Rory Lobb

Rory Lobb (born 9 February 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for Greater Western Sydney and Fremantle.

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 207 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Weight 106 kg (234 lb)
Position(s) Forward / ruckman
Club information
Current club Western Bulldogs
Number 7
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
20142018 Greater Western Sydney 74 (64)
20192022 Fremantle 66 (79)
2023 Western Bulldogs 3 (3)
Total 143 (146)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 4, 2023.
Career highlights
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.[5]

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.[6] He went on to play 15 games in his first year at the Dockers, with foot and shoulder injuries affecting him.

Lobb's contested marking ability has been a strong aspect of his game, and in 2020 he collected 37 contested marks (an average of 2.2 per game) which ranked him third overall in the league.

Lobb kicked a career best five goal haul during Fremantle's eight point win over Port Adelaide during round sixteen of the 2022 AFL season.[7] He finished the season as Fremantle’s leading goalkicker, having kicked a career-high 38 goals. At the end of the season he requested a trade to the Western Bulldogs and was traded on 12 October.[8]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of round 3, 2023[9]
Legend
  G  
Goals
  K  
Kicks
  D  
Disposals 
  T  
Tackles
  B  
Behinds 
  H  
Handballs 
  M  
Marks
H/O
Hit-outs
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T H/O G B K H D M T H/O
2014 Greater Western Sydney 3721067135530.50.03.03.56.52.52.51.50
2015 Greater Western Sydney 379633936752929800.70.34.34.08.33.23.28.90
2016 Greater Western Sydney 37242916170114284111651581.20.77.14.811.84.62.76.65
2017 Greater Western Sydney 372017812310522886472210.90.46.25.311.44.32.411.10
2018 Greater Western Sydney 371911101275518260543940.60.56.72.99.63.22.820.70
2019 Fremantle 371513111197819761243190.90.77.95.213.14.11.621.31
2020[lower-alpha 1] Fremantle 37171061165717363241560.60.46.83.410.23.71.49.23
2021 Fremantle 37132019108601687315541.51.58.34.612.95.61.24.27
2022 Fremantle 372136241419323492351531.81.06.74.411.14.31.67.27
2023Western Bulldogs 722055103061.00.02.52.55.01.50.03.0
Career 142 147 97 954 610 1564 583 298 1544 1.0 0.6 6.7 4.2 11.0 4.1 2.0 10.8 23

Notes

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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. "Giant move as Lobb gets to Fremantle". Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  6. "Rampant Freo roll Roos". Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  7. "Dockers drop anchor in top-four with thrilling win over Port". Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  8. @AFL_House (12 October 2022). "Trade paperwork lodged" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  9. "Rory Lobb". AFL Tables. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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