Jack Lukosius (born 9 August 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
| Jack Lukosius | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 9 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Woodville-West Torrens (SANFL)/Henley Football Club | ||
| Draft | No. 2, 2018 national draft | ||
| Debut | 24 March 2019, Gold Coast vs. St Kilda, at Marvel Stadium | ||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gold Coast | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2019– | Gold Coast | 96 (59) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of opening round, 2024. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life edit
Lukosius was born in Adelaide, South Australia. His father, Robert, is of Lithuanian origin and played professional football for Woodville-West Torrens in the SANFL.[1]
Jack participated in the Auskick program at Hentley[2] and grew up playing high level Australian rules football and cricket in Adelaide for Fulham Cricket Club while attending Henley High School with future Gold Coast teammate Izak Rankine.[3] Such was his talent in cricket, he was selected as the opening bowler for South Australia at the 2016-17 U17 national carnival but gave the sport away soon after to focus on football.[4] He made his senior SANFL debut for Woodville-West Torrens in a 2017 preliminary final against Sturt where he finished with 12 disposals, 8 marks and 4 goals.[5]
Leading into his final year of junior football, Lukosius was considered a potential number-one draft pick by many draft analysts[6] and drew comparisons to superstar St Kilda forward Nick Riewoldt.[7][8] In 2018, he played a big part in South Australia's U18 national championships victory[9] and Henley High School's SA schools championship.[10] He also played for Woodville's senior SANFL side but would once again play in a losing preliminary final that year. He was drafted by Gold Coast with their first selection in the 2018 national draft, which was the second pick overall.[11]
AFL career edit
Lukosius made his AFL debut in Gold Coast's one-point loss to St Kilda in the opening round of the 2019 AFL season.
In Round 3, 2023, Lukosius kicked a career high five goals including a 73-metre inswinging goal with a drop punt to help secure a 19-point Suns victory over the reigning premier Geelong.[12]
Statistics edit
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2022 season[13]
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | ||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | ||||
| 2019 | Gold Coast | 41 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 183 | 54 | 237 | 90 | 44 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 2.6 | 11.3 | 4.3 | 2.1 |
| 2020[a] | Gold Coast | 13 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 219 | 59 | 278 | 62 | 27 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 12.9 | 3.5 | 16.4 | 3.7 | 1.6 |
| 2021 | Gold Coast | 13 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 382 | 60 | 442 | 172 | 32 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 17.4 | 2.7 | 20.1 | 7.8 | 1.5 |
| 2022 | Gold Coast | 13 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 143 | 33 | 176 | 62 | 28 | 0.62 | 1.08 | 11.00 | 2.54 | 13.54 | 4.77 | 2.15 |
| Career | 63 | 12 | 20 | 813 | 179 | 992 | 338 | 110 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 12.9 | 2.8 | 15.7 | 5.4 | 1.7 | ||
- ^ 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 edit
- ^ "Record six father-son players in Croweaters' under-18 State side". 16 June 2017.
- ^ AFL Record. Round 12, 2022. pg 54
- ^ "Schoolyard to stardom for Henley High students Jack and Izak". 21 September 2018.
- ^ Twomey, Callum (17 January 2018). "Precocious talent is ready for the scrutiny".
- ^ Waterworth, Ben (20 September 2017). "AFL Draft Watch: Andrew Brayshaw set for TAC Cup grand final stage, Jack Lukosius' insane debut".
- ^ Smith, Matthew (29 August 2018). "AFL draft: Jack Lukosius and Izak Rankine look to break Victorian stranglehold on number one pick".
- ^ Balmer, Matt (4 July 2018). "AFL Draft 2018: Why South Australian forward Jack Lukosius is Pick 1 favourite".
- ^ "Is Lukosius the next Nick Riewoldt?". 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Lukosius stars as SA storms to big under-18 championships victory". 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Lukosius, Rankine lead Henley to first football championship since 1980". 21 August 2018.
- ^ Cheadle, Josh (22 November 2018). "Lukosius excited for new chapter".
- ^ "Reigning premiers left reeling at 0-3: Lukosius-inspired Suns claim famous club win". www.sen.com.au. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Jack Lukosius". AFLTables. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
External links edit
- Jack Lukosius's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Jack Lukosius's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Lukosius at AustralianFootball.com
