Jack Lukosius

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Jack Lukosius
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-08-09) 9 August 2000 (age 24)
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
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2019– Gold Coast 116 (79)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

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).

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Early life

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 Henley [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

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

Statistics are correct to the end of the 2024 season [13]
Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2019 Gold Coast 4121341835423790440.10.28.72.611.34.32.10
2020 [lower-alpha 1] Gold Coast 1317332195927862270.20.212.93.516.43.71.63
2021 Gold Coast 132231138260442172320.10.517.42.720.17.81.52
2022 Gold Coast 13138141433317662280.61.111.02.513.54.82.20
2023 Gold Coast 1322392225641297140241.81.011.61.913.56.41.18
2024 Gold Coast 1321231819966265103251.10.99.53.112.64.91.2
Career1167972138331316966291800.70.611.92.714.65.41.613
  1. ↑ 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.

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References

  1. ↑ "Record six father-son players in Croweaters' under-18 State side". 16 June 2017.
  2. ↑ AFL Record. Round 12, 2022. pg 54
  3. ↑ "Schoolyard to stardom for Henley High students Jack and Izak". 21 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Twomey, Callum (17 January 2018). "Precocious talent is ready for the scrutiny".
  5. ↑ Waterworth, Ben (20 September 2017). "AFL Draft Watch: Andrew Brayshaw set for TAC Cup grand final stage, Jack Lukosius' insane debut".
  6. ↑ Smith, Matthew (29 August 2018). "AFL draft: Jack Lukosius and Izak Rankine look to break Victorian stranglehold on number one pick".
  7. ↑ Balmer, Matt (4 July 2018). "AFL Draft 2018: Why South Australian forward Jack Lukosius is Pick 1 favourite".
  8. ↑ "Is Lukosius the next Nick Riewoldt?". 13 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "Lukosius stars as SA storms to big under-18 championships victory". 2 June 2018.
  10. ↑ "Lukosius, Rankine lead Henley to first football championship since 1980". 21 August 2018.
  11. ↑ Cheadle, Josh (22 November 2018). "Lukosius excited for new chapter".
  12. ↑ "Reigning premiers left reeling at 0-3: Lukosius-inspired Suns claim famous club win". www.sen.com.au. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  13. ↑ "Jack Lukosius". AFLTables. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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