Steven McLuckie
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Steven McLuckie is a former Australian rules football
er who played with the Brisbane Bears
in the Australian Football League
(AFL).
A Surfers Paradise junior, McLuckie came to the Bears in the 1990 AFL Draft
, as a zone selection. He had a memorable AFL debut against Collingwood
at Victoria Park, where he was his side's leading goal-kicker and disposal getter with four goals and 25 disposals. He ended up averaging 19 disposals from 13 appearances that year and was also a wingman in the Brisbane reserves premiership team.
McLuckie only played a further seven games in 1993 and wouldn't be part of the Brisbane side going forward. He continued at his original club, Southport, for whom he won a Joe Grant Medal in 2000, as the best player in the AFL Queensland State League
grand final.
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er who played with the Brisbane Bears
Brisbane Bears
The Brisbane Football Club, formerly nicknamed The Bears was an Australian rules football club and the first Queensland-based club in the Victorian Football League . The club played its first match in 1987, but struggled on and off the field until it made the finals for the first time in 1995...
in the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
(AFL).
A Surfers Paradise junior, McLuckie came to the Bears in the 1990 AFL Draft
1990 AFL Draft
The 1990 AFL Draft was the 5th annual draft of Australian rules footballers to the 14 clubs in the Australian Football League. It consisted of the national draft held at the end of the 1990 season, the pre-season draft, held before 1991 AFL season and a mid-season draft.Clubs receive picks based...
, as a zone selection. He had a memorable AFL debut against Collingwood
Collingwood Football Club
The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...
at Victoria Park, where he was his side's leading goal-kicker and disposal getter with four goals and 25 disposals. He ended up averaging 19 disposals from 13 appearances that year and was also a wingman in the Brisbane reserves premiership team.
McLuckie only played a further seven games in 1993 and wouldn't be part of the Brisbane side going forward. He continued at his original club, Southport, for whom he won a Joe Grant Medal in 2000, as the best player in the AFL Queensland State League
Queensland Australian Football League
The Queensland Australian Football League was an Australian rules football competition for clubs from South East Queensland.Up until 2010, the QAFL was the premier semi-professional competition in Queensland, with salary cap rules and regulations in place.It was previously known as the Queensland...
grand final.