Rory Lobb

Rory Lobb (born 9 February 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Rory Lobb
Personal information
Full name Rory Lobb
Date of birth (1993-02-09) 9 February 1993
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s) Swan Districts (WAFL)
Draft No. 29, 2013 national draft
Height 206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Weight 106 kg (234 lb)
Position(s) Forward / Ruckman
Club information
Current club Fremantle
Number 37
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014–2018 Greater Western Sydney 74 (64)
2019– Fremantle 17 (15)
Total 91 (79)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

Lobb who came to football late after mainly focusing on basketball[1] was taken with pick 29 in the 2013 national draft, and stands at 206 cm. Despite his height, he impressed many with his athletic ability while playing with Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) in 2013 where he averaged twelve disposals, three marks and twenty-four hitouts.[2]

AFL career

In round 12, 2014, Lobb was selected by the Giants to make his debut against Essendon at Spotless Stadium. Starting on Essendon veteran Dustin Fletcher, he joined the select few who kicked his first AFL goal with his first kick. In 2018, with the retirement of Shane Mumford straining GWS ruck options, Lobb was primarily used as the #1 ruckman. One of his standout games in the 2018 season came in round 15 against Hawthorn, where he kicked 3 goals in the first quarter. On the first day of the 2018 trade period, Lobb formally requested a trade to the Fremantle Dockers. He had previously met with both WA-based clubs to explore his options, with permission from GWS, despite being contracted for 2019.[3][4] He was officially traded on 17 October to Fremantle. In 2019, after playing in both pre-season matches, Lobb made his debut for Fremantle in Round 1 against North Melbourne and kicked 2 goals.

Statistics
Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season[5]
Legend
 G  Goals  B  Behinds  K  Kicks  H  Handballs  D  Disposals  M  Marks  T  Tackles  H/O  Hit-outs
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
2014 Greater Western Sydney 3721067135530.50.03.03.56.52.52.51.5
2015 Greater Western Sydney 379633936752929800.70.34.34.08.33.23.28.9
2016 Greater Western Sydney 37242916170114284111651581.20.77.14.811.84.62.76.6
2017 Greater Western Sydney 372017812310522886472210.90.46.25.311.44.32.411.1
2018 Greater Western Sydney 371911101275518260543940.60.56.72.99.63.22.820.7
Career 74 64 37 465 317 782 291 200 856 0.9 0.5 6.3 4.3 10.6 3.9 2.7 11.6
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References
  1. Hagdorn, Kim (17 November 2013). "Swan Districts ruckman Rory Lobb is an AFL draft long shot". PerthNow.
  2. 2013 draft prospect: Rory Lobb
  3. Sky's The Limit, GWS Giants official website, 8 June 2014
  4. , AFL, 30 June 2018
  5. "Rory Lobb". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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