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Key Facts

Full name
Harold Louis Lambert

Known as
Harold Lambert

Born
16 May 1922

Place of birth
Essendon, VIC (3040)

Died
22 May 2021 (aged 99)

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 18y 51d
Last game: 29y 136d

Height and weight
Height: 175 cm
Weight: 76 kg

Senior clubs
Essendon

Jumper numbers
Essendon: 17, 5

State of origin
VIC

Family links
Chris Lambert (Brother)

Harold Lambert

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
EssendonV/AFL1940-1941, 1946-19519920.0276%17.00—5.007
Total1940-1941, 1946-19519920.0276%17.00—5.007

Pre 1965 stats are for selected matches only

AFL: 4,836th player to appear, 2,510th most games played, 7,960th most goals kickedEssendon: 550th player to appear, 180th most games played, 701st most goals kicked

Harold Lambert was the brother of another fine Essendon player in Chris Lambert. His career was interrupted by war service but he still managed to play in three premiership teams. He joined Essendon from La Mascotte and in 1940 and 1941 played mainly as a centreman. After returning from military service he was transformed into a formidable, hard tackling half back flanker who was rarely beaten. He left the Dons after 1951 season, by which time he had accrued 99 VFL games and kicked 2 goals. He spent the 1952 season, aged thirty, playing for Ballarat Football League club Redan.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers by Russell Holmesby & Jim Main; Wikipedia article; Those Magnificent Men 1897-1987 by Michael Maplestone

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Footnotes

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