Jaimee Lambert (born 6 November 1992) is an Australian rules footballer playing for St Kilda in the AFL Women's (AFLW). She has previously played for Western Bulldogs and Collingwood
| Jaimee Lambert | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Lambert playing for Collingwood's VFLW team in June 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Nickname(s) | Chops[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 November 1992 | ||
| Original team(s) | Eastern Devils (VWFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 5, 2016 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2017, Western Bulldogs vs. Fremantle, at VU Whitten Oval | ||
| Height | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | St Kilda | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017 | Western Bulldogs | 6 (5) | |
| 2018–2022 (S7) | Collingwood | 55 (17) | |
| 2023– | St Kilda | 10 (6) | |
| Total | 71 (28) | ||
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2017 | Victoria | 1 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2023. 2 State and international statistics correct as of 2017. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
State league and representative football
editLambert has played Victorian Women's Football League (VWFL) football with the Eastern Devils from 2014 to 2016.[2] She had previously played with Keysborough in the VWFL's south east division.[3]
Lambert won the Susan Alberti award as the Western Bulldogs best and fairest player in the 2016 AFL exhibition series.[4]
AFL Women's career
editWestern Bulldogs
editLambert was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with the club's first selection and the fifth overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.[4] She made her league debut in round 1, 2017, against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval.[5] She kicked her first AFLW goal in the match. Lambert missed the Bulldogs' round 2 match, being sidelined due to injury.[6] She returned to the team the following week playing against Melbourne at VU Whitten Oval.[7]
Collingwood
editLambert was traded to Collingwood in May 2017.[8] She was packaged with the Bulldogs' first round draft selection (3rd overall) in exchange for the 1st, 4th and 12th picks in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.
Collingwood re-signed Lambert for the 2019 season during the trade period in June 2018.[9]
Lambert has been a hugely influential player at Collingwood. She was awarded the club best and fairest awards in the 2019 season[10] and the 2020 season,[11] as well as being selected for the 2020 AFL Women's All-Australian team.[12] She has also won best and fairests at VFLW level in 2018[13] and 2019.[14]
Statistics
edit- Statistics are correct to the end of 2022 season 7[15]
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2017 | Western Bulldogs | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 34 | 15 | 49 | 6 | 15 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 8.2 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 2018 | Collingwood | 13 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 29 | 104 | 19 | 30 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 10.7 | 4.1 | 14.9 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 3 |
| 2019 | Collingwood | 13 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 75 | 34 | 109 | 22 | 37 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 10.7 | 4.9 | 15.6 | 3.1 | 5.3 | 1 |
| 2020 | Collingwood | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 55 | 156 | 13 | 45 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 14.4 | 7.9 | 22.3 | 1.9 | 6.4 | 7 |
| 2021 | Collingwood | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 124 | 91 | 215 | 25 | 48 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 19.5 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 4 |
| 2022 (S6) | Collingwood | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 131 | 92 | 223 | 32 | 66 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 11.9 | 8.4 | 20.3 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 12 |
| 2022 (S7) | Collingwood | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 125 | 71 | 196 | 23 | 53 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 10.4 | 5.9 | 16.3 | 1.9 | 4.4 | |
| Career | 61 | 22 | 22 | 665 | 387 | 1052 | 140 | 294 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 10.9 | 6.3 | 17.2 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 27 | ||
References
edit- ^ Black, Sarah (1 February 2018). "Inside the AFLW Magpies' nest: Footy family's tough love". AFL Media. Telstra Media. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ "AFL WOMEN'S TEAM PLAYER PROFILES". Western Bulldogs. Bigpond. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Potter, Jarrod (9 September 2013). "Jaimee's the best". Dandenong Journal. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ a b "Lambert top pick, 19 added to women's team". Western Bulldogs. Bigpond. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Navaratnam, Dinny (4 February 2017). "Dogs dominate wayward Freo women's side". AFL Media. Bigpond. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "AFLW Teams Round 2: Full sides named for second week of AFL Women's competition". Fox Footy. News Corp Australia. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "MATCH CENTRE". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ Harrington, Anna (23 May 2017). "Collingwood star Alicia Eva traded to GWS Giants in a bumper trade involving the Western Bulldogs". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Lechucki, Meagan (4 June 2018). "AFLW: Pies pocket early picks". Collingwood. Telstra Media. Archived from the original on 8 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Black, Sarah (10 April 2019). "B&F wrap: Pies mid polls club record number of votes". womens.afl. Telstra Media. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ Riley, Stephen (15 May 2020). "AFLW: Lambert goes back-to-back". Collingwood. Telstra Media.
- ^ Laughton, Max (27 April 2020). "AFLW All-Australian team for 2020 revealed: 12 clubs represented as two stars make history". Fox Sports.
- ^ "VFLW Best and Fairest Award: Jaimee Lambert". Collingwood FC. Telstra Media. 18 October 2018.
- ^ "Grundy goes back-to-back". collingwoodfc.com.au. Telstra Media. 4 October 2019.
- ^ "Jaimee Lambert - Player Stats By Season". Australian Football. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
External links
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- Jaimee Lambert's profile on the official website of the Collingwood Football Club
- Jaimee Lambert at AustralianFootball.com