Sam Lonergan

Infobox afl player


firstname = Sam
lastname = Lonergan


| birthdate = Birth date and age|1987|3|26|df=y
birthplace = Launceston, Tasmania
originalteam = Launceston/Lauderdale/Tassie Mariners U18/Tasmanian Devils
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 15, 15 July 2006
debutteam = Essendon
debutopponent = St Kilda
debutstadium = Melbourne Cricket Ground
playingteams = Essendon (2005-) 20 games, 9 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2008
careerhighlights =

Sam Lonergan (born 26 March 1987), is a player with the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League. He was drafted from the Lauderdale Bombers, via the Tassie Mariners U18s and the Tasmanian Devils, with selection 50 in the 2005 Draft.

Lonergan captained the Allies (a composite team drawn from Tasmania, New South Wales, Queensland, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory), against Victoria during Grand Final week. In that game, he kicked five goals and was the leading possession winner on the ground. He also became the first player in the history of the Tassie Mariners U18s to win successive best and fairest awards. He also played eight games in 2005 for the Tasmanian Devils Football Club in the VFL competition.

Lonergan was chosen as Tasmania's most valuable player at the under-18 championships in 2005, and won the Tassie Mariners U18 Best & Fairest award that same year. He was also chosen in the under-18 All-Australian side.

Lonergan had a blitzing game in Round 3 of the 2008 season against Carlton at the MCG. When the Bombers came back from a 16 point margin, Lonergan was the quiet achiever kicking a couple of goals and a number of possessions. This performance, along with other solid efforts, has seen Lonergan become a regular in the 2008 season.

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