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| family = Younger sister Ivy, Older sister Eve, Older brother William, Mum Caitlyn and Dad Stephen |
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| fullname = Samuel Lalor[{{cite web |title=2022 NAB AFL National Development Championships U16 Boys title winners crowned |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/798741/2022-nab-afl-national-development-championships-u16-boys-title-winners-crowned |publisher=AFL.com.au |access-date=20 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912020240/https://www.afl.com.au/news/798741/2022-nab-afl-national-development-championships-u16-boys-title-winners-crowned |archive-date=12 September 2024 |date=13 July 2022}}] |
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| fullname = Samuel Lalor[{{cite web |title=2022 NAB AFL National Development Championships U16 Boys title winners crowned |url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/798741/2022-nab-afl-national-development-championships-u16-boys-title-winners-crowned |publisher=AFL.com.au |access-date=20 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240912020240/https://www.afl.com.au/news/798741/2022-nab-afl-national-development-championships-u16-boys-title-winners-crowned |archive-date=12 September 2024 |date=13 July 2022}}] |
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==Early life and junior football== |
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==Early life and junior football== |
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Lalor was raised in the [[Victoria (state)|Victorian]] country town of [[Bacchus Marsh]], 50 kilometres north-west of [[Melbourne]]. He is one of four children. The youngest his sister Ivy, older brother William and the eldest his sister Eve, to father Steve and mother Caitlyn. He grew up supporting [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]].[{{Cite web |date=2024-10-22 |title=We asked 19 AFL draft prospects who they follow. Some could land at their favourite club |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/draft/afl-draft-2024-which-afl-teams-draftees-support-harvey-langford-richmond-jagga-smith-collingwood-ben-camporeale-carlton/news-story/edf00bcb16e8bb00b5052d2cd2c80f4b |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}] |
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Lalor was raised in the [[Victoria (state)|Victorian]] country town of [[Bacchus Marsh]], 50 kilometres north-west of [[Melbourne]]. He is one of four children to father Steve and mother Caitlyn. He grew up supporting [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood]].[{{Cite web |date=2024-10-22 |title=We asked 19 AFL draft prospects who they follow. Some could land at their favourite club |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/draft/afl-draft-2024-which-afl-teams-draftees-support-harvey-langford-richmond-jagga-smith-collingwood-ben-camporeale-carlton/news-story/edf00bcb16e8bb00b5052d2cd2c80f4b |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=Fox Sports |language=en}}] |
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Lalor played junior football with [[Bacchus Marsh Football Club]] in the [[Ballarat Football League|Ballarat Football Netball League]] (BFNL).[{{cite web |last1=Batten |first1=Dan |title=Potential No. 1 pick Sam Lalor on his horror injury run, cricket background and game that changed everything |url=https://www.themercury.com.au/news/potential-no1-pick-sam-lalor-on-his-horror-injury-run-cricket-background-and-game-that-changed-everything/news-story/fac22d66a921a74301377d35d642bad1 |publisher=The Mercury |access-date=21 November 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241030052743/https://www.themercury.com.au/news/potential-no1-pick-sam-lalor-on-his-horror-injury-run-cricket-background-and-game-that-changed-everything/news-story/fac22d66a921a74301377d35d642bad1?amp&nk=a7eed8103cc5e70132b84addb49722b1-1730266080 |archive-date=30 October 2024 |date=30 October 2024}}][{{cite web |title=Samuel Lalor |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=197843336&client=0-6145-80338-528389-26466199 |website=GameDay |publisher=Bacchus Marsh JFNC |access-date=21 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241121003108/https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=197843336&client=0-6145-80338-528389-26466199 |archive-date=21 November 2024}}] He attended [[St Patrick's College, Ballarat|St Patrick's College]] in [[Ballarat]] through year 10 in 2022, and played for the school's football team during that time.[{{cite web |title=2022 Herald Sun Shield - Boys Grand Final |url=https://www.aflphotos.com.au/gallery/2022-herald-sun-shield---boys-grand-final/asset/23485611,96 |publisher=AFL Photos |access-date=21 November 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241121022927/https://www.aflphotos.com.au/gallery/2022-herald-sun-shield---boys-grand-final/asset/23485611,96 |archive-date=21 November 2024 |date=3 August 2022}}][{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Rachel |title=Rising Rebels: Why Sam Lalor could go as pick one in the AFL Draft |url=https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/8817400/gwv-rebel-sam-lalor-poised-for-afl-draft-dreams-in-2024/?cs=62 |publisher=The Wimmera Mail-Times |access-date=21 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241121003925/https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/8817400/gwv-rebel-sam-lalor-poised-for-afl-draft-dreams-in-2024/?cs=62 |archive-date=21 November 2024 |date=19 November 2024}}][{{cite web |last1=Higgins |first1=Ben |title=The young gun on the path to elite Aussie Rules and cricket career |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/the-young-gun-on-the-path-to-elite-aussie-rules-and-cricket-career/news-story/ba67622ec988b4ac0ee7371a8ef2b4e4 |website=Herald Sun |publisher=Sunbury Leader |access-date=21 November 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230827144845/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/the-young-gun-on-the-path-to-elite-aussie-rules-and-cricket-career/news-story/ba67622ec988b4ac0ee7371a8ef2b4e4?amp&nk=6441eba2e13cde1dc71597265e2a7dbc-1693147733 |archive-date=27 August 2023 |date=5 August 2022}}][{{cite web |last1=Bolch |first1=Dylan |title='Got no flaws': Inside the rise of AFL's No.1 pick... a Dusty clone who's set to replace him |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2024-sam-lalor-feature-who-will-be-no1-pick-in-the-draft-richmond-to-pick-dustin-martin-clone-best-prospects-latest-news/news-story/0edf5b2f4bddee831fedcfdfd0fa03c6 |work=Fox Sports |access-date=21 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241121023446/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2024-sam-lalor-feature-who-will-be-no1-pick-in-the-draft-richmond-to-pick-dustin-martin-clone-best-prospects-latest-news/news-story/0edf5b2f4bddee831fedcfdfd0fa03c6 |archive-date=21 November 2024 |date=20 November 2024}}] |
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Lalor played junior football with [[Bacchus Marsh Football Club]] in the [[Ballarat Football League|Ballarat Football Netball League]] (BFNL).[{{cite web |last1=Batten |first1=Dan |title=Potential No. 1 pick Sam Lalor on his horror injury run, cricket background and game that changed everything |url=https://www.themercury.com.au/news/potential-no1-pick-sam-lalor-on-his-horror-injury-run-cricket-background-and-game-that-changed-everything/news-story/fac22d66a921a74301377d35d642bad1 |publisher=The Mercury |access-date=21 November 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241030052743/https://www.themercury.com.au/news/potential-no1-pick-sam-lalor-on-his-horror-injury-run-cricket-background-and-game-that-changed-everything/news-story/fac22d66a921a74301377d35d642bad1?amp&nk=a7eed8103cc5e70132b84addb49722b1-1730266080 |archive-date=30 October 2024 |date=30 October 2024}}][{{cite web |title=Samuel Lalor |url=https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=197843336&client=0-6145-80338-528389-26466199 |website=GameDay |publisher=Bacchus Marsh JFNC |access-date=21 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241121003108/https://websites.mygameday.app/team_info.cgi?action=PSTATS&pID=197843336&client=0-6145-80338-528389-26466199 |archive-date=21 November 2024}}] He attended [[St Patrick's College, Ballarat|St Patrick's College]] in [[Ballarat]] through year 10 in 2022, and played for the school's football team during that time.[{{cite web |title=2022 Herald Sun Shield - Boys Grand Final |url=https://www.aflphotos.com.au/gallery/2022-herald-sun-shield---boys-grand-final/asset/23485611,96 |publisher=AFL Photos |access-date=21 November 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241121022927/https://www.aflphotos.com.au/gallery/2022-herald-sun-shield---boys-grand-final/asset/23485611,96 |archive-date=21 November 2024 |date=3 August 2022}}][{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Rachel |title=Rising Rebels: Why Sam Lalor could go as pick one in the AFL Draft |url=https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/8817400/gwv-rebel-sam-lalor-poised-for-afl-draft-dreams-in-2024/?cs=62 |publisher=The Wimmera Mail-Times |access-date=21 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241121003925/https://www.mailtimes.com.au/story/8817400/gwv-rebel-sam-lalor-poised-for-afl-draft-dreams-in-2024/?cs=62 |archive-date=21 November 2024 |date=19 November 2024}}][{{cite web |last1=Higgins |first1=Ben |title=The young gun on the path to elite Aussie Rules and cricket career |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/the-young-gun-on-the-path-to-elite-aussie-rules-and-cricket-career/news-story/ba67622ec988b4ac0ee7371a8ef2b4e4 |website=Herald Sun |publisher=Sunbury Leader |access-date=21 November 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230827144845/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/localfooty/the-young-gun-on-the-path-to-elite-aussie-rules-and-cricket-career/news-story/ba67622ec988b4ac0ee7371a8ef2b4e4?amp&nk=6441eba2e13cde1dc71597265e2a7dbc-1693147733 |archive-date=27 August 2023 |date=5 August 2022}}][{{cite web |last1=Bolch |first1=Dylan |title='Got no flaws': Inside the rise of AFL's No.1 pick... a Dusty clone who's set to replace him |url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2024-sam-lalor-feature-who-will-be-no1-pick-in-the-draft-richmond-to-pick-dustin-martin-clone-best-prospects-latest-news/news-story/0edf5b2f4bddee831fedcfdfd0fa03c6 |work=Fox Sports |access-date=21 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241121023446/https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-draft-2024-sam-lalor-feature-who-will-be-no1-pick-in-the-draft-richmond-to-pick-dustin-martin-clone-best-prospects-latest-news/news-story/0edf5b2f4bddee831fedcfdfd0fa03c6 |archive-date=21 November 2024 |date=20 November 2024}}] |