Luke Parks

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Luke Parks
Personal information
Full name Luke Parks
Date of birth 18 April 2001
Original team(s) St Ives (NSW)/North Shore (AFL Sydney)/Glenelg (SANFL)
Draft No. 8, 2021 rookie draft
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current club Carlton
Number 26
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
20212022 Carlton 8 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2022 season.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Luke Parks (born 18 April 2001) [1] is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

A former product of the Sydney Swans academy, Parks nominated for the 2019 AFL draft but was not drafted. He subsequently signed with Glenelg and played his first season of senior football in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) in 2020. [2] Following a successful season, he was drafted at age 19 to the AFL by the Carlton Football Club with the No. 8 pick in the 2021 rookie draft. [3] He made his senior debut for Carlton in Round 3, 2021 against Fremantle in a 45-point win for Carlton at Marvel Stadium. He played eight games over two seasons, then was delisted at the end of the 2022 season. [4]

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References

  1. "Luke Parks". carltonfc.com.au. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  2. Baruch, Jono (1 April 2021). "No walk in the Parks: How new Blue Luke did it the hard way". The Inner Sanctum. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  3. Filippo, Cristian (10 December 2020). "Rookie: Luke Parks" . Retrieved 12 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Carlton Media (27 August 2022). "Carlton list changes". Carlton Football Club. Retrieved 28 August 2022.