Rory Lobb

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Rory Lobb
Personal information
Full name Rory Lobb
Date of birth (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993 (age 28)
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
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 37
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014–2018 Greater Western Sydney 74 (64)
2019- Fremantle 45 (43)
Total 119 (107)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Trade Period 2021.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rory Lobb (born 9 February 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life[]

Lobb 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[]

In 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.

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. 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.

Statistics[]

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season[5]
Legend
 G  Goals  K  Kicks  D  Disposals  T  Tackles
 B  Behinds  H  Handballs  M  Marks  H/O  Hit-outs
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
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
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
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
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
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
Career 74 64 37 465 317 782 291 200 856 0.9 0.5 6.3 4.3 10.6 3.9 2.7 11.6

References[]

  1. ^ Hagdorn, Kim (17 November 2013). "Swan Districts ruckman Rory Lobb is an AFL draft long shot". PerthNow.
  2. ^ 2013 draft prospect: Rory Lobb
  3. ^ Sky's The Limit, GWS Giants official website, 8 June 2014
  4. ^ [1], AFL, 30 June 2018
  5. ^ "Rory Lobb". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 October 2018.

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