Kirsty Lamb

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Kirsty Lamb
Kirsty Lamb 04.02.18.jpg
Lamb playing Australian rules football for the Western Bulldogs in February 2018
Born (1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 27)
Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Australian rules football career
Personal information
Original team(s) Diamond Creek (VFL Women's)
Draft No. 138, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Western Bulldogs
vs. Fremantle, at VU Whitten Oval
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current club Western Bulldogs
Number 27
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2017– Western Bulldogs 36 (9)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2021 season.
Career highlights

2018 AFLW Premiership Player

Source: AustralianFootball.com
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingLeft-arm medium
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012–2016Victorian Spirit
2012–2016Melbourne Renegades
2016Staffordshire
Career statistics
Competition WNCL WT20
Matches 17 20
Runs scored 74 72
Batting average 9.25 14.40
100s/50s 0/0 0/0
Top score 24* 29*
Balls bowled 425 205
Wickets 7 6
Bowling average 59.00 40.66
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2-33 3/20
Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 7 February 2018

Kirsty Maree Lamb (born 27 June 1994) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the AFL Women's competition. Lamb previously played cricket with the Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League

Australian rules football[]

Lamb was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their 18th selection and 138th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[1] She made her debut in the thirty-two point win against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.[2] She played six matches in her debut season and kicked four goals. In 2018, Lamb was an integral member of the Western Bulldogs AFLW Premiership team. [3] Lamb had a strong 2021 season, averaging career-high amounts of disposals, marks and tackles. A vital part of the team, she was named in the team's best performers for every single round except round 6.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] She received 2 Best and Fairest votes in the third round of the season,[12] where she played a crucial role in securing the Bulldogs their second win of the season, by obtaining 20 disposals, 4 marks and 9 tackles.[13] Lamb had a career-best game for the club in the final round of the 2021 AFL Women's season, collecting 23 disposals (a career high), a goal, a behind and 7 tackles.[14] It saw her named as the Bulldogs' best player by womens.afl.[15] It was revealed that Lamb had signed a contract extension with the club on 16 June 2021, after playing every game possible for the club that season.[16]

Statistics[]

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2021 season.[3]
Legend
 G  Goals  K  Kicks  D  Disposals  T  Tackles
 B  Behinds  H  Handballs  M  Marks
AFLW playing statistics
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2017 Western Bulldogs 27 6 4 0 47 15 62 6 20 0.7 0.0 7.8 2.5 10.3 1.0 3.3 0
2018# Western Bulldogs 27 8 0 2 75 27 102 16 43 0.0 0.3 9.4 3.4 12.8 2.0 5.4 0
2019 Western Bulldogs 27 7 0 2 73 25 98 24 43 0.0 0.3 10.4 3.6 14.0 3.4 6.1 0
2020 Western Bulldogs 27 6 3 3 56 26 82 19 26 0.5 0.5 9.3 4.3 13.6 3.2 4.3 0
2021 Western Bulldogs 27 9 2 3 103 59 162 37 54 0.2 0.3 11.4 6.6 18.0 4.1 6.0 5
Career 36 9 10 354 152 506 102 186 0.3 0.3 9.8 4.2 14.1 2.8 5.2 5

Cricket[]

Lamb played 27 matches in the WBBL over the 2014-15 and 2015–16 seasons after previously representing her state in that format as well as the limited overs game. She played her last WBBL match in January 2017, just weeks before the beginning of her first AFL Women's season.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ "Lambert top pick, 19 added to women's team". WesternBulldogs.com.au. Bigpond. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. ^ "AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Kirsty Lamb". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. ^ "AFLW Report - Dogs fall short against Saints". westernbulldogs.com.au. 29 January 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. ^ "AFLW Report - Exceptional Ellie helps Dogs beat Blues". westernbulldogs.com.au. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  6. ^ Cleary, Mitch (12 February 2021). "AFLW Report: Back-to-back Bulldog wins". westernbulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  7. ^ Beveridge, Riley (27 February 2021). "Four straight for rampaging AFLW Bulldogs". westernbulldogs.com.au. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  8. ^ Black, Sarah (7 March 2021). "Pies stay perfect after second-half blitz destroys Dogs". womens.afl. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  9. ^ "AFLW REPORT - Dogs fight but fall short". westernbulldogs.com.au. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  10. ^ "AFLW ROUND 8 REPORT: Dogs thrashed by Crows". westernbulldogs.com.au. 21 March 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  11. ^ "AFLW Report - Dogs too good for Tigers". westernbulldogs.com.au. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Geelong WFC vs Western Bulldogs WFC". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  13. ^ Cleary, Mitch (12 February 2021). "Dogs see off gallant Cats with late burst". womens.afl. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Western Bulldogs WFC vs Richmond WFC". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  15. ^ Lerner, Ronny (26 March 2021). "Dogs end season on a high after edging Tigers". womens.afl. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  16. ^ "25 Bulldogs locked in for AFLW 6.0". 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  17. ^ "Kirsty Lamb". MyCricket. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

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