Luamon Lual
| Luamon Lual | |||
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 Lual playing for Essendon in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Luamon Lual | ||
| Born |
28 March 2005 Warrnambool, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Greater Western Victoria Rebels (Talent League) | ||
| 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) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2024–2025 | Essendon | 12 (4) | |
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Luamon Lual (born 28 March 2005) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Lual was recruited by Essendon after with the 39th pick in the 2023 AFL draft, and debuted in the 2025 season.
Early life
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Lual's parents migrated to Australia in the early 2000s after escaping war-torn South Sudan. His family settled in Warrnambool, Victoria.[1] He attended Emmanuel College and played football for the school.[2]
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
[edit]Lual was a member of the Western Bulldogs' Next Generation Academy, however he was drafted by Essendon at Pick 39 of the 2023 AFL draft, one pick before the Bulldogs would have been eligible to match a bid for him.[3]
After not playing a senior game in 2024, he made his debut in Round 13 of the 2025 AFL season, kicking a goal with his first kick in the Bombers' eight-point loss to Carlton.[4][5] However, Lual was delisted at the end of the season, having played 12 matches.[6]
Statistics
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2024 | Essendon | 34 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2025 | Essendon | 34 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 53 | 103 | 35 | 26 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0 |
| Career[7] | 12 | 4 | 0 | 50 | 53 | 103 | 35 | 26 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 8.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 0 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "THE SMOKEY: The 'why' that's driving draft hopeful Luamon Lual". AFL. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2025-06-09.
- ^ "2024 Ed 1". Alumni. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Bombers delist former first-round pick, young speedster". AFL Media. 20 October 2025.
- ^ "Luamon Lual". AFL Tables. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
External links
[edit]- Luamon Lual's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Luamon Lual at AustralianFootball.com
- Living people
- 2005 births
- Essendon Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state)
- Australian people of South Sudanese descent
- South Sudanese players of Australian rules football
- Sportspeople from Warrnambool
- South Warrnambool Football Club players
- Greater Western Victoria Rebels players
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen