Rory Lobb (born 9 February 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for Greater Western Sydney and Fremantle.
| Rory Lobb | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Rory Lobb | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Swan Districts (WAFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 29, 2013 national draft | ||
| Height | 207 cm (6 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 106 kg (234 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward / Ruckman / Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Western Bulldogs | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2014–2018 | Greater Western Sydney | 74 (64) | |
| 2019–2022 | Fremantle | 66 (79) | |
| 2023– | Western Bulldogs | 34 (29) | |
| Total | 174 (172) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 23, 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
editLobb who came to football late after mainly focusing on basketball[1] was taken with pick 29 in the 2013 national draft, and stands at 206 cm. Despite his height, he impressed many with his athletic ability while playing with Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) in 2013 where he averaged twelve disposals, three marks and twenty-four hitouts.[2]
AFL career
editIn round 12, 2014, Lobb was selected by the Giants to make his debut against Essendon at Spotless Stadium. Starting on Essendon veteran Dustin Fletcher, he joined the select few who kicked his first AFL goal with his first kick. In 2018, with the retirement of Shane Mumford straining GWS ruck options, Lobb was primarily used as the #1 ruckman. One of his standout games in the 2018 season came in round 15 against Hawthorn, where he kicked 3 goals in the first quarter.
On the first day of the 2018 trade period, Lobb formally requested a trade to the Fremantle Dockers. He had previously met with both WA-based clubs to explore his options, with permission from GWS, despite being contracted for 2019.[3][4] He was officially traded on 17 October to Fremantle.[5]
In 2019, after playing in both pre-season matches, Lobb made his debut for Fremantle in Round 1 against North Melbourne and kicked 2 goals.[6] He went on to play 15 games in his first year at the Dockers, with foot and shoulder injuries affecting him.
Lobb's contested marking ability has been a strong aspect of his game, and in 2020 he collected 37 contested marks (an average of 2.2 per game) which ranked him third overall in the league.
Lobb kicked a career best five goal haul during Fremantle's eight point win over Port Adelaide during round sixteen of the 2022 AFL season.[7] He finished the season as Fremantle’s leading goalkicker, having kicked a career-high 36 goals. At the end of the season he requested a trade to the Western Bulldogs and was traded on 12 October.[8]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end 2023[9]
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks | H/O
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Hit-outs |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | |||||
| 2014 | Greater Western Sydney | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 0 |
| 2015 | Greater Western Sydney | 37 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 36 | 75 | 29 | 29 | 80 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 8.9 | 0 |
| 2016 | Greater Western Sydney | 37 | 24 | 29 | 16 | 170 | 114 | 284 | 111 | 65 | 158 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 11.8 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 6.6 | 5 |
| 2017 | Greater Western Sydney | 37 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 123 | 105 | 228 | 86 | 47 | 221 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 6.2 | 5.3 | 11.4 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 11.1 | 0 |
| 2018 | Greater Western Sydney | 37 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 127 | 55 | 182 | 60 | 54 | 394 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 9.6 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 20.7 | 0 |
| 2019 | Fremantle | 37 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 119 | 78 | 197 | 61 | 24 | 319 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 7.9 | 5.2 | 13.1 | 4.1 | 1.6 | 21.3 | 1 |
| 2020[a] | Fremantle | 37 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 116 | 57 | 173 | 63 | 24 | 156 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 6.8 | 3.4 | 10.2 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 9.2 | 3 |
| 2021 | Fremantle | 37 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 108 | 60 | 168 | 73 | 15 | 54 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 8.3 | 4.6 | 12.9 | 5.6 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 7 |
| 2022 | Fremantle | 37 | 21 | 36 | 24 | 141 | 93 | 234 | 92 | 35 | 153 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 6.7 | 4.4 | 11.1 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 7.2 | 7 |
| 2023 | Western Bulldogs | 7 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 112 | 94 | 206 | 65 | 35 | 156 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 7.8 | 1 |
| Career | 160 | 167 | 115 | 1061 | 699 | 1760 | 645 | 333 | 1697 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 6.6 | 4.4 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 10.6 | 23 | ||
Notes
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
edit- ^ Hagdorn, Kim (17 November 2013). "Swan Districts ruckman Rory Lobb is an AFL draft long shot". PerthNow.
- ^ 2013 draft prospect: Rory Lobb
- ^ Sky's The Limit, GWS Giants official website, 8 June 2014
- ^ [1], AFL, 30 June 2018
- ^ "Giant move as Lobb gets to Fremantle". Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "Rampant Freo roll Roos". Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Dockers drop anchor in top-four with thrilling win over Port". Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ @AFL_House (12 October 2022). "Trade paperwork lodged" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Rory Lobb". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
External links
edit- Rory Lobb's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
- Rory Lobb's playing statistics from AFL Tables