Nigel Lappin

Nigel Lappin (born 21 June 1976) is an Australian Rules footballer.

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21 June - 1976 - Australian Rules footballer

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Lappin was born in Corowa, New South Wales, but grew up in Chiltern, Victoria and was drafted to play for the Brisbane Bears in the Australian Football League in 1993, playing his first AFL game the following year. In 1997 he was a member of the inaugural Brisbane Lions team following the Bears' merger with Fitzroy.

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Corowa, New South Wales - Chiltern, Victoria - Brisbane Bears - Australian Football League - 1993 - 1997 - Brisbane Lions - Fitzroy

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A long, accurate kick, who is capable of running as a play maker

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throughout the whole match, and is recognised as a member of the group of players known as the "Fab Five", a group of highly skilled midfield players considered to be one of the major driving forces behind the Lions successive Australian Football League premierships in 2001, 2002 and 2003. an example of his courage was the 2003 grand final win, in which he played the whole match with a broken rib, In 2004 he achieved a personal milestone in winning his first Merrett-Murray Medal. He may have won the Brownlow Medal that year but for a bad run with injury.

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Fab Five - Midfield - Premierships - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - Merrett-Murray Medal

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