Luke O'Sullivan

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Luke O'Sullivan
Personal information
Full name Luke O'Sullivan
Date of birth (1968-03-28) 28 March 1968 (age 53)
Original team(s) Xavier College, Kew
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 92 kg (203 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1988–1997 Carlton 62 (58)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1997.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Luke O'Sullivan (born 28 March 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).

Nicknamed Rhino, O'Sullivan played mostly as a half forward and made his league debut in 1988 after serving his apprenticeship in the Under-19s.

O'Sullivan, who came originally from Xavier College in Kew, had an injury plagued career but put in some good performances in 1992 to kick 21 goals. [1] He missed the entire 1993 AFL season due to a knee injury, sustained when some turf controversially gave way at Waverley Park. [2] The following year he made just two appearances, one of which was a semi final and played six times in Carlton's 1995 premiership winning season. After playing just once in 1996, O'Sullivan put together a career best 15 games in 1997 despite missing four games for breaking the jaw of Adelaide's Trent Ormond-Allen.

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References

  1. ↑ "Luke O'Sullivan". AFL Tables.
  2. ↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN   978-1-920910-78-5.
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