Tom Lonergan (AFL footballer)
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Lonergan 2011 Premiership Parade.
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Tom Lonergan | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1984 | ||
| Original team(s) |
Yarrawonga (O&MFL) Calder Cannons (TAC Cup) |
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| Draft |
#23, 2002 national draft #50, 2007 rookie draft |
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| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
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| Current club | Geelong | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2005– | Geelong | 195 (55) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 9, 2017.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Tom Lonergan (born 17 May 1984) is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Lonergan grew up in Yarrawonga and as a 15-year-old made his senior debut for the Yarrawonga Pigeons against the Wodonga Raiders in the Ovens & Murray Football League. He kicked 6 goals and received an injury to his kidney that may have contributed to his later kidney injury. He also played a few games for the Murray Bushrangers before he moved to Melbourne to attend Assumption College, Kilmore and played for the Calder Cannons in the TAC Cup. Geelong acquired the tall forward in the second round of the 2002 AFL Draft, the 23rd selection overall. After spending two years in the club's VFL side, Lonergan made his AFL debut in Round 9 of the 2005 AFL season.
On 26 August 2006, Lonergan suffered serious internal injury to his kidney whilst playing in a Round 21 draw against Melbourne - which was also just his seventh AFL-level match. Lonergan's kidney was severely damaged when he backed into a marking contest against Melbourne's Brad Miller.
Lonergan was immediately hospitalised, taken to the Geelong Hospital and had been in a stable condition before his blood pressure rose overnight, forcing him to undergo trauma surgery to remove his right kidney. His kidney was found to be badly lacerated and bruised, which was accentuated by the scar tissue caused by a previous footballing injury he had suffered as a 16-year-old. During the six-hour procedure, Lonergan's entire blood supply had to be replaced three times, flushing it through with up to 40 units of blood, placing him into an induced coma. Lonergan remained in a coma for four days, with it taking six hours to bring him back to consciousness. He also lost 17 kg during the ordeal.
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