Marty Lyons
Melbourne
AFL career
27 games16 goals
- Debut
- R1 1975 v FSC5 Apr 1975
- Most recent
- R7 1977 v CAR14 May 1977
Stats
Bio
Recruited from VFA club Sandringham after being named the competition's recruit of the year, Marty Lyons chose Melbourne over St Kilda and made an electrifying start to his VFL career. The 183cm forward burst onto the scene in Round 1, 1975, booting four goals on debut and going on to win the Demons' Best First Year Player award after a promising 19-game rookie season. Despite this breakout start, Lyons struggled to cement a regular spot in the senior side over the following two years and was cleared back to the Zebras midway through 1977. While his VFL career was brief, he established a significant legacy at Sandringham as a premiership player and captain, and is widely recognised by modern footy fans as the father of AFL midfielders Jarryd and Corey Lyons.
Profile
- Born
- 04 Sept 1956 (age 70y 48d)
- Height
- 183 cm
- Weight
- 81 kg
Teams
Family
- Son:Jarryd Lyons
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from VFA club Sandringham after being named the competition's recruit of the year, Marty Lyons chose Melbourne over St Kilda and made an electrifying start to his VFL career. The 183cm forward burst onto the scene in Round 1, 1975, booting four goals on debut and going on to win the Demons' Best First Year Player award after a promising 19-game rookie season. Despite this breakout start, Lyons struggled to cement a regular spot in the senior side over the following two years and was cleared back to the Zebras midway through 1977. While his VFL career was brief, he established a significant legacy at Sandringham as a premiership player and captain, and is widely recognised by modern footy fans as the father of AFL midfielders Jarryd and Corey Lyons.