Laurence Angwin (born 7 October 1982) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the

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in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is infamous for being sacked by Carlton after turning up to training having used

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''The World Today'', 7 April 2004, Accessed 28 January 2010 The grandson of former

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player

Andy Angwin Lawrence Andrew Angwin (4 September 1918 – 14 July 2002) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL). A wingman, Angwin played with Port Melbourne in the Victorian Football Association ...

,Ahmed, N. "Angwin's dream chance", ''The Age'', 15 December 2002, p. 57 Angwin was drafted by the

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at pick 7 in the first round of the 2000 AFL Draft. Angwin lasted only one season with Adelaide without playing a game at senior level. Battling injuries and emotional issues, he was delisted in 2001 and returned to

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. After playing for the

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in 2002, Angwin was drafted by Carlton at pick 17 in the 2003 Rookie draft and he made his AFL debut in round 14, 2003. By the end of the

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, Angwin was considered to be a future star at Carlton. However, continuing off-field problems, including charges being laid against him from stealing from teammate Karl Norman, meant he remained a controversial player. Early in the 2004 season, after Carlton's round 2 win against , it was claimed that Angwin and Norman arrived at a Carlton training session under the influence of

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. While Norman admitted to taking the drug, Angwin denied it but a subsequent drug test proved positive and Angwin was sacked by Carlton. Angwin signed with the

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in the Western Region Football League's division two for the 2009 season. As of 2013, it was reported that Angwin was playing for Ouyen United, along with former AFL players

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and

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, in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Angwin, Laurence Carlton Football Club players 1982 births Living people Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Dandenong Stingrays players Box Hill Football Club players