Ian Law
Australian rules footballer and cricketer
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Ian Law (born 27 September 1938) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Fullname
Ian Kennon Law
Born
27 September 1938
Richmond, Victoria
Richmond, Victoria
Original team
Old Scotch Amateurs
Years
Club
| Ian Law | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Ian Kennon Law | ||
| Born |
27 September 1938 Richmond, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Old Scotch Amateurs | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1960–1968 | Hawthorn | 106 (115) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1968. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
BattingLeft-handed
1961/62–1963/64Victoria
Matches4
Runs scored138
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| Batting | Left-handed | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1961/62–1963/64 | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
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Source: CricInfo, 6 March 2014 | |||||||||||||||
A rover, Law won the Hawthorn Best and fairest award in just his second year of VFL football and also finished third in the 1961 Brownlow Medal count. He played in Hawthorn's 1961 premiership team and was Club Champion twice more before retiring after the 1968 season.
In the early 1960s, he played four first-class cricket matches for Victoria as a specialist batsman.
Honours and achievements
Hawthorn
Individual
- 3× Hawthorn best and fairest: 1961, 1963, 1964
- Hawthorn Hall of Fame
- Hawthorn life member
References
- Ian Law's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Ian Law at AustralianFootball.com
- Ian Law at ESPNcricinfo