| Ollie Lord | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Oliver Lord | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 2002 | ||
| Original team(s) | Caulfield Bears/Sandringham Dragons | ||
| Draft | No. 49, 2020 AFL draft | ||
| Debut | Round 6, 2023, Port Adelaide vs. West Coast, at Adelaide Oval | ||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Key forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Port Adelaide | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2021– | Port Adelaide | 32 (31) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 22, 2025. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Ollie Lord (born 2 January 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Standing at 197cm tall, he mostly plays as a key forward but can also play as a ruckman.
Lord is from Victoria and attended school at Geelong Grammar as a boarder. [1] He played his junior football for the Caulfield Bears and later for the Sandringham Dragons in the NAB League. [2] In 2019, he trained with Melbourne as part of the NAB AFL Academy program. [3] Lord grew up supporting Geelong, and his father Darren Lord was previously on Geelong's list for two years. [1] He is the grandson of former Geelong Brownlow Medalist Alistair Lord, and the great-nephew of Geelong premiership player Stewart Lord. [1] [4] He was drafted by the Port Adelaide Football Club with pick number 49 in the 2020 AFL draft. [5]
Lord spent his first two seasons at Port playing in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) for their reserves team. He made his AFL debut in Round 6 of the 2023 AFL season, against the West Coast Eagles at the Adelaide Oval. [6] Lord was an important player in Port Adelaide's four-point win over Melbourne in Round 10, kicking two goals during the match, including a clutch last-quarter goal to help win the game. [7]
Lord kicked a career-best four goals in Port Adelaide's qualifying final against the Brisbane Lions at The Gabba, and was subsequently named as one of the best players in the afl.com.au match report. [8]
Lord only managed six games for the 2024 AFL season due to injury. [9]
Updated to the end of Round 22, 2025. [10]
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) | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | ||||
| 2023 | Port Adelaide | 30 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 47 | 48 | 95 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 2024 | Port Adelaide | 30 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 1.6 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| 2025 | Port Adelaide | 30 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 40 | 44 | 84 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 6.4 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| Career | 32 | 31 | 19 | 110 | 102 | 212 | 75 | 44 | 33 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | ||