Sam Lonergan
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Sam Lonergan is a player with the Essendon Football Club
in the Australian Football League
. He was drafted from the Lauderdale Bombers
, via the Tassie Mariners
U18s and the Tasmanian Devils
, with selection 50 in the 2005 Draft.
Lonergan captained the Allies (a composite team drawn from Tasmania
, New South Wales
, Queensland
, the Australian Capital Territory
and the Northern Territory
), against Victoria
during Grand Final week. In that game, he kicked five goals and was the leading possession winner on the ground. He also became the first player in the history of the Tassie Mariners
U18s to win successive best and fairest awards. He also played eight games in 2005 for the Tasmanian Devils Football Club
in the VFL competition.
Lonergan was chosen as Tasmania's most valuable player at the under-18 championships in 2005, and won the Tassie Mariners U18 Best & Fairest award that same year. He was also chosen in the under-18 All-Australian side.
Essendon Football Club
The Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. He was drafted from the Lauderdale Bombers
Lauderdale Football Club
Lauderdale Football Club is an Australian rules football club based in the Hobart, beachside suburb of Lauderdale.-History:The Lauderdale Football Club was formed in 1948 and were known as the Lauderdale Cats until 2004 when Australian Football League team Essendon Bombers aligned with Lauderdale,...
, via the Tassie Mariners
Tassie Mariners
The Tassie Mariners are an under-18 Australian rules football club representing the state of Tasmania. They currently play in the AFL National Under 18 Championships and also played in the TAC Cup from 1995 until 2002 when AFL Tasmania instead entered a senior side into the VFL....
U18s and the Tasmanian Devils
Tasmanian Devils Football Club
Tasmania Football Club, nicknamed The Devils, was an Australian rules football club which competed in the Victorian Football League in Australia. Formed in 2001, it was the youngest and the only non-Victorian club in the league. The club was based in the state of Tasmania at Bellerive Oval and was...
, with selection 50 in the 2005 Draft.
Lonergan captained the Allies (a composite team drawn from Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, the Australian Capital Territory
Australian Capital Territory
The Australian Capital Territory, often abbreviated ACT, is the capital territory of the Commonwealth of Australia and is the smallest self-governing internal territory...
and the Northern Territory
Northern Territory
The Northern Territory is a federal territory of Australia, occupying much of the centre of the mainland continent, as well as the central northern regions...
), against 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....
during Grand Final week. In that game, he kicked five goals and was the leading possession winner on the ground. He also became the first player in the history of the Tassie Mariners
Tassie Mariners
The Tassie Mariners are an under-18 Australian rules football club representing the state of Tasmania. They currently play in the AFL National Under 18 Championships and also played in the TAC Cup from 1995 until 2002 when AFL Tasmania instead entered a senior side into the VFL....
U18s to win successive best and fairest awards. He also played eight games in 2005 for the Tasmanian Devils Football Club
Tasmanian Devils Football Club
Tasmania Football Club, nicknamed The Devils, was an Australian rules football club which competed in the Victorian Football League in Australia. Formed in 2001, it was the youngest and the only non-Victorian club in the league. The club was based in the state of Tasmania at Bellerive Oval and was...
in the VFL competition.
Lonergan was chosen as Tasmania's most valuable player at the under-18 championships in 2005, and won the Tassie Mariners U18 Best & Fairest award that same year. He was also chosen in the under-18 All-Australian side.