Nigel Lappin

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Nigel Lappin
Personal information
Full name	Nigel Lappin
Date of Birth	June 21, 1976 (1976-06-21) (age 31)
Place of Birth	Corowa, New South Wales
Recruited from	Chiltern (VIC)
Draft	2nd overall, 1993 Brisbane Bears
Height/Weight	188cm / 87kg
Position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Brisbane Lions
Number	44
Playing Career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1994-1996 1997-	Brisbane Bears Brisbane Lions	61 (40) 214 (134)
¹ Club statistics to end of 2007 season
² Representative statistics to end of {{{repstatsend}}} Career highlights Teal Cup Victorian & All-Australian U15 Schoolboys 1991 Victorian Country & All-Australian Teal Cup (U17) 1993 Winner Chiltern Best & Fairest 1993 Brisbane Bears/Lions Best & Fairest 2004 Victorian State of Origin 1996, 1997, 1999 First Brisbane-based AFL player to win Victorian State of Origin Selection Member Bears First Finals Side 1995 Member Lions First Finals Side 1997 Ansett Cup Grand Final Side 2001 Brisbane Lions captain 2007 Australian Asthma Sportsman of the Year 1998 All-Australian 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 International Rules 2001, Premiership Player 2001, 2002, 2003

Nigel Lappin (born 21 June 1976) is an Australian rules footballer.

Lappin was born in Corowa, New South Wales, but grew up in Chiltern, Victoria and was drafted to play for the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League in 1993, playing his first AFL game the following year. In 1997 he was a member of the inaugural Brisbane Lions team following the Bears' merger with Fitzroy.

A long, accurate kick, who is capable of running as a play maker throughout the whole match, and is recognised as a member of the group of players known as the "Fab Five", a group of highly skilled midfield players considered to be one of the major driving forces behind the Lions successive Australian Football League premierships in 2001, 2002 and 2003. An example of his courage was the 2003 Grand Final win, in which he played the whole match with a broken rib.

Lappin represented Australia in International Rules in 2001.

In 2004 he achieved a personal milestone in winning his first Merrett-Murray Medal. However his 2005 season ended prematurely when he broke his right ankle late in the season. Weeks into his comeback, the ankle was re-injured in a 2006 pre-season practice match, forcing him to miss the entire 2006 season.

Following the retirement of longtime captain Michael Voss at the end of 2006, Lappin was appointed co-captain of the club alongside Simon Black, Luke Power, Jonathan Brown, and Chris L. Johnson on 20th March 2007.

[edit] External links

• Butcher's boy to champion
• Nigel Lappin's statistics from AFL Tables

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