Charlie Lazzaro

Lazzaro started his junior football at the St Mary's Sporting Club in Geelong,^[4][5] where he played with long time friend and future AFL player Oliver Henry. Lazzaro attended school at Geelong College in Newtown, where he played his Football in the APS school system. Lazzaro captained the Under 16 Victorian Country Team that played in Gold Coast in 2018. Lazzaro won Geelong College's Best and Fairest in year 10 and 11 before Covid-19 affected his draft year in year 12.^[6] He also played for the Geelong Falcons in the NAB League,^[7][8] where he totalled 8 games and an average of 20 disposals.^[9] It was stated Lazzaro could have gone as low as pick 70 or even below that, bolting to be selected with pick 36 at the 2020 AFL draft.^[10][11]

Lazzaro debuted for North Melbourne in the opening round of the 2021 AFL season^[12] as the medical substitution, where he replaced Aidan Corr.^[13] On debut, he collected a single disposal after only spending 20% of the game on the ground.^[14] However, the next week saw him spend 78% of the game on the ground, returning 17 disposals, 3 marks and 4 tackles.^[15] It was revealed Lazzaro signed a two-year contract-extension with the team on 10 June 2021.^[16]

Lazzaro was delisted at the end of the 2024 season.^[17]