Lance Collard
| Lance Collard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 26 March 2005 | ||
| Original teams |
Subiaco (WAFL) North Beach JFC | ||
| Draft | No. 28, 2023 AFL draft | ||
| Debut | 16 March 2024, St Kilda vs. Geelong, at Kardinia Park | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | St Kilda | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2024– | St Kilda | 15 (8) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Lance Collard (born 26 March 2005) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the St Kilda Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early life
[edit]Originally from Perth, Western Australia, Collard played his junior football with North Beach JFC and represented Subiaco in the Western Australian Football League (WAFL).
Collard was picked by St Kilda with pick 28 of the 2023 national draft.[1] He was part of West Coast Eagles' Next Generation Academy and was tied to the Eagles who could have matched any draft bid if he had been taken later than pick 40.[2]
AFL career
[edit]Collard made his debut against Geelong in round 1 of the 2024 season, coming on as the substitute.[4]
In July 2024, Collard was suspended for six matches after using homophobic slurs against multiple Williamstown opponents while playing in the Victorian Football League (VFL) for St Kilda's affiliate Sandringham.[5][6]
Collard was suspended by the AFL Tribunal for nine weeks, with two weeks suspended, in April 2026 for again using a homophobic slur against another VFL player.[7] During the tribunal hearing, St Kilda's legal representative said that the AFL's proposed ten week suspension could be "career-ending" for Collard.[8] Collard denied having used the slur during the hearing, and St Kilda appealed the decision.[9] The AFL Appeals Board found that Collard had used a homophobic slur, but reduced the penalty to a four week suspension (two weeks of which were suspended).[10] The head of the AFL Appeals Board was sacked in relation to this decision, including the board's reasoning that "racist, sexist or homophobic" language is "commonplace" in professional AFL.[11]
Statistics
[edit]Updated to the end of the 2025 season.[12]
G |
Goals | K |
Kicks | D |
Disposals | T |
Tackles |
B |
Behinds | H |
Handballs | M |
Marks |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2024 | St Kilda | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 2025 | St Kilda | 4 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 65 | 13 | 20 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0 |
| 2026 | St Kilda | 4[citation needed] | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Career | 15 | 8 | 6 | 44 | 28 | 72 | 15 | 21 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ↑ Clark, Jackson (21 November 2023), "Talented WA teen Lance Collard drafted by St Kilda", National Indigenous Times
- ↑ Waterworth, Ben (24 October 2023), "AFL Draft Whispers: Eagles ponder trade to ensure they still select young gun; Roos loom as most active draft night club", Fox Sports
- ↑ Clark, Jackson (15 March 2024). "Exciting small forward Lance Collard to debut for St Kilda". National Indigenous Times.
- ↑ Clark, Jackson (2 April 2024), "St Kilda young gun Lance Collard shines in the VFL", National Indigenous Times
- ↑ "Young Saint Collard cops monster ban for homophobic slur". afl.com.au. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ↑ "Club Statement: Lance Collard". saints.com.au. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ↑ Laughton, Max; Faulkner, Will (14 April 2026). "'Could ruin his life': Tribunal suspends Lance Collard for seven weeks after anti-gay slur finding". Fox Sports. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ De Silva, Chris; Vinall, Marnie (14 April 2026). "Collard handed monster ban over 'entirely unacceptable' homophobic slur". ABC News. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
- ↑ "St Kilda announces appeal against Collard ban for homophobic slur". ABC News. 17 April 2026. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ De Silva, Chris (23 April 2026). "Collard's 'crippling' ban for homophobic slur reduced on appeal". ABC News. Retrieved 23 April 2026.
- ↑ "AFL sacks appeals boss after homophobia statement labelled 'disgusting'". ABC News. 25 April 2026. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
- ↑ "Lance Collard". AFL Tables. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
External links
[edit]- Lance Collard's profile on the official website of the St Kilda Football Club
- Lance Collard's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Lance Collard at AustralianFootball.com
