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Key Facts

Full name
James Lawson

Known as
Jamie Lawson

Born
5 October 1971 (age 53)

Ethnicity
Indigenous Australian

Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 19y 212d
Last game: 22y 299d

Height and weight
Height: 168 cm
Weight: 70 kg

Senior clubs
Sydney

Jumper numbers
Sydney: 37, 1

Jamie Lawson

Advanced stats
Club
League
Career span
Games
Goals
Avg
Win %
AKI
AHB
AMK
BV
SydneyAFL1991-199461290.4821%7.036.391.2612
Total1991-199461290.4821%7.036.391.2612

AFL: 10,236th player to appear, 3,820th most games played, 3,081st most goals kickedSydney: 1,207th player to appear, 273rd most games played, 257th most goals kicked

Jamie Lawson was a highly promising young indigenous Australian footballer whose career was summarily wrecked by injury. Originally from Wentworth, he was drafted by Sydney, and quickly showed that he was a player of genuine all round football talent. From 1991 to 1994 he made 61 senior appearances for the Swans, mainly as a rover, and scored 29 goals. Late in the 1994 season he was producing some of the best football of his career when he broke his leg in a match against Richmond. The break developed complications which precluded playing top level football. Consequently, at the age of just 24, his league career was over.

Author - John Devaney

Sources

Full Points Publications

Footnotes

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