Luamon Lual
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| Luamon Lual | |||
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 Lual playing for Essendon in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Luamon Lual | ||
| Date of birth | 28 March 2005 | ||
| Original team(s) | Greater Western Victoria Rebels (Talent League)/South Warrnambool Football Club | ||
| Draft | No. 39, 2023 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 13, 2025, Essendon vs. Carlton, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Essendon | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2024– | Essendon | 1 (1) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 13, 2025. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Luamon Lual (born 28 March 2005) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Lual joined Essendon after being selected with the 39th selection in the 2023 AFL draft, debuting in the 2025 season.
Early life
[edit]Lual's parents migrated to Australia in the early 2000's after escaping war torn South Sudan. His family settled in Warrnambool, Victoria.[1]
Lual began playing football at 12 for South Warrnambool Football Club, eventually playing for the Greater Western Victoria Rebels in the U18 Talent League. An excellent 2023 season found him named in the Talent League Team of the Year, as well as being selected for Vic Country in the AFL National Championships.
AFL career
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Linked to the Western Bulldogs through their Next Generation Academy Program, he was instead drafted by Essendon at Pick 39 of the 2023 Draft, one pick before the Bulldogs would have been able to bid for him.[2]
After not playing a senior game in 2024, the following year he made his debut in Round 13, kicking a goal with his first kick in the Bombers' eight-point loss to Carlton.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "THE SMOKEY: The 'why' that's driving draft hopeful Luamon Lual". AFL. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "2023 AFL Draft: Lual lands at Bomberland". Essendon Football Club. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "Dons to unveil eighth debutant of 2025". Essendon Football Club. 2025-06-08. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "Blues answer Bombers' brave challenge to give season life". AFL. 2025-06-08. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
External links
[edit]- Luamon Lual's profile on the official website of the Essendon Football Club
- Luamon Lual's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Luamon Lual at AustralianFootball.com
