Laurie Richards

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Laurie Richards
Personal information
Full name Lawrence James Richards
Date of birth (1947-01-14) 14 January 1947 (age 75)
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1966–1970, 1978–1979 West Perth 119 (242)
1971–1974 Fitzroy 79 (69)
1975–1977, 1981 Woodville 50 (64)
Total248 (375)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1981.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Lawrence James Richards (born 14 January 1947) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with West Perth in the Western Australian National Football League (WANFL), Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and Woodville in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL).

Richards, a forward known for his high flying marks, was West Perth's leading goal-kicker with 36 goals in 1966, his first league season. [1] He contributed largely to their 1969 premiership, with seven goals in the grand final against East Perth and 72 for the season, topping the goal-kicking for a second occasion. [2]

He was recruited to Fitzroy for the 1971 VFL season and would be used by the club both at centre half-forward and on the ball. [2] After kicking three goals on debut, Richards went on to make a total of 14 appearances that year and over the next three seasons played 65 of a possible 66 games. [3] Richards was runner-up in Fitzroy's 1972 "Best and Fairest" and represented the VFL at interstate football in 1973. [4] A vice-captain, he took 125 marks for Fitzroy in 1974, with the next best player from his club managing just 76. [3] He also kicked 24 goals for the season, averaged just under 17 disposals a game and was his club's second best performer at the Brownlow Medal count with eight votes. [3]

In 1975 he was on the move again, joining Woodville, with whom he spent three seasons before returning to Western Australia and playing two further WANFL seasons for West Perth. [2] He finished his career back at Woodville where, aged 34, he kicked 26 goals from 18 appearances in 1981. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ WAFL Online: Laurie Richards (West Perth)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Richards (West Perth, Fitzroy, Woodville) Full Points Footy: Laurie Richards (West Perth, Fitzroy, Woodville)". Archived from the original on 2 April 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 AFL Tables: Laurie Richards
  4. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   978-1-920910-78-5.
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