John Lord (footballer)

John Lord
Personal information
Date of birth	(1937-04-02)2 April 1937
Original team(s)	Echuca (Bendigo FL)
Height / weight	188 cm / 93 kg
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1957–1965	Melbourne	132 (80)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 1965.

John Lord (born 2 April 1937) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

A strong mark, Lord was used by coach Norm Smith in both defence and attack. He played most of his early football down back and was a Melbourne premiership player in 1957, 1959 and 1960. In the 1964 VFL Grand Final he kicked two goals from the forward pocket to help his side to victory over Collingwood and earn his fourth premiership.

References

John Lord's statistics from AFL Tables
John Lord's profile from AustralianFootball.com

Melbourne Football Club 1957 VFL premiers

Melbourne 17.14 (116) defeated Essendon 7.13 (55), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

1. Fenton-Smith 3. Marquis 4. Lord 5. McLean 6. Adams 7. Case 9. Dixon 11. Mithen 14. T. Johnson 15. Webb 16. B. Johnson 19. Carroll 23. Tunbridge 24. Ridley 25. Williams 26. Thorogood 30. Beckwith (c) 31. Barassi 33. Wilson 38. Brenchley

Coach: Smith

Melbourne Football Club 1959/60 VFL premiers

1959: Melbourne 17.13 (115) defeated Essendon 11.12 (78), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground 1960: Melbourne 8.14 (62) defeated Collingwood 2.2 (14), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

2. Rowarth 4. Lord 6. Adams 7. Case 8. T. Johnson 9. Dixon 11. Mithen 16. B. Johnson 23. Tunbridge 24. Ridley 26. Thorogood 29. Mann 30. Beckwith (c 1959) 31. Barassi (c 1960) 35. Laidlaw

Coach: Smith

Melbourne Football Club 1964 VFL premiers

Melbourne 8.16 (64) defeated Collingwood 8.12 (60), at the Melbourne Cricket Ground

4. Lord 5. Crompton 6. Adams 8. Johnson 9. Dixon 10. Emselle 11. Anderson 14. Bourke 16. Townsend 18. Roet 20. Jacobs 22. Kenneally 23. Wise 29. Mann 31. Barassi (c) 32. Vagg 35. Williams 36. McLean 37. Massey 40. Davis

Coach: Smith

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