Kate Lutkins

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Kate Lutkins
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Lutkins playing for Brisbane in March 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-05-31) 31 May 1988 (age 37) [1]
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland
Original team(s) Wilston Grange (QWAFL) [1]
Draft No. 79, 2016 AFL Women's draft
Debut Round 1, 2017, Brisbane  vs. Melbourne, at Casey Fields
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) [2]
Position(s) Defender
Playing career
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2017–2024 Brisbane 52 (3)
Career highlights
Source: AustralianFootball.com

Kate Clarkson (born 31 May 1988), formerly and commonly known as Kate Lutkins, is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Brisbane in the AFL Women's. She won the best-on-ground award in the Lions' victorious grand final in 2021 and was named in three All-Australian teams across her career.

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Early life

Lutkins was born in 1988 in Brisbane, Queensland. Her mother is Debbie Bowe. [3]

She attended and completed high school at West Moreton Anglican College and Ipswich Girls' Grammar School, in Ipswich, Queensland. [4]

Lutkins captained the "undefeated" Yeronga Devils Aussie Rules team. [5]

In 2012 she was working as an animal technician for the University of Queensland when she was announced as the captain of the national team to play in October at the Pacific Cup in San Francisco. [5]

She was playing for Wilston Grange when she was drafted. [1]

AFLW career

Lutkins was recruited by Brisbane with the number 79 pick in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the Lions' inaugural game against Melbourne at Casey Fields on 5 February 2017. [6] At the end of the season, she won the Lions' Most Courageous award. [7] Her 2018 season was rewarded with the club best and fairest. [8] The 2020 AFL Women's season saw Lutkins obtain her second AFL Women's All-Australian team selection, named in the full back position. [9] [10]

Lutkins was awarded the medal for the best player on the ground at the 2021 AFL Women's Grand Final. She finished with 18 disposals, seven of them contested, and had ten rebound 50s. [11] [12] She played in pain, and was scheduled to have surgery on both feet, having torn the plantar fascia in her left foot during round eight. [13] [11] At the conclusion of the 2021 AFL Women's season, Lutkins was awarded with her third All-Australian blazer, named at centre half-back. [14] [15] Lutkins signed on with Brisbane for two more years on 15 June 2021. [16] In 2022 season 6, Lutkins tore her anterior cruciate ligament early in the round 1 match against Adelaide Crows. This ruled her out for the remainder of the season. Ahead of schedule, she returned in round 5 of 2022 season 7 against Essendon at Burpengary.

She was placed on the inactive list in 2023 due to pregnancy. [17] She played two further games in 2024 before announcing her retirement at the end of the season. [18] [19] She finished her AFLW career having played 52 matches for the Lions. [18]

Statistics

Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals  
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds  
  H  
 Handballs  
  M  
 Marks
  #  
Played in that season's 
premiership team
SeasonTeamNo.GamesTotalsAverages (per game) Votes
GBKHDMTGBKHDMT
2017 Brisbane 138105976612170.10.07.40.98.31.52.10
2018 Brisbane 138101053714231260.10.013.14.617.83.93.32
2019 Brisbane 1370274209427240.00.310.62.913.43.93.40
2020 Brisbane 1371075189331220.10.010.72.613.34.43.15
2021 # Brisbane 131100983813644210.00.08.93.512.44.01.90
2022 (S6) Brisbane 13100011000.00.00.01.01.00.00.00
2022 (S7) Brisbane 1380057147119110.00.07.11.88.92.41.40
2023 Brisbane 130——————————————0
2024 Brisbane 13200437130.00.02.01.53.50.51.50
Career [18] 52324721386101651240.10.09.12.711.73.22.47

Private life

Lutkins married her partner Kate Clarkson and took her name. [20]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Brisbane Lions AFL Women's Players". Brisbane Lions. Archived from the original on 3 February 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "KATE LUTKINS". Australian Football. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Lions prepared to fight fire with fire in GF". PerthNow. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. ↑ jbuchan. "Kate accepts national role". Queensland Times. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. 1 2 jbuchan. "Kate accepts national role". Queensland Times. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "AFLW 2017 round one: Melbourne Demons v Brisbane Lions". Herald Sun . 5 February 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "AFLW: Kate Lutkins award Most Courageous". Brisbane Lions. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  8. ↑ Arnold, Rickie-Lee (23 March 2018). "Brisbane star Kate Lutkins is prepared to fight fire with fire if the AFLW Grand Final gets physical". The Courier-Mail. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  9. ↑ McGowan, Marc (27 April 2020). "AFLW All-Australian team revealed, new wave dominates". womens.afl. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "AFLW All-Australian team for 2020 revealed: 12 clubs represented as two stars make history". Fox Sports. 27 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  11. 1 2 "'It's just pain really': Serious foot injury can't stop Lion's GF heroics". womens.afl. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  12. ↑ O'Halloran, Kate (17 April 2021). "Brisbane Lions win historic first AFLW premiership over the Adelaide Crows". ABC News. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "Lions beat Crows to win AFLW grand final". 7NEWS.com.au. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "REVEALED: The 2021 AFLW All-Australian team". womens.afl. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  15. ↑ Zita, David (20 April 2021). "Two AFLW greats reach footy immortality as All-Australian squad revealed". womens.afl. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  16. ↑ "Stars Sign and the Future Looks Bright". Lions Media. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  17. ↑ Black, Sarah (21 April 2023). "New Lion cub incoming: Premiership star announces pregnancy". AFL Women's . Melbourne. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  18. 1 2 3 "Kate Lutkins". australianfootball.com. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  19. ↑ "Foundation Lion Calls Time On Career". Brisbane Lions . 26 November 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  20. ↑ Dearing, Kirrily; Williams, Anna; Markwell, Karyn; Earl, Fiona; Turner, Rosalind (2024). Changing altitudes: Stories of Air Force women. Australian Air Campaign Series. Vol. 9. Sydney: Big Sky. pp. 293–300. ISBN   9781923144873.
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