Albert Victor Lauder (11 October 1898 – 4 September 1971)
was an
Australian rules footballer who played with
Collingwood Collingwood, meaning "wood of disputed ownership", may refer to:
Educational institutions
* Collingwood College, Victoria, an Australian state Prep to Year 12 school
* Collingwood College, Durham, college of Durham University, England
* Collingw ...
in the
Victorian Football League
The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). I ...
(VFL).
Lauder was at Collingwood during a prolific period for the club, and despite playing only 36 league games he played in three premiership sides. He always played as a defender, on either a half back flank or
back pocket
In the sport of Australian rules football, each of the eighteen players in a team is assigned to a particular named position on the field of play. These positions describe both the player's main role and by implication their location on the gro ...
and initially struggled to cement a spot in the side with only five games in his first three seasons. Lauder finished in a losing team on only four occasions during his career.
Lauder holds the League record for the most consecutive games won at the start of a career with 18. His first loss came in the 1929 semi final against Richmond, however Collingwood went on to defeat Richmond in the 1929 VFL Grand Final.
Lauder finished his VFL senior playing career with a record of 32-0-4, representing a winning percentage of 88.89%.
References
External links
*
*Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). ''The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers''. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.
1898 births
1971 deaths
Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
Collingwood Football Club players
Collingwood Football Club premiership players
VFL/AFL premiership players
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