Noel Lovell

Noel Lovell
Personal information
Full name Noel Lovell
Date of birth (1961-09-26) 26 September 1961 (age 63)
Original team(s) Preston RSL
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1981–1984 Collingwood 16 (6)
1985–1986 Richmond 4 (0)
Total 20 (6)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1986.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Noel Lovell (born 26 September 1961) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s.

Lovell made his league debut in Collingwood's 1981 Preliminary Final win, coming off the interchange bench when Ross Brewer injured his ankle.[1] This made him the first VFL player from any club since Len Thompson in 1965 to make his debut in a preliminary final. Recruited from Preston RSL, Lovell was again playing off the interchange bench in the 1981 VFL Grand Final and experienced his first loss.[2][3]

He played the first seven rounds in 1982 but struggled to get a game over the next two seasons and finished his career with a stint at Richmond.

References

  1. ^ The Age, "Brewer is unlikely", 21 September 1981, p. 32
  2. ^ "Noel Lovell". AFL Tables.
  3. ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.