years death_date clubs statsend name originalteam birth_date article_title heightweight
1918 -- 1922 14 december 1968 south melbourne 1922 chris laird paddington 20 may 1893 chris laird
 180 cm / 73 kg
chris laird

chris laird -lrb- 20 may 1893 -- 14 december 1968 -rrb- was an australian rules footballer who played for south melbourne in the victorian football league -lrb- vfl -rrb- .
laird spent five seasons with south melbourne and is best known for his performance in the 1918 vfl grand final .
playing in the forward pocket , laird kicked three goals in the match including the match winner in the final minute when he soccered the ball through for a goal .
earlier in the season , laird kicked three goals in the last five minutes of the match to help south melbourne defeat carlton football club .
