Rory Laird

Rory Laird
Personal information
Full name Rory Laird
Nickname(s) Dos
Date of birth (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993
Original team(s) Kenilworth (SAAFL)
West Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 5, 2011 Rookie Draft, Adelaide
No. 86 (RP), 2013 National Draft, Adelaide
Debut Round 4, 2013, Adelaide
vs. Western Bulldogs, at AAMI Stadium
Height / weight 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) / 77 kg (12 st 2 lb)
Position(s) Small defender, midfielder, tagger
Club information
Current club Adelaide
Number 29
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2013– Adelaide 76 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016.
Career highlights

Rory Laird (born 29 December 1993) is a professional Australian rules football player who plays for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Adelaide with pick 5 in the 2011 Rookie Draft, and is no relation to Central District coach Roy Laird.[1]

AFL career

In his first season in the AFL, Laird did not play for Adelaide. He played 18 consecutive games for West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL), including three finals, but was dropped from the team that played in the SANFL Grand Final.[2]

The Crows elevated Laird to the senior list as a replacement for the injured Sam Shaw in April 2013, and he made his AFL debut against the Western Bulldogs in round 4 of the season.[3] He immediately became a regular in the side, missing only one further game in the season through injury, and averaging 18.5 disposals per game as a small defender.[4] Laird received the Round 20 nomination for the 2013 AFL Rising Star award, following a 24-possession game against North Melbourne, and signed a two-year contract with the club in the same week.[5] Laird played 16 games in 2014 despite injury issues, playing in defence and occasionally in the midfield. He was dropped to the SANFL late in the season but responded with a 42-possession game to earn a recall.[4]

Laird had a breakout year in 2015, playing every game and averaging 24.4 disposals in defence while blanketing his opponents, which earned him a place on the 40-man shortlist for the All-Australian team.[4] During the year, he signed a three-year contract extension with the club.[6]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to end of round 12, 2016[7]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles
Season Team # Games G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
Totals Averages (per game)
2013 Adelaide 46 18 1 2 180 153 333 74 51 0.1 0.1 10.0 8.5 18.5 4.1 2.8
2014 Adelaide 29 16 2 2 126 129 255 65 37 0.1 0.1 7.9 8.1 15.9 4.1 2.3
2015 Adelaide 29 23 2 4 289 273 562 133 58 0.1 0.2 12.6 11.9 24.4 5.8 2.5
2016 Adelaide 29 8 1 0 107 102 209 56 19 0.1 0.0 13.4 12.8 26.1 7.0 2.4
Career 65 6 8 702 657 1359 328 165 0.1 0.1 10.8 10.1 20.9 5.1 2.5

References

  1. ↑ Milbank, Zac (15 December 2011). "Crows rookies enter the big league". The Advertiser.
  2. ↑ Capel, Andrew (18 July 2013). "Grand final omission helped fuel resolve for Rory Laird". The Advertiser.
  3. ↑ Gill, Katrina (19 April 2013). "Laird to debut against Dogs". AFC.com.au. Adelaide Football Club. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 "Rory Laird - AFC.com.au". AFC.com.au. Adelaide Football Club.
  5. ↑ Thring, Harry (13 August 2013). "Young Crow's smooth transition". AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  6. ↑ Homfray, Reece (22 June 2015). "Rory Laird re-signs with Adelaide until the end of the 2018 season". The Advertiser.
  7. ↑ "AFL Tables - Rory Laird statistics". AFL Tables.
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