Rated among the best tall forwards in the 2020 NAB AFL Draft, Ollie Lord stands at 195cm tall and has impressed with his marking ability and agility at ground level. Lord was one of several Victorian teenagers who failed to play a game in their draft year because of the impacts of COVID-19, however has been learning from leading big man Charlie Dixon and developing his game alongside fellow forwards Todd Marshall and Mitch Georgiades. The club showed their faith in his potential by extending his contract until the end of 2023.

Still adding bulk to his frame, Lord will be looking to continue to develop his size and skills to push for his chance to debut at the AFL level. He comes from good roots, with the Sandringham Dragons and Geelong Grammar product the grandson of Geelong’s 1962 Brownlow medallist and 1963 premiership star, Alistair Lord.