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Key Facts

Full name
Christopher Laird

Known as
Chris Laird

Born
20 May 1893

Died
14 December 1968 (aged 75)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 25y 19d
Last game: 29y 119d

Height and weight
Height: 180 cm
Weight: 73 kg

Senior clubs
South Melbourne

Jumper numbers
South Melbourne: 17, 11, 10

Family links
Frank Laird (Brother (Twin))

Chris Laird

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
South MelbourneV/AFL1918-192259991.6861%———0
Total1918-192259991.6861%———0

AFL: 2,362nd player to appear, 3,894th most games played, 1,101st most goals kickedSouth Melbourne: 302nd player to appear, 283rd most games played, 67th most goals kicked

Recruited by South Melbourne from Paddington in 1918 Chris Laird experienced the thrill at season’s end of soccering the winning goal in the club’s 9.8 to 7.15 grand final win over Collingwood. It was one of his three goals for a match in which he was among the southerners’ best players.

After that things did not exactly go downhill as Laird continued to produce some fine football but there was to be no further premiership success. When he retired in 1922 he had played 59 VFL games and kicked 99 goals for South. His twin brother, Frank Laird, also played for South Melbourne.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

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Footnotes

* Behinds calculated from the 1965 season on.
+ Score at the end of extra time.