Joe Lawson (footballer)
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Joseph James "Joe" Lawson is a former Australian rules football
er who was highly successful in the West Australian National Football League
(WANFL) playing for the Swan Districts Football Club
.
A valiant defender Lawson routinely played in the back line and was arguably the best full back
that ever played for Swan Districts.
Lawson won the fairest and best award at the Swans in 1959 and also played as a reserve in the 1959 WA State Team when Western Australia
were belted by Victoria
.
He played at full back the victorious Swan Districts premiership side of 1961,1962 and 1963 and was amongst the best players on ground.
Lawson is a life member at Swan Districts and is listed at full back in their Team of the Century
.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who was highly successful in the West Australian National Football League
West Australian Football League
The West Australian Football League is an Australian rules football league based in Perth, Western Australia. The WAFL is the second-most popular in the state, behind the nation-wide Australian Football League...
(WANFL) playing for the Swan Districts Football Club
Swan Districts Football Club
The Swan Districts Football Club, nicknamed the Swans, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The club is based at Bassendean Oval, in Bassendean, an eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia...
.
A valiant defender Lawson routinely played in the back line and was arguably the best full back
Fullback (Australian rules football)
In Australian rules football, the fullback position has traditionally been a purely defensive role, with the aim of preventing the full-forward from marking the ball and scoring. However, in recent times, where the ability to move the ball out of defence and down the field quickly has become a more...
that ever played for Swan Districts.
Lawson won the fairest and best award at the Swans in 1959 and also played as a reserve in the 1959 WA State Team when Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
were belted by Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
.
He played at full back the victorious Swan Districts premiership side of 1961,1962 and 1963 and was amongst the best players on ground.
Lawson is a life member at Swan Districts and is listed at full back in their Team of the Century
Team of the Century
Team of the Century and Team of the Decade are terms used in team sport to name a hypothetical best team over a given time period.For the century team, it can be either 100 years, or for a century...
.