Laurie Sandilands
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
![]() |
Laurie Sandilands | |||
---|---|---|---|
Personal information | |||
Full name | Laurence Sandilands | ||
Date of birth | 30 April 1949 | ||
Place of birth | Seddon, Victoria | ||
Original team(s) | West Footscray (FDFL) | ||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1966–1977 | Footscray | 160 (228) | |
1978 | Collingwood | 4 (6) | |
Total | 164 (234) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1978. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Laurie Sandilands (born 30 April 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
He made his senior debut in 1966, after being recruited from a local Footscray District Football League club, the West Footscray Roosters. He played briefly in Footscray's Under 19's squad, before making his senior debut.
Sandilands was a key position forward and topped Footscray's goalkicking every season from 1972 to 1975. His best season tally was 50 goals which he kicked in 1974. Sandilands also captained the club that season and he remained in charge for a further two seasons. In 1978, he moved to Collingwood and played with the Magpies for one season.
External links
- Laurie Sandilands's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- BLP articles lacking sources from September 2016
- All BLP articles lacking sources
- Use dmy dates from September 2015
- Use Australian English from September 2015
- All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
- Pages using Wikidata property P3546
- Pages using Wikidata property P3547
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Western Bulldogs players
- Collingwood Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- West Footscray Football Club players
- People from Seddon, Victoria