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Milton Lamb Personal information Full name William Milton Lamb Date of birth 14 July 1909 Date of death 21 June 2006 (aged 96)Original team Geelong College Height/Weight 173 cm / 70 kg Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 1928-1932 Geelong 72 (1) 1 Playing statistics to end of 1932 season .William Milton Lamb (14 July 1909 - 21 June 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Lamb, recruited locally from Geelong College, was a back pocket defender.[1] He played all 21 games for Geelong in 1930, including their grand final loss.[2] The following season he missed just one game all year and again featured in the grand final, this time finishing in the winning team.[2] He had been one of Geelong's best players in the 1931 Grand Final, with 13 kicks and a good defensive job of the Richmond rovers.[3]
He lived until the age of 96 and was the last surviving player from the 1931 Geelong premiership winning side.
References
- ^ Holmesby, Russell & Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ a b AFL Tables: Milton Lamb
- ^ "Milton Lamb (Geelong)". Full Points Footy. http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/l.htm#Milton%20Lamb%20%28Geelong%29.
Geelong Football Club 1931 VFL Premiers Geelong 9.14 (68) defeated Richmond 7.6 (48), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Coach: Clymo Categories:- 1909 births
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria
- Geelong Football Club players
- 2006 deaths
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