Sean Lemmens

Sean Lemmens (born 2 November 1994) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League. He is of Indigenous Australian heritage.

Sean Lemmens
Lemmens playing for Gold Coast in May 2019
Personal information
Full name Sean Lemmens
Date of birth (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994
Original team(s) Port Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 27, 2013 National Draft (Gold Coast)
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Position(s) Small Forward
Club information
Current club Gold Coast
Number 23
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014– Gold Coast 89 (23)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2015 Indigenous All-Stars 1 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 2 2020.
2 State and international statistics correct as of 2015.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early career

Lemmens was born into a family of Indigenous Australian descent (Tiwi).[1] He began playing junior football for the Salisbury Football Club and moved to the Port Adelaide Magpies.[2] He progressed his way through the junior ranks at Port Adelaide before solidifying a reserves spot in the 2013. He debuted for the Magpies senior team in the final round of the 2013 SANFL season. He was also selected to represent South Australia in the 2013 AFL Under 18 Championships, where he was noticed by Gold Coast defensive coach, Dean Solomon.[3]

Leading into the 2013 AFL Draft, Lemmens was considered by some to be a rookie chance at best. He was drafted with the 27th pick in the 2013 National Draft by the Gold Coast Suns.[4]

AFL career

Lemmens made his senior debut for the Suns against Richmond Tigers in Round 1 of the 2014 season.[5]

References
  1. "Gold Coast SUNS - Reconciliation Action Plan 2017-2019" (PDF), goldcoastfc.com.au, 22 November 2017
  2. "Young Magpie flies north", portadelaidefc.com.au, 22 November 2013, archived from the original on 1 December 2013
  3. Whiting, Michael (24 April 2014). "Sunshine spreading as Lemmens delivers ripple effect". AFL.com.au.
  4. Homfray, Reece (21 November 2013), "Gold Coast take chance on Sean Lemmens", The Advertiser
  5. Jackson, Ed (16 March 2014), "Suns shine in final term burst against stubborn Tigers", Canberra Times
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