| Lawson Humphries | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Humphries in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | (2003-02-24)24 February 2003 (age 22) | ||
| Original team(s) | Wickham Wolves/Swan Districts/Hale School | ||
| Draft | No. 63,2023 AFL draft | ||
| Debut | Round 16, 2024,Geelong vs.Essendon, atMelbourne Cricket Ground | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Geelong | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2024– | Geelong | 12 (1) | |
| Representative team honours | |||
| Years | Team | Games (Goals) | |
| 2025 | Indigenous All-Stars | 1 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 1, 2025. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Lawson Humphries (born 24 April 2003) is a professionalAustralian rules footballer who plays for theGeelong Football Club in theAustralian Football League (AFL).
Humphries is of Indigenous Australian heritage and grew up across northern Australia. He isNyul Nyul, Oomiday andWorrora.[1]
He started playing football in thePilbara for theWickham Wolves. Moving toPerth to attend boarding school atHale and be part of theWest Coast next generation academy,[2] he played inSwan DistrictsWest Australian Football League (WAFL) colts premiership in 2021,[3] and in the club's 2023 WAFL reserves premiership victory, before entering the AFL draft for a third time. He was awarded Swan District's 2023 reserves best and fairest.[4][5]
Drafted byGeelong in the2023 AFL draft,[6] Humphries started the2024 season with the club'sVictorian Football League (VFL) team. After a strong game againstSydney in June, he made his AFL debut for Geelong in round 16 of the2024 AFL season againstEssendon.[7][8][9]
He received aRising Star nomination after round 18 of the 2024 season.[10]
Humphries is studying anthropology and sociology atCurtin University.[11]
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