Rory Lobb

Rory Lobb
Personal information
Full name	Rory Lobb
Date of birth	(1993-02-09) 9 February 1993
Place of birth	Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s)	Swan Districts (WAFL)
Draft	No. 29, 2013 national draft
Height	206 cm (6 ft 9 in)
Weight	106 kg (234 lb)
Position(s)	Forward / Ruckman
Club information
Current club	Fremantle
Number	37
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2014–2018	Greater Western Sydney	74 (64)
2019–	Fremantle	17 (15)
Total		91 (79)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2020.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Rory Lobb (born 9 February 1993) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Early life

Lobb who came to football late after mainly focusing on basketball was taken with pick 29 in the 2013 national draft, and stands at 206 cm. Despite his height, he impressed many with his athletic ability while playing with Swan Districts in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) in 2013 where he averaged twelve disposals, three marks and twenty-four hitouts.

AFL career

In round 12, 2014, Lobb was selected by the Giants to make his debut against Essendon at Spotless Stadium. Starting on Essendon veteran Dustin Fletcher, he joined the select few who kicked his first AFL goal with his first kick. In 2018, with the retirement of Shane Mumford straining GWS ruck options, Lobb was primarily used as the #1 ruckman. One of his standout games in the 2018 season came in round 15 against Hawthorn, where he kicked 3 goals in the first quarter.

On the first day of the 2018 trade period, Lobb formally requested a trade to the Fremantle Dockers. He had previously met with both WA-based clubs to explore his options, with permission from GWS, despite being contracted for 2019. He was officially traded on 17 October to Fremantle.

In 2019, after playing in both pre-season matches, Lobb made his debut for Fremantle in Round 1 against North Melbourne and kicked 2 goals. He went on to play 15 games in his first year at the Dockers, with foot and shoulder injuries affecting him.

Lobb's contested marking ability has been a strong aspect of his game, and in 2020 he collected 37 contested marks (an average of 2.2 per game) which ranked him third overall in the league.

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2018 season

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
2014	Greater Western Sydney	37	2	1	0	6	7	13	5	5	3	0.5	0.0	3.0	3.5	6.5	2.5	2.5	1.5
2015	Greater Western Sydney	37	9	6	3	39	36	75	29	29	80	0.7	0.3	4.3	4.0	8.3	3.2	3.2	8.9
2016	Greater Western Sydney	37	24	29	16	170	114	284	111	65	158	1.2	0.7	7.1	4.8	11.8	4.6	2.7	6.6
2017	Greater Western Sydney	37	20	17	8	123	105	228	86	47	221	0.9	0.4	6.2	5.3	11.4	4.3	2.4	11.1
2018	Greater Western Sydney	37	19	11	10	127	55	182	60	54	394	0.6	0.5	6.7	2.9	9.6	3.2	2.8	20.7
Career			74	64	37	465	317	782	291	200	856	0.9	0.5	6.3	4.3	10.6	3.9	2.7	11.6

External links

• Rory Lobb's profile on the official website of the Fremantle Football Club
• Rory Lobb's playing statistics from AFL Tables