John Lord (2 April 1937 – 30 July 2021) was an

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er who played with

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in the

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(VFL). Although he played his early football in Echuca he was recruited from the Lismore Football Club on the Western Plains of Victoria where he was stationed with Elders Smith, now

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. A strong mark, Lord was used by coach

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in both defence and attack. He played most of his early football down back and was a Melbourne premiership player in 1957, 1959 and 1960. In the

1964 VFL Grand Final The 1964 VFL Grand Final was an Australian rules football game contested between the Collingwood Football Club and Melbourne Football Club, held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne on 19 September 1964. It was the 67th annual Grand Fi ...

he kicked two goals from the

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to help his side to victory over Collingwood and earn his fourth premiership.

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* * 1937 births 2021 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia) Melbourne Football Club players Echuca Football Club players Four-time VFL/AFL Premiership players Melbourne Football Club Premiership players {{AFL-bio-1930s-stub