Alistair Lord (born 9 April 1940) is a former

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er who played for

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during the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. Lord played as a centreman and debuted in

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. He won the

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in 1962 comfortably, as well as the

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, averaging 30 disposals a game for the year. In

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, he was a member of Geelong's premiership side, playing alongside his identical twin brother Stewart. Lord retired at 26 years old and returned to the family farm at Cobden. He accepted a position as

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of South Warrnambool in the Hampden League. He often played against his twin brother Stewart, who was captain-coach of Camperdown at the time.Lord dashes Cat's Hopes: To continue with South Warrnambool, ''The Age'', (Friday, 14 March 1969), p.21.
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* 1940 births Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players Geelong Football Club premiership players Brownlow Medal winners Carji Greeves Medal winners Cobden Football Club players South Warrnambool Football Club players Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Australian twins Twin sportspeople Identical twins People educated at Geelong College VFL/AFL premiership players {{AFL-bio-1940s-stub