Sam Lonergan
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| Personal information | |
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| Birth | March 26, 1987 , Launceston, Tasmania |
| Recruited from | Launceston/Lauderdale/Tassie Mariners U18/Tasmanian Devils |
| Playing career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 15, July 15, 2006, Essendon vs. St Kilda, at Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Team(s) | Essendon (2005-)
1 games, 0 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of Round 21, 2006 season | |
| Career highlights | |
Sam Lonergan (born March 26, 1987), 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 Tassie Devils 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.
Lonergan had a blitzing game in Round 3 of the 2008 season against Carlton at the MCG. When the Bombers came back from a 16 point margin, Lonergan was the quiet achiever kicking a couple of goals and a number of possessions.
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