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Sean Lemmens

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Sean Lemmens
Lemmens playing for Gold Coast in May 2019
Personal information
Full name Sean Lemmens
Born (1994-11-02) 2 November 1994
Original team Port Adelaide (SANFL)
Draft No. 27, 2013 National Draft (Gold Coast)
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Position Medium Defender
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2014–2025 Gold Coast 149 (25)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
Indigenous All-Stars 1 (0)
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Sean Lemmens (born 2 November 1994) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League. He is of Indigenous Australian heritage.

Early career

Lemmens was born into a family of Indigenous Australian descent (Tiwi).[1] He began playing junior football for the Salisbury Football Club and moved to the Port Adelaide Magpies.[2] He progressed his way through the junior ranks at Port Adelaide before solidifying a reserves spot in the 2013. He debuted for the Magpies senior team in the final round of the 2013 SANFL season. He was also selected to represent South Australia in the 2013 AFL Under 18 Championships, where he was noticed by Gold Coast defensive coach, Dean Solomon.[3]

Leading into the 2013 AFL draft, Lemmens was considered by some to be a rookie chance at best. He was drafted with the 27th pick in the 2013 National Draft by the Gold Coast Suns.[4]

AFL career

Lemmens made his senior debut for the Suns against Richmond in Round 1 of the 2014 season.[5]

Lemmens played 148 AFL matches for the Suns over 12 seasons, before retiring at the end of the 2025 AFL season.[6]

Personal life

Lemmens' partner is former Gold Coast teammate Izak Rankine's cousin[7] and Lemmens' daughter is Rankine's second niece.[8]

Statistics

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game) Votes
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2014Gold Coast40 18301459023540410.20.08.15.013.12.22.30
2015Gold Coast40 18341028919151520.20.25.74.910.62.82.90
2016Gold Coast23 1312937616943300.10.27.25.813.03.32.30
2017Gold Coast23 2091312412224648600.50.76.26.112.32.43.00
2018Gold Coast23 1017654811322370.10.76.54.811.32.23.70
2019Gold Coast23 84155298415360.50.16.93.610.51.94.50
2020[a]Gold Coast23 640291948790.70.04.83.28.01.21.50
2021Gold Coast23 21001967226876440.00.09.33.412.83.62.10
2022Gold Coast23 20001845924379500.00.09.23.012.24.02.50
2023Gold Coast23 1101832210538190.00.17.52.09.53.51.70
2024Gold Coast23 300241337690.00.08.04.312.32.03.00
2025Gold Coast23 1004610120.00.04.06.010.01.02.00
Career[9] 1492528110464517494263890.20.27.44.311.72.92.60

Notes

  1. The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

  1. "Gold Coast SUNS - Reconciliation Action Plan 2017-2019" (PDF), Goldcoastfc.com.au, 22 November 2017
  2. "Young Magpie flies north", Portadelaidefc.com.au, 22 November 2013, archived from the original on 1 December 2013
  3. Whiting, Michael (24 April 2014). "Sunshine spreading as Lemmens delivers ripple effect". AFL.com.au.
  4. Homfray, Reece (21 November 2013), "Gold Coast take chance on Sean Lemmens", The Advertiser
  5. Jackson, Ed (16 March 2014), "Suns shine in final term burst against stubborn Tigers", Canberra Times
  6. "Suns champion, veteran defender announce retirements". afl.com.au. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  7. "AFL.com.au's time inside the SUNS". Gold Coast Suns. 9 May 2019.
  8. "Gold Coast Suns Izak Rankine and Sean Lemmens open up about stripping weight ahead of the 2020 AFL season". Gold Coast Bulletin. 22 January 2020.
  9. "Sean Lemmens". AFL Tables. Retrieved 10 February 2026.