Rheanne Lugg

Rheanne Lugg
Lugg playing for Adelaide in January 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-22) 22 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Perth, Western Australia
Original team(s) Riverina Lions (AFL Canberra)
Draft No. 42, 2017 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2018, Adelaide vs. Brisbane, at Norwood Oval
Height 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Playing career
Years Club Games (Goals)
2018–2019 Adelaide 6 (0)
2020–2021 Brisbane 9 (3)
Total 15 (3)
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Rheanne Lugg (born 22 February 1990) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played in the AFL Women's (AFLW) for Adelaide, from 2018 to 2019, and for Brisbane, from 2020 to 2021.

State football

Lugg played with Swan Districts in the West Australian Women's Football League (WAWFL), alongside Chelsea Randall, and won a premiership with them.[1] She played over 125 games for Swan Districts.[2] In 2017, Lugg played for Riverina Lions in AFL Canberra.[3] Lugg joined Wilston Grange, together with Brianna McFarlane, for the 2020 AFL Queensland Women's League (QAFLW) season.[2] Lugg represented Western Australia four times, including the team who beat Victoria in 2015.[4] Lugg has also played in the AFL Women's exhibition matches[3]

AFLW career

Adelaide

Lugg was drafted by Adelaide with their sixth selection and forty-second overall in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.[1] The Australian Army let her transfer bases for six months so that she can work and play football simultaneously.[3] She made her AFLW debut in the twelve point loss to Brisbane at Norwood Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season.[5] In total, she played in six games over the season.[2] After not playing a game the following year, she was delisted by Adelaide in April 2019.[6]

Brisbane

Lugg signed as a free agent with Brisbane ahead of the 2020 season.[4][7] In June 2021, Lugg retired from football.[8]

Personal life

Lugg is from Perth, where she completed a four-year electrical apprenticeship.[9] Lugg's father, Gary, played for St Kilda before suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[1] Lugg is a qualified electrician, and worked in the field in the Australian Army,[3] as an electrical technician, servicing, maintaining, and repairing electrical equipment.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b c "AFLW Pick No.42: Rheanne Lugg". Adelaide. Telstra Media. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Wingard, Ant (29 November 2019). "Wilston Grange lock away Lions pair for 2020 Bond University QAFLW season". AFL Queensland.
  3. ^ a b c d Gaskin, Lee (1 December 2017). "AFLW: Army electrician to make sparks fly". Adelaide. Telstra Media.
  4. ^ a b "Lugg welcomed to Den". The Women's Game. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  5. ^ Salemme, Kate (1 February 2018). "AFLW Round 1 teams named: Stars set for second season". Herald Sun. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ^ "AFLW: List changes". Adelaide. Telstra Media. 18 April 2019.
  7. ^ Fielding, Josie (30 April 2019). "AFLW: Rheanne Lugg joins the pride". Brisbane Lions. Telstra Media.
  8. ^ "Thanks Luggsy". Brisbane Lions. Telstra. 10 June 2021.
  9. ^ Harding, Sally (4 December 2018). "Army and AFLW Combine Forces". Border Cafe.
  10. ^ Thomas, Kirralee (14 February 2018). "AFLW: Lugg's other field". Adelaide. Telstra Media.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rheanne Lugg.