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Jed Lamb
Personal information
Full name Jed Lamb
Date of birth (1992-10-19) 19 October 1992 (age 32)
Original team(s) Gippsland Power, (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 21, 2010 national draft
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 13
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Jed Lamb (born 19 October 1992) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited from the Gippsland Power in the TAC Cup with the 21st selection in the 2010 AFL Draft and played with the Sydney Swans from 2011 to 2013. However at the end of 2013 season he left the Swans to play for cross town rivals the Giants in a bid to get regular games.

One of eight children, Lamb was six years old when his father was murdered by a family friend.[1][2]

In October 2015, Lamb and other Giants' teammates of Andrew Phillips, Lachie Plowman and Liam Sumner were traded to the Carlton Football Club.[3]

Lamb made his debut for the Blues' in Round 1, 2016. He kicked a goal with his first kick in a Blues' jumper.

References

  1. ^ Sygall, David (5 May 2013). "Swan rises from youth scarred by murder".
  2. ^ Quayle, Emma; Hinds, Richard (19 November 2010). "Lamb's drafting a story of immense courage".
  3. ^ Bowen, Nick; Twomey, Callum (21 October 2015). "Menzel to Crows as Carlton nabs midfielder and a pick". Australian Football League. Retrieved 21 October 2015.