Laurie Fowler
| Laurie Fowler | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1951 | ||
| Original team(s) | Oakleigh Districts | ||
| Debut |
Round 8, 1971, Footscray, at the MCG | ||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1971–1974 | Richmond | 49 (7) | |
| 1975–1981 | Melbourne | 140 (18) | |
| Total | 189 (25) | ||
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1981. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Laurie Fowler (born 29 December 1951) is a former
After finishing runner-up in the senior
Richmond won the premiership again in
Skilton was replaced as coach by former premiership player Dennis Jones at the end of the 1977 VFL season, but Melbourne's fortunes did not improve and they finished last in 1978. During that season, Fowler had to be talked out of retirement after being relegated to the Reserves, and then quit for a brief time in May after being substituted against North Melbourne. Despite receiving offers from a number of top clubs at the time, Fowler returned to Melbourne just days later and reconciled. Jones was sacked at the end of the season and Carl Ditterich returned as captain-coach.
Although Melbourne did not fare much better under Ditterich, Fowler continued to stand out, winning successive Keith Truscott Medals in 1979 and 1980 and representing Victoria at interstate level in 1980 and 1981.
Fowler walked out on Melbourne after contract negotiations failed before the start of the
Playing statistics
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 1971 | Richmond | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 1972 | Richmond | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 12 | 120 | 32 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.8 | 1.1 | 10.9 | 2.9 | — |
| 1973 | Richmond | 11 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 181 | 19 | 200 | 64 | — | 0.3 | 0.1 | 8.2 | 0.9 | 9.1 | 2.9 | — |
| 1974 | Richmond | 11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 19 | 155 | 38 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 1.3 | 10.3 | 2.5 | — |
| 1975 | Melbourne | 9 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 312 | 28 | 340 | 89 | — | 0.0 | 0.1 | 14.9 | 1.3 | 16.2 | 4.2 | — |
| 1976 | Melbourne | 9 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 329 | 68 | 397 | 90 | — | 0.2 | 0.3 | 15.0 | 3.1 | 18.0 | 4.1 | — |
| 1977 | Melbourne | 9 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 273 | 60 | 333 | 57 | — | 0.7 | 1.0 | 16.1 | 3.5 | 19.6 | 3.4 | — |
| 1978 | Melbourne | 9 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 199 | 29 | 228 | 44 | — | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13.3 | 1.9 | 15.2 | 2.9 | — |
| 1979 | Melbourne | 9 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 87 | 406 | 100 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.2 | 4.1 | 19.3 | 4.8 | — |
| 1980 | Melbourne | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 275 | 92 | 367 | 86 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.1 | 4.4 | 17.5 | 4.1 | — |
| 1981 | Melbourne | 9 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 85 | 340 | 72 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.6 | 3.9 | 15.5 | 3.3 | — |
| Career | 189 | 25 | 29 | 2388 | 499 | 2887 | 672 | — | 0.1 | 0.2 | 12.7 | 2.6 | 15.4 | 3.6 | — | ||
References
External links
- Laurie Fowler's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Profile at Demonwiki