| Sam Lonergan | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Sam Lonergan | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania | ||
| Original team | Tasmanian Devils | ||
| Draft | #50, 2005 National Draft, Essendon | ||
| Height/Weight | 182 cm / 81 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Forward/Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Essendon | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2006– | Essendon | 65 (33) | |
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1 Playing statistics to end of Round 14, 2011 season .
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Sam Lonergan (born 26 March 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 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.
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