Overlooked in two drafts then eventually chosen by Geelong as the second last pick in 2023, Lawson Humphries’ rise to the top of the AFL world since then has been swift. As a mainstay in his second season for one of the premiership favourites, with an ability to kick on both sides, and a mature, calm manner that has quickly won over coaches and teammates, the smooth moving 22-year-old represents one of the best pure footy stories in recent years.
But when he booted his second career goal in May, wearing the Indigenous guernsey he and his sister Meeza designed – pulling the fabric tight in celebration to reveal the Wandjina creator spirit – Humphries highlighted there is more to him than his comfort with the Sherrin.
