Lawson Humphries | |||
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Personal information | |||
Date of birth | 24 February 2003 | ||
Original team(s) | Wickham Wolves/Swan Districts | ||
Draft | No. 63, 2023 AFL draft | ||
Debut | Round 16, 2024, Geelong vs. Essendon, at Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Geelong | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2024– | Geelong | 5 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 20, 2024. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Lawson Humphries (born 24 April 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Humphries is of indigenous Australian heritage and grew up across northern Australia. He is Nyul Nyul, Oomiday and Worrora.[1]
He started playing football in the Pilbara for the Wickham Wolves. Moving to Perth as part of the West Coast next generation academy,[2] he would play in Swan Districts West Australian Football League (WAFL) colts premiership in 2021,[3] and in the club's 2023 WAFL reserves premiership victory, before entering the AFL draft for a third time. He would also be awarded Swan District's 2023 reserves best and fairest.[4][5]
Drafted by Geelong in the 2023 AFL draft,[6] Humphries started the 2024 season with the club's Victorian Football League (VFL) team. After a strong game against Sydney in June, he would be selected to make his AFL debut for Geelong in round 16 of the 2024 AFL season against Essendon.[7][8][9]
He received a Rising Star nomination after round 18 of the 2024 season.[10]
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