Chris Lamb was born on 11 March 1981 and is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League and with the Sandringham Football Club in the Victorian Football League.
28 Facts About Chris Lamb
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Chris Lamb was a highly regarded basketball player, representing the Australian under-16 and under-18 teams.
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The Demons' recruiting manager at the time, Craig Cameron, claimed Chris Lamb was "one of the top five players in the draft" and said the Demons were excited to draft him.
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Chris Lamb had eight disposals and was selected the following week, but then had a poor game, only having two touches for the entire match and being comprehensively beaten by Barry Hall.
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Chris Lamb was dropped for round 3, despite it being noted that "he rarely had goals kicked on him".
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Chris Lamb spent the rest of the season playing for Melbourne's VFL-affiliate, Sandringham.
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Chris Lamb spent the whole of the 2000 season playing in the VFL for the Zebras.
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Sandringham made the VFL Grand Final in 2000, but Chris Lamb was injured and missed the match.
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At the start of the 2001 season, Chris Lamb broke into the senior team for his first AFL match in almost two years.
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Chris Lamb was dropped the following week and only played two more for matches for the Demons in 2001.
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The 2002 season started poorly for Chris Lamb, spending the first half of the year with Sandringham.
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One of Melbourne's key defensive players, Alastair Nicholson, had injured his knee in the previous match and Chris Lamb was required to fill in for him.
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Chris Lamb began to play well, becoming a key figure in the Demons' defence and playing every game for the rest of the season.
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The incident was described as "sickening", but Chris Lamb only had a slight concussion and he played the following week.
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Chris Lamb played in both of Melbourne's finals in 2002, was awarded the Demons' "Most Improved Player" award at the end of the year and was described by The Age as "the find of Melbourne's 2002 season".
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Chris Lamb signed a new contract with Melbourne at the end of the season.
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Chris Lamb played one game, in round 2 against Essendon, but was only on the field for a quarter before being benched for the rest of the game after being beaten by Matthew Lloyd.
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Daniher dismissed the rumour, saying that the reason Chris Lamb was out of the side was because "he had to lose some weight, improve his endurance and mobility, and learn to play further afield".
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Chris Lamb was dropped for the next match, never made his way back into Melbourne's senior team and was described as "exiled" by Rohan Connolly.
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Chris Lamb was retained on the Demons list for 2004, but he failed to play a senior game for the season, instead playing with Sandringham.
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When he returned in 2006, Chris Lamb signed with Sandringham, saying the Zebras were the "only club [he] would play for".
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Chris Lamb played at full-back all season and was a key member of Sandringham's premiership-winning team.
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Chris Lamb played on for one more season and retired at the end of 2008.
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Chris Lamb finished his career with Sandringham having played 137 games.
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Chris Lamb was taken with the 36th selection in the 1995 Draft by St Kilda, but was delisted at the end of the 1998 season, having never played an AFL match.
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Chris Lamb was the best man at his Melbourne teammate Troy Broadbridge's wedding.
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Chris Lamb named his first child Benjamin Troy as a tribute to Broadbridge.
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Chris Lamb is a primary school teacher in Melbourne Victoria.