray Bushrangers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 37, 2018 AFL draft, Western Bulldogs
Debut 14 June 2020, Western Bulldogs
vs. St Kilda, at Marvel Stadium
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Western Bulldogs
Number 23
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2019– Western Bulldogs 12 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early Football

Vandermeer played for the Murray Bushrangers for 3 seasons and Vic Country in the AFL Under 18 Championships for 1 season.[3] Prior he played with Mooroopna Football Club and his school side at Xavier College.

AFL career

2020 season: Debut

Vandermeer played 15 games for the Bulldogs' Victorian Football League (VFL) side in 2019,[4] before breaking into the Australian Football League (AFL) team in 2020. Vandermeer debuted in the Bulldogs' loss to the St Kilda Saints in the second round of the 2020 AFL season.[5][6] Vandermeer kicked his first goal on his debut, as well as collecting 10 disposals, 3 marks and 2 tackles.[7] Vandermeer suffered a hamstring injury in the Bulldogs' 11 point loss to the Geelong Football Club in the 14th round of the 2020 AFL season, and was ruled out for the rest of the home and away season.[8] Vandermeer won the Western Bulldogs Chris Grant Best First Year Player award, after playing 12 games in the 2020 AFL season and kicking 9 goals.[9]

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of 2020[10]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2019 Western Bulldogs230——————————————
2020[lower-alpha 1] Western Bulldogs 231299724511731260.80.86.03.89.82.62.2
Career 12 9 9 72 45 117 31 26 0.8 0.8 6.0 3.8 9.8 2.6 2.2
  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Honours & Achievements

References
  1. "AFL Draft - Pick 37: Laitham Vandermeer". Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. "Laitham Vandermeer - Footywire". Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  3. "Aussie Rules Draft Central - Laitham Vandermeer". Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  4. "One more year for Vandermeer". Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  5. Rosen, Laurence (14 June 2020). "Saint win big as Dogs falter under Sunday night spotlight". SEN 1116. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  6. "The Shepp Dog lapping things up". Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  7. "Round 2 • St Kilda v Western Bulldogs - Player Stats". Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  8. Canil, Jourdan (1 September 2020). "Double injury blow for Dogs makes finals a tough ask". AFl Media. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  9. "King Caleb: Daniel crowned top Dog". Western Bulldogs Media. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  10. "Laitham Vandermeer". AFL Tables. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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