Luke McGuane

Luke McGuane
McGuane in August 2009
Personal information
Full name Luke McGuane
Date of birth (1987-02-12) 12 February 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Original team(s) Broadbeach (QAFL)
Draft 36th overall, 2004
Richmond
Height 192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Position(s) Key Defender/Forward
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
2005–2013 Richmond 105 (39)
2014–2015 Brisbane Lions 7 (7)
Total 112 (46)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Luke McGuane (born 12 February 1987) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club and Brisbane Lions in the Australian Football League (AFL).

McGuane is a key position player. He was drafted by Richmond with pick 36 in the 2004 national draft. He was recruited from Broadbeach in the (AFL Queensland State League).

In a VFL game in 2007, playing for Coburg, he was struck by a falling goalpost in a bizarre incident.[1]

McGuane is the cousin of dual Collingwood best and fairest winner Mick McGuane.[2]

At the end of the 2013 season, he was delisted by Richmond. He then signalled an intention to return to Queensland under former Richmond assistant coach, Justin Leppitsch at the Brisbane Lions. On 4 November 2013, the Brisbane Lions signed McGuane as a delisted free agent.[3]

He announced his immediate retirement from the AFL in September 2015, citing a knee injury.[4]

Statistics

[5]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
2005 Richmond 38 0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
2006 Richmond 38 2 0 1 5 4 9 4 0 0.0 0.5 2.5 2.0 4.5 2.0 0.0
2007 Richmond 38 14 0 0 89 69 158 53 31 0.0 0.0 6.4 4.9 11.3 3.8 2.2
2008 Richmond 16 16 0 0 105 80 185 81 38 0.0 0.0 6.6 5.0 11.6 5.1 2.4
2009 Richmond 16 22 2 3 144 151 295 127 37 0.1 0.1 6.6 6.9 13.4 5.8 1.7
2010 Richmond 16 16 2 2 84 113 197 62 34 0.1 0.1 5.3 7.1 12.3 3.9 2.1
2011 Richmond 16 14 0 0 66 106 172 49 34 0.0 0.0 4.8 7.6 12.3 3.5 2.1
2012 Richmond 16 9 15 10 53 43 96 31 31 1.7 1.1 5.9 4.8 10.7 3.4 3.4
2013 Richmond 16 12 20 10 83 45 128 45 25 1.7 0.8 6.9 3.8 10.7 3.8 2.1
2014 Brisbane Lions 1 3 0 1 7 9 16 4 1 0.0 0.3 2.3 3.0 5.3 1.3 0.3
2015 Brisbane Lions 1 4 7 4 25 20 45 14 7 1.8 1.0 6.3 5.0 11.3 3.5 1.8
Career 112 46 31 661 640 1301 470 238 0.4 0.3 5.9 5.7 4.2 11.6 2.1

References

  1. ^ "Footballer hit by goalpost". PerthNow. 18 May 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  2. ^ Johnson, Lyall (28 November 2004). "Tiger McGuane plays down new family tie". The Age.
  3. ^ Gleeson, Michael (4 November 2013). "Lions snare McGuane". The Age.
  4. ^ Whiting, Michael (3 September 2015). "Knee injury forces McGuane to retire". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Luke McGuane". AFL Tables. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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