Kirsty Lamb

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Born27 June 1994 (age 31)

Height162 cm (5 ft 4 in)

Original team Diamond Creek (VFL Women's)

Kirsty Lamb

Lamb playing Australian rules football for the Western Bulldogs in February 2018

Born

27 June 1994 (age 31)

Height

162 cm (5 ft 4 in)

**Australian rules football career**
Personal information
Original team	Diamond Creek (VFL Women's)
Draft	No. 138, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut	Round 1, 2017, Western Bulldogs vs. Fremantle, at VU Whitten Oval
Position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Port Adelaide
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2017–2023	Western Bulldogs	67 (25)
2024–	Port Adelaide	0 (0)
Total		67 (25)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
AFLW premiership player: 2018 AFL Women's All-Australian team: 2022 (S6) Western Bulldogs best and fairest: 2022 (S6) AFLPA Most Courageous Player: 2022 (S6) VWFL premiership player: 2012 Lisa Hardeman Medal: 2012
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Cricket career

Cricket information

Batting

Right-handed

Bowling

Left-arm medium

Domestic team information

Years

Team

2012/13–2015/16

Victorian Spirit

2015/16

Melbourne Renegades

2016

Staffordshire

Career statistics

Competition	List A	Twenty20
Matches	17	20
Runs scored	74	72
Batting average	9.25	14.40
100s/50s	0/0	0/0
Top score	24*	29*
Balls bowled	425	205
Wickets	7	6
Bowling average	59.00	40.66
5 wickets in innings	0	0
10 wickets in match	0	0
Best bowling	2/33	3/20
Catches/stumpings	1/–	3/–

Source: CricketArchive, 7 February 2018

Kirsty Maree Lamb (born 27 June 1994) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Port Adelaide in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. She has previously played for the Western Bulldogs Lamb previously played cricket for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and for the Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).

An all-rounder bowling left-arm medium pace and batting right-handed, Lamb was appointed captain of Victorian Premier Cricket club Plenty Valley at age 19.^[1] She began playing for Victoria in 2012–13, appearing in six Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) matches that season and winning the team's Rookie of the Year Award.^[2]^[3] Lamb signed with the Melbourne Renegades for the inaugural Women's Big Bash League season, playing a total of eight matches.^[4]

Despite not having played for Victoria and the Renegades since the 2015–16 season,^[5] Lamb has remained involved in the administrative side of the sport through her position as an events coordinator at the Australian Cricketers' Association.^[6]

Australian rules football

VWFL/VFLW

After moving from Yarrambat Junior Football Club in 2009,^[7] Lamb played over 150 games for Diamond Creek Women's Football Club.^[8] In 2012, she was a major contributor to Diamond Creek's maiden Victorian Women's Football League (VWFL) premiership, winning the Lisa Hardeman Medal (awarded to the player adjudged best afield) in a five-point Grand Final defeat of Darebin at Box Hill City Oval.^[9]^[10]

Lamb went on to appear in the 2014 VWFL Grand Final with Diamond Creek at Coburg City Oval, kicking two goals in a 30-point loss to Darebin.^[11] In the VFL Women's (VFLW) competition, the successor league to the VWFL, Lamb and Diamond Creek reached the 2017 Grand Final at Docklands Stadium, though her team would again suffer defeat at the hands of Darebin.^[12]

AFLW

Lamb was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their 18th selection and 138th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.^[13] She made her debut in the 32-point win against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.^[14] Following the match, she accepted a one-game suspension by pleading guilty to engaging in rough conduct against Akec Makur Chuot.^[15]

In 2018, Lamb was an integral member of the Western Bulldogs' premiership team, playing every game of the season and finishing third in the club's best and fairest count.^[16] She collected 12 disposals and laid eight tackles in the six-point Grand Final victory against Brisbane at Ikon Park.^[17]

Lamb had a strong 2021 season, finishing as runner-up in the Western Bulldogs' best and fairest count.^[18] In a six-point round two victory against Carlton at VU Whitten Oval, she recorded 16 disposals, eight tackles and a career-first vote in the league's best and fairest count. On 16 June 2021, it was revealed that Lamb had signed a contract extension with the club after playing every game possible for the club that season.^[19]

2022 season 6 proved to be a breakout season for Lamb, with the "tough midfielder"^[20] earning selection in the All-Australian team and winning the AFLPA Most Courageous Player award.^[21] She also tied for first place with Ellie Blackburn in the Western Bulldogs' best and fairest count,^[22] finished fifth in the AFL Coaches' Champion Player award,^[23] and ended the league's best and fairest count in equal-13th position with nine votes.^[24] Despite reports of "significant interest"^[25] from St Kilda in April 2022, Lamb rejected offers to switch clubs and ultimately re-committed with the Western Bulldogs for another season.^[26]

Ahead of the 2024 AFL Women's season, Lamb was traded to Port Adelaide as part of an 11-club trade.^[27]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2022 season 6.^[17]

**Legend**
G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks
#	Played in that season's premiership team


Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
Season	Team	No.	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	Votes
2017	Western Bulldogs	27	6	4	0	47	15	62	6	20	0.7	0.0	7.8	2.5	10.3	1.0	3.3	0
2018^#	Western Bulldogs	27	8	0	2	75	27	102	16	43	0.0	0.3	9.4	3.4	12.8	2.0	5.4	0
2019	Western Bulldogs	27	7	0	2	73	25	98	24	43	0.0	0.3	10.4	3.6	14.0	3.4	6.1	0
2020	Western Bulldogs	27	6	3	3	56	26	82	19	26	0.5	0.5	9.3	4.3	13.6	3.2	4.3	0
2021	Western Bulldogs	27	9	2	3	103	59	162	37	54	0.2	0.3	11.4	6.6	18.0	4.1	6.0	5
2022 (S6)	Western Bulldogs	27	10	6	3	119	68	187	27	34	0.6	0.3	11.9	6.8	18.7	2.7	3.4	9
Career			46	15	13	473	220	693	129	220	0.3	0.3	10.3	4.8	15.1	2.8	4.8	14

v t e Port Adelaide Football Club · AFL Women's squad
Coach: Vacant
1. Mules-Robinson (c) 2. O'Dea 3. Evans 4. Window 5. Dowrick 6. Brooksby 8. Woodland 9. Moloney 10. Tahau 11. Wendland 12. Heads 15. Teakle (vc) 16. Goody 17. Boag 18. Charity 20. Syme 21. Borg (vc) 22. Young 27. Houghton 28. Hammond 29. Scholz 30. Germech 31. Gaunt 32. Sowden 35. Lamb 44. Pope Boyd Crane Eaton Hampson
* denotes rookie-listed players; italics denote inactive players

v t e Western Bulldogs 2018 AFL Women's premiers
Western Bulldogs 4.3 (27) defeated Brisbane Lions 3.3 (21) at Ikon Park
1. Lochland 2. Blackburn (c) 4. O'Connor 5. Kearney 6. McLeod 7. Berry 8. Conti 10. Callinan 11. Spark 16. Ferres 17. Wildes 18. Birch 19. Ernst 21. Hunt 22. Scott 23. Utri 24. Rennie 27. Lamb 28. Toogood 35. Bruton 36. Gogos
Coach: Groves

v t e Inaugural Western Bulldogs AFL Women's team
Full-back	Hayley Wildes Rebecca Neaves Hannah Scott
Half-back	Nicole Callinan Aasta O'Connor Bailey Hunt
Centre	Jaimee Lambert
Half-forward	Brooke Lochland Katie Brennan (c) Kirsten McLeod
Full-forward	Kate Tyndall Ellyse Gamble Angelica Gogos
Ruck	Lauren Spark Emma Kearney Ellie Blackburn
Interchange	Libby Birch Jess Gardner Kirsty Lamb Lisa Williams Laura Bailey Tiarna Ernst
Coach	Paul Groves
Western Bulldogs defeated Fremantle 6.8 (44) to 1.6 (12), round 1, 2017, at VU Whitten Oval

v t e 2022 AFL Women's season 6 All-Australian team
Full-back	Ruby Schleicher (Collingwood) Libby Birch (Melbourne)
Half-back	Sarah Allan (Adelaide) Nat Grider (Brisbane) Emma Kearney (North Melbourne) (c)
Centre	Orla O'Dwyer (Brisbane) Emily Bates (Brisbane) Anne Hatchard (Adelaide)
Half-forward	Hayley Miller (Fremantle) (vc) Katie Brennan (Richmond) Daisy Pearce (Melbourne)
Full-forward	Ashleigh Woodland (Adelaide) Tayla Harris (Melbourne)
Ruck	Lauren Pearce (Melbourne) Ebony Marinoff (Adelaide) Ash Riddell (North Melbourne)
Interchange	Jasmine Garner (North Melbourne) Jaimee Lambert (Collingwood) Monique Conti (Richmond) Kirsty Lamb (Western Bulldogs) Kerryn Harrington (Carlton)
Coach	Matthew Clarke (Adelaide)
← 2021 The position of coach in the AFL Women's All-Australian team is traditionally awarded to the coach of the premiership-winning team. 2022 (S7) →

v t e 2016 AFL Women's draft
First round	1. Nicola Barr 2. Emily Bates 3. Bianca Jakobsson 4. Hayley Miller 5. Jaimee Lambert 6. Nicola Stevens 7. Ebony Marinoff 8. Elise O'Dea
Second round	9. Deanna Berry 10. Heather Anderson 11. Steph Chiocci 12. Aasta O'Connor 13. Brianna Green 14. Kate Gillespie-Jones 15. Tahlia Randall 16. Ashleigh Guest
Third round	17. Aimee Schmidt 18. Nicole Hildebrand 19. Sarah Hosking 20. Ashley Sharp 21. Hannah Scott 22. Sarah D'Arcy 23. Jenna McCormick 24. Richelle Cranston
Fourth round	25. Lauren Pearce 26. Deni Varnhagen 27. Brittany Bonnici 28. Kirsten McLeod 29. Lara Filocamo 30. Gab Pound 31. Leah Kaslar 32. Rebecca Beeson
Fifth round	33. Kate Stanton 34. Jess Wuetschner 35. Danielle Hardiman 36. Tiah Haynes 37. Kimberley Ebb 38. Bree White 39. Sally Riley 40. Alyssa Mifsud
Sixth round	41. Shelley Scott 42. Georgia Bevan 43. Caitlyn Edwards 44. Hayley Wildes 45. Kira Phillips 46. Shae Audley 47. Ally Anderson 48. Erin McKinnon
Seventh round	49. Mai Nguyen 50. Breanna Koenen 51. Bella Ayre 52. Tayla Bresland 53. Brooke Lochland 54. Alicia Eva 55. Sophie Armitstead 56. Katherine Smith
Eighth round	57. Emma Humphries 58. Talia Radan 59. Amelia Barden 60. Bailey Hunt 61. Amy Lavell 62. Lauren Brazzale 63. Megan Hunt 64. Amanda Farrugia
Ninth round	65. Jacinda Barclay 66. Sam Virgo 67. Breann Moody 68. Stacey Barr 69. Ellyse Gamble 70. Stacey Livingstone 71. Rachael Killian 72. Stephanie De Bortoli
Tenth round	73. Lily Mithen 74. Rhiannon Metcalfe 75. Jess Cameron 76. Lauren Spark 77. Melissa Caulfield 78. Jess Hosking 79. Kate Lutkins 80. Britt Tully
Eleventh round	81. Kristy De Pellegrini 82. Kate McCarthy 83. Natalie Plane 84. Cassie Davidson 85. Nicole Callinan 86. Jasmine Garner 87. Anne Hatchard 88. Ainslie Kemp
Twelfth round	89. Mia-Rae Clifford 90. Tayla Thorn 91. Emma Grant 92. Lisa Williams 93. Taylah Angel 94. Sarah Last 95. Shaleise Law 96. Renee Tomkins
Thirteenth round	97. Clare Lawton 98. Selina Goodman 99. Tilly Lucas-Rodd 100. Belinda Smith 101. Lauren Morecroft 102. Penny Cula-Reid 103. Abbey Holmes 104. Brooke Patterson
Fourteenth round	105. Jessica Anderson 106. Stevie-Lee Thompson 107. Lauren Tesoriero 108. Tiarna Ernst 109. Steph Cain 110. Katie Loynes 111. Sharni Webb 112. Ella Ross
Fifteenth round	113. Stephanie Walker 114. Nikki Wallace 115. Madeline Keryk 116. Kelly Clinch 117. Kate Tyndall 118. Melissa Kuys 119. Jess Sedunary 120. Maddie Boyd
Sixteenth round	121. Pepa Randall 122. Sarah Allan 123. Cecilia McIntosh 124. Courtney Clarkson 125. Demi Okely 126. Kate Darby 127. Jamie Stanton
Seventeenth round	128. Jade Ransfield 129. Alison Downie 130. Dana Hooker 131. Jess Gardner 132. Christina Bernardi 133. Justine Mules 134. Sarah Lampard
Eighteenth round	135. Jasmine Grierson 136. Monique Hollick 137. Ruby Schleicher 138. Kirsty Lamb 139. Akec Makur Chuot 140. Laura Attard 141. Brittany Gibson
Nineteenth round	142. Rebecca Privitelli 143. Laura Bailey 144. Tara Morgan 145. Sarah Jolly
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Kirsty Lamb

Australian rules football

VWFL/VFLW

AFLW

Statistics

References

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