He always played as a defender, on either a half-back flank or back pocket and initially struggled to cement a spot in the side with only five games in his first three seasons.

Lauder finished in a losing team on only four occasions during his career.

Lauder holds the League record for the most consecutive games won at the start of a career, with 18.

Lauder finished his VFL senior playing career with a record of 32–0–4, representing a winning percentage of 88.89%.

This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1898 is a stub.