Chris Laird

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Chris Laird
Personal information
Date of birth	20 May 1893
Debut	1918, South Melbourne
Height/Weight	180 cm / 73 kg
Playing career¹
South Melbourne (1918–22) 59 games, 99 goals
¹ Playing statistics correct to end of 1922 season.

Chris Laird (born 20 May 1893) was an Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Laird spent five seasons with South Melbourne and is best known for his performance in the 1918 VFL Grand Final. Playing in the forward pocket, Laird kicked three goals in the match including the match winner in the final minute when he soccered the ball through for a goal.^[1] Earlier in the season, Laird kicked three goals in the last five minutes of the match to help South Melbourne defeat Carlton Football Club.^[1]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 Atkinson, p. 40.

Sources

Atkinson, G. (1982) Everything you ever wanted to know about Australian rules football but couldn't be bothered asking, The Five Mile Press: Melbourne. ISBN 0 86788 009 0.

External links

Chris Laird's statistics from AFL Tables

v t e South Melbourne Football Club 1918 VFL Premiers

South Melbourne 9.8 (62) defeated Collingwood 7.15 (57), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

Captain: 6. Caldwell 2. Belcher 4. Barber 8. Doherty 9. Daly 12. Graham 14. Howell 16. Hynes 17. Laird 20. O'Halloran 22. Rademacher 23. Robertson 24. Ryan 26. Skehan 27. Tandy 29. Turner 30. Wood 32. O'Donoghue

Coaches: Elms Howson

Persondata
Name	Laird, Chris
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rules footballer
Date of birth	20 May 1893
Place of birth
Date of death
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