Kirsty Lamb

Kirsty Maree Lamb (born 27 June 1994) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Port Adelaide in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. She has previously played for the Western Bulldogs Lamb previously played cricket for Victoria in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and for the Melbourne Renegades in the Women's Big Bash League (WBBL).

Kirsty Lamb
Lamb playing Australian rules football for the Western Bulldogs in February 2018
Born	(1994-06-27) 27 June 1994 (age 30)
Height	162 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Australian rules football career Personal information Original team(s) Diamond Creek (VFL Women's) Draft No. 138, 2016 AFL Women's draft Debut Round 1, 2017, Western Bulldogs vs. Fremantle, at VU Whitten Oval Position(s) Midfielder Club information Current club Port Adelaide Playing career1 Years Club Games (Goals) 2017–2023 Western Bulldogs 67 (25) 2024– Port Adelaide 00 0(0) Total 67 (25) 1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2023 season. Career highlights AFLW premiership player: 2018 AFL Women's All-Australian team: 2022 (S6) Western Bulldogs best and fairest: 2022 (S6) AFLPA Most Courageous Player: 2022 (S6) VWFL premiership player: 2012 Lisa Hardeman Medal: 2012 Source: AustralianFootball.com
Cricket information
Batting	Right-handed
Bowling	Left-arm medium
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2012–2016	Victorian Spirit
2012–2016	Melbourne Renegades
2016	Staffordshire
Career statistics
Competition WNCL WT20 Matches 17 20 Runs scored 74 72 Batting average 9.25 14.40 100s/50s 0/0 0/0 Top score 24* 29* Balls bowled 425 205 Wickets 7 6 Bowling average 59.00 40.66 5 wickets in innings 0 0 10 wickets in match 0 0 Best bowling 2-33 3/20 Catches/stumpings 1/– 3/–
Source: CricketArchive, 7 February 2018

Cricket

An all-rounder bowling left-arm medium pace and batting right-handed, Lamb was appointed captain of Victorian Premier Cricket club Plenty Valley at age 19.^[1] She began playing for Victoria in 2012–13, appearing in six Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) matches that season and winning the team's Rookie of the Year Award.^[2][3] Lamb signed with the Melbourne Renegades for the inaugural Women's Big Bash League season, playing a total of eight matches.^[4]

Despite not having played for Victoria and the Renegades since the 2015–16 season,^[5] Lamb has remained involved in the administrative side of the sport through her position as an events coordinator at the Australian Cricketers' Association.^[6]

Australian rules football

VWFL/VFLW

After moving from Yarrambat Junior Football Club in 2009,^[7] Lamb played over 150 games for Diamond Creek Women's Football Club.^[8] In 2012, she was a major contributor to Diamond Creek's maiden Victorian Women's Football League (VWFL) premiership, winning the Lisa Hardeman Medal (awarded to the player adjudged best afield) in a five-point Grand Final defeat of Darebin at Box Hill City Oval.^[9][10]

Lamb went on to appear in the 2014 VWFL Grand Final with Diamond Creek at Coburg City Oval, kicking two goals in a 30-point loss to Darebin.^[11] In the VFL Women's (VFLW) competition, the successor league to the VWFL, Lamb and Diamond Creek reached the 2017 Grand Final at Docklands Stadium, though her team would again suffer defeat at the hands of Darebin.^[12]

AFLW

Lamb with the Western Bulldogs during the 2017 AFLW season

Lamb was drafted by the Western Bulldogs with their 18th selection and 138th overall in the 2016 AFL Women's draft.^[13] She made her debut in the 32-point win against Fremantle at VU Whitten Oval in the opening round of the 2017 season.^[14] Following the match, she accepted a one-game suspension by pleading guilty to engaging in rough conduct against Akec Makur Chuot.^[15]

In 2018, Lamb was an integral member of the Western Bulldogs' premiership team, playing every game of the season and finishing third in the club's best and fairest count.^[16] She collected 12 disposals and laid eight tackles in the six-point Grand Final victory against Brisbane at Ikon Park.^[17]

Lamb had a strong 2021 season, finishing as runner-up in the Western Bulldogs' best and fairest count.^[18] In a six-point round two victory against Carlton at VU Whitten Oval, she recorded 16 disposals, eight tackles and a career-first vote in the league's best and fairest count. On 16 June 2021, it was revealed that Lamb had signed a contract extension with the club after playing every game possible for the club that season.^[19]

2022 season 6 proved to be a breakout season for Lamb, with the "tough midfielder"^[20] earning selection in the All-Australian team and winning the AFLPA Most Courageous Player award.^[21] She also tied for first place with Ellie Blackburn in the Western Bulldogs' best and fairest count,^[22] finished fifth in the AFL Coaches' Champion Player award,^[23] and ended the league's best and fairest count in equal-13th position with nine votes.^[24] Despite reports of "significant interest"^[25] from St Kilda in April 2022, Lamb rejected offers to switch clubs and ultimately re-committed with the Western Bulldogs for another season.^[26]

Ahead of the 2024 AFL Women's season, Lamb was traded to Port Adelaide as part of an 11-club trade.^[27]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of 2022 season 6.^[17]

Legend

G	Goals	K	Kicks	D	Disposals	T	Tackles
B	Behinds	H	Handballs	M	Marks
#	Played in that season's  premiership team

Season	Team	No.	Games	Totals							Averages (per game)							Votes
				G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
2017	Western Bulldogs	27	6	4	0	47	15	62	6	20	0.7	0.0	7.8	2.5	10.3	1.0	3.3	0
2018#	Western Bulldogs	27	8	0	2	75	27	102	16	43	0.0	0.3	9.4	3.4	12.8	2.0	5.4	0
2019	Western Bulldogs	27	7	0	2	73	25	98	24	43	0.0	0.3	10.4	3.6	14.0	3.4	6.1	0
2020	Western Bulldogs	27	6	3	3	56	26	82	19	26	0.5	0.5	9.3	4.3	13.6	3.2	4.3	0
2021	Western Bulldogs	27	9	2	3	103	59	162	37	54	0.2	0.3	11.4	6.6	18.0	4.1	6.0	5
2022 (S6)	Western Bulldogs	27	10	6	3	119	68	187	27	34	0.6	0.3	11.9	6.8	18.7	2.7	3.4	9
Career			46	15	13	473	220	693	129	220	0.3	0.3	10.3	4.8	15.1	2.8	4.8	14

References

1. "Kirsty Lamb | Melbourne Renegades - BBL". www.melbournerenegades.com.au. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
2. "Women's National Cricket League, 2012/13 - Victoria Women Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
3. "Kirsty Lamb | Stats, Bio, Facts and Career Info". www.cricket.com.au. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
4. "Renegades add home-grown firepower". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
5. "Kirsty Lamb". MyCricket. Cricket Australia. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
6. "AFLW | Added responsibility for Lamb". westernbulldogs.com.au. 14 February 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
7. "AFL/AFLW Listed Players | Northern Football Netball League". nfnl.org.au. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
8. "Game Milestones – DCWFC". Retrieved 20 June 2022.
9. "VWFL Grand Final: Darebin up the creek without a Premiership". www.footyalmanac.com.au. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
10. "Diamond Creek shines". The Age. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
11. "Victorian Womens Football League Match Centre". GameDay. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
12. "VFL Match Centre". GameDay. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
13. "Lambert top pick, 19 added to women's team". WesternBulldogs.com.au. Bigpond. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
14. "AFLW Teams Round 1: Full sides named for inaugural round of AFL Women's competition". Fox Sports (Australia). News Corp Australia. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
15. "Three players accept one-game AFLW bans". afl.com.au. 7 February 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
16. "Kearney wins second AFLW Best and Fairest". westernbulldogs.com.au. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
17. "Kirsty Lamb". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
18. "Your club's B&F: It's Turbo time again as Dockers coach signs on". AFLW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
19. "25 Bulldogs locked in for AFLW 6.0". 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
20. "Sacrificial Lamb does it all for the team". AFL Players' Association. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
21. "Lamb crowned Most Courageous". westernbulldogs.com.au. 6 April 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
22. "Blackburn, Lamb named joint winners of Bulldogs' B&F". westernbulldogs.com.au. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
23. "Lamb finishes in AFLCA Top 5". westernbulldogs.com.au. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
24. "AFLW B&F: Your club's leader, every vote from every game". AFLW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
25. "Rival AFLW clubs circling star Dogs trio". AFLW. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
26. "Committed to the Kennel: 24 Bulldogs re-sign for season seven". westernbulldogs.com.au. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
27. Anderson, Jamie (14 December 2023). "Port Adelaide welcomes All-Australian Kirsty Lamb". Port Adelaide Football Club. Archived from the original on 14 December 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

External links

• Kirsty Lamb's profile on the official website of the Western Bulldogs
• Kirsty Lamb at AustralianFootball.com
• Kirsty Lamb's profile at Cricket Australia
• Kirsty Lamb at ESPNcricinfo