Jeremy Laidler

Jeremy Laidler
Personal information
Full name Jeremy Laidler
Date of birth 5 August 1989 (1989-08-05) (age 22)
Original team Calder Cannons
Height/Weight 189 cm / 79 kg
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 15
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2008–2010
2011-present
Totals		 Geelong
Carlton		 2 (0)
19 (2)
21 (2)
1 Playing statistics to end of 2011 season .

Jeremy Laidler (born 5 August 1989) is an Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League, currently playing for the Carlton Football Club.

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Playing career

Junior

Laidler played junior football for the Doutta Stars, and TAC Cup football for the Calder Cannons.[1] Laidler represented Vic Metro in the NAB AFL U18 Championships, and was the recipient of the Calder Cannons' best and fairest award for 2007.[2] He was recruited by the Geelong Football Club in the 2008 AFL Rookie Draft with its second selection (No. 32 overall).

Geelong

At Geelong, Laidler was switched from playing forward (where he had scored 25 goals in his season with the Cannons) to defence.[1] In 2009, he was promoted midseason to Geelong's senior list after some strong form for the club's VFL team and a string of long term injuries in the backline allowed the Cats to make such a promotion.[3] He made his senior debut against the Brisbane Lions, but only played that one game for the year. He was elevated to the senior list for the 2010 season,[4] but again played only one senior game for the year. By the end of the 2010 season, Laidler had played two AFL games and 50 VFL games for the Cats.[1][5]

Carlton

Laidler was traded to the Carlton Football Club during the 2010 AFL Trade Week, in a deal which saw Geelong receive a third round draft pick (No. 54 overall) and saw the clubs swap second round draft picks (Geelong finishing with No. 37 overall, and Carlton finishing with No. 42 overall).[6] Carlton had also been keen to recruit the defender at the end of 2009, and Laidler saw the move as a good opportunity to play more senior football, having been unable to break into the very strong Geelong defence.[7] Laidler immediately became a regular in Carlton's defence, making his debut for the club in Round 1, 2011 against Richmond,[8] and playing nineteen matches for the year, missing a handful due to injury.201

References

  1. ^ a b c Geelong Cats, Jeremy Laidler Player Profile, Retrieved 23rd March 2011
  2. ^ Cats add four rookies
  3. ^ Six Geelong stars could return to face Melbourne Demons
  4. ^ Geelong set to elevate rookie Jeremy Laider to the senior list next season
  5. ^ Sportingpulse Player statistics for Jeremy Laidler, Retrieved 23rd March 2011.
  6. ^ [1]
  7. ^ Anderson, Jon (23 July 2011). "The best laid plans are cruel for Cats". Herald Sun. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/the-best-laid-plans-are-cruel-for-cats/story-e6frf9jf-1226100037623. Retrieved 16 Dec 2011. 
  8. ^ Carlton Football Club, Three to make their Carlton debut, 23rd March 2011, Retrieved 23rd March 2011.
Carlton Football Club – current squad
* denotes Rookie Listed players

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