Brian Lake
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| Birth | February 27, 1982 , |
| Recruited from | Woodville West-Torrens (SANFL) |
| Height and weight | 194cm / 100kg |
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| Debut | Round 21, August 24, 2002, Western Bulldogs vs. Carlton, at Telstra Dome |
| Team(s) | Western Bulldogs (2002-)
97 games, 9 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2007 season | |
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Brian Lake (born February 27, 1982) is an Australian rules footballer who was formerly known as Brian Harris.
Picked late in the 2001 AFL Draft at pick 71 from Woodville West-Torrens, Lake was a relatively late developer. Making his AFL debut late in the 2002 season, he was seen as a raw fullback who was some way from fully developing.
However, by the 2005 season, Lakes' jobs in blanketing some of the best full-forwards in the game were seen as outstanding. He had come of age and shown significant improvement, much like many other of his Western Bulldogs teammates (such as Daniel Giansiracusa, Robert Murphy and Dale Morris), which led the team to within half a game of a finals berth.
After a two-week suspension in 2006 which resulted in him missing the first two premiership matches, Lake made his return against St. Kilda, where he was given the job on Fraser Gehrig.
In 2007 he has developed into one of the best full backs in the competition. His season will be remembered for the match against St. Kilda where he held two time Coleman Medal winner Fraser Gehrig to no possessions for the entire match, despite the Bulldogs losing by 50 points.
At Christmas 2007 he legally changed his name from Brian Harris to Brian Lake to keep his family name alive[1].
He currently resides in Caroline Springs, a suburb in Melbourne's West.
[edit] References
- ^ AAP, Bulldog Harris changes surname to Lake, Real Footy, January 10, 2008. (Retrieved on January 10, 2008)
[edit] External links
- Brian Lake profile on the Official AFL Website of the Western Bulldogs Football Club
- Brian Lake's statistics from AFL Tables
| Western Bulldogs Football Club – current squad |
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1 Ray • 2 Murphy • 3 Everitt • 4 Cross • 5 Boyd • 6 Johnson • 7 West • 8 Hahn • 9 Gilbee • 10 Eagleton • 11 Street • 12 Williams • 13 Giansiracusa • 14 Ward • 15 Hudson • 16 Griffen • 17 Cooney • 18 Stack • 19 Higgins • 20 Hill • 21 Akermanis • 22 Addison • 23 McDougall • 24 Grant • 25 Hargrave • 26 Reid • 27 Minson • 28 Welsh • 29 Wood • 30 O'Keefe • 31 Mulligan* • 32 Boumann • 33 Callan • 34 Skipper • 35 Tiller • 36 Lake • 37 Wight • 38 Morris • 39 Lynch • 40 Harbrow • 41 White* • 42 Hughes* • 42 Shaw* • 44 O'Shea • Coach: Eade * denotes Rookie Listed players |
| Preceded by Brad Johnson |
Western Bulldogs Best and Fairest winner 2007 |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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