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Sam Lonergan

Sam Lonergan

Essendon / Richmond
Midfielder · Ruck Rover Retired
Career games
81
Debut
2006
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Player Information

Height 182 cm
Date of Birth 26-Mar-1987
AFL Debut 2006

Player bio

A career in numbers

Sam Lonergan made his AFL debut for Essendon in 2006 and played 81 games, including 79 for Essendon between 2006 and 2012 and 2 for Richmond in 2013.

His primary role in the recorded starting lineups in 2012 was ruck rover. Across his recorded games, he averaged 15.0 disposals and 3.0 clearances per game. His highest recorded season total was 283 disposals, from 19 games in 2008 at an average of 14.9 per game. Across seasons with at least five games and complete disposal records, the highest average is 17.50 per game in 2011.

Selected seasons: disposals
SeasonAppearancesTotalPer game
20081928314.89
20111221017.50
20121421015.00
About these season figures

Compared 5 recorded seasons with at least five appearances and disposals recorded for every included appearance. Regular-season and finals appearances are included. Rates are total divided by appearances; ties use unrounded rates. Ongoing seasons can change. This compares the player’s own seasons, not their rank against other players.

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Career and season figures include finals where played.

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Recent Games

-- Not recorded. Coverage varies by statistic.

Year Round Team Opponent Result Score Venue POS APOS
# D K HB M G B T HO I50 R50 CL CP UP CG FF FA CM M50 IM 1% BO GA TOG EFF MIN SC DT MG GBG CC SCL TO HTA HOW% HTA% SP CD1 CDL% CO1 COW% INT CBA% SOG SHACC% GACC% SI PA CBA KI KIPO KI% RC EK KE% MOL T50 APR D50P DMP AMP A50P Tagged
2013 10
Richmond RIC
West Coast @ WCE
W
103-62
Subiaco SUB SUB 22 9 7 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3 5 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 37% 44% 44 13 29 200 4 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -- 0 0% 0% 1 13 -- -- -- -- -- 2 28.6% 0 0 1.8 0 5 3 0 —
2013 9
Richmond RIC
Essendon vs ESS
L
62-91
MCG INT INT 22 13 4 9 3 0 0 5 0 2 2 4 11 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 77% 69% 87 63 57 134 8 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -- 0 0% 0% 5 15 -- -- -- -- -- 2 50% 0 0 8.1 3 3 6 3 —
2012 21
Essendon ESS
Carlton vs CAR
L
60-156
MCG FWD HFFL 14 15 8 7 2 1 0 2 1 1 1 3 6 9 4 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 79% 69% 96 69 54 145 4 0 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 100 0 -- 3 33.3% 33.3% 4 10 -- -- -- -- -- 5 62.5% 1 1 7.5 2 3 4 6 —
2012 20
Essendon ESS
North Melbourne vs NME
L
76-100
Marvel Stadium FWD FPL 14 12 6 6 2 1 0 4 0 1 4 3 8 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 76% 75% 92 58 57 211 4 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -- 1 100% 100% 3 19 -- -- -- -- -- 3 50% 0 0 5.5 5 1 3 3 —
2012 19
Essendon ESS
Adelaide @ ADE
L
100-104
AAMI Stadium FWD HFFL 14 18 13 5 1 1 0 4 1 5 0 4 12 5 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 84% 79% 105 98 74 373 10 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 -- 1 100% 100% 5 11 -- -- -- -- -- 10 76.9% 0 2 12.4 0 6 6 5 —
Latest 5 of 81 career games

Games

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Grand Final

Grand Final Sat 26 Sep FINAL
Fremantle FRE
89–96
Brisbane Lions BRI
M.C.G.
AFLW
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
Geelong GEE
52–56
Melbourne MEL
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sat 7 Nov AFLW FINAL
North Melbourne NTH
49–13
Carlton CAR
IKON Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Sydney SYD
—–—
Western Bulldogs WBD
Henson Park
Qualifying & Elimination Finals Sun 8 Nov AFLW FULL TIME Final data pending
Gold Coast GCS
—–—
Hawthorn HAW
People First Stadium
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