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Luke Power

Luke Power (born 8 January 1980) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Brisbane Lions and Greater Western Sydney Giants in the Australian Football League (AFL). A member of the Brisbane Lions's 2001, 2002, and 2003 premiership winning teams, he played 282 games for the Lions before moving to Greater Western Sydney where he played his final season.

Luke Power
Power training with the Brisbane Lions in 2008
Personal information
Full name Luke Power
Nickname(s) Finger
Date of birth (1980-01-08) 8 January 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Oakleigh Chargers (TAC Cup)
Draft No. 5, 1997 national draft
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Position(s) Utility
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1998–2011 Brisbane Lions 282 (226)
2012 Greater Western Sydney 020 0(0)
Total 302 (226)
Representative team honours
Years Team Games (Goals)
2008 Victoria 1 (0)
International team honours
2000, 2003 Australia 4
Coaching career3
Years Club Games (W–L–D)
2023– Carlton (VFL) 18 (10-8-0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2012.
3 Coaching statistics correct as of the end of the 2023 season.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Early life

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Power grew up in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs and attended Trinity Grammar School.[1] He played junior football for Balwyn in the YJFL.[2]

AFL career

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Power with the Lions in 2007

Brisbane Lions (1998–2011)

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Premiership sides (1998–2003)

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Power debuted for the Lions as an 18-year-old in 1998, and he has been noted ever since for his skills and desire to win the ball. He has played in all three of Brisbane's premierships.[3][4]

Leadership (2004–2009)

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Power was named as a vice-captain in 2004, where he won All-Australian selection in 2004. Midway through 2005 he was out of contract and was expected to arrive at the Collingwood FC, but decided he would stay with the Brisbane Lions. He retained the position in 2005. In 2006, he was an inaugural member of the Brisbane Lions Leadership group, under captain Michael Voss. When Voss retired at the end of 2006, Power was named as co-captain of the side in 2007, alongside Black, Lappin, Chris Johnson, and Jonathan Brown. After Johnson's retirement in 2007, Power was one of four co-captains. Lappin's retirement at the end of 2008 means there was only three of the original five co-captains remaining. At the start of 2009, the new coach, Michael Voss, changed the co-captain system. Jonathon Brown was made stand-alone captain, with four vice-captains - Simon Black, Jed Adcock, Daniel Merrett and Power. In 2009, he was another consistent year for Luke Power as he led the Disposal count for the Lions with 615. He finished 4th in the Best and Fairest voting behind Mitch Clark, Simon Black and eventual winner Jonathan Brown.[5][6]

End of Brisbane Lions career (2010–2011)

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In Round 10 of the 2010 season, in which the Lions took on Collingwood at the Gabba, Power played his 250th game, a match where the Lions upset the eventual premiers Collingwood by eight points, giving Power the perfect celebration for his milestone. In 2011, Power remained one of only three players (the others being Simon Black and Jonathan Brown) from the triple-premiership winning Brisbane Lions sides of 2001-2003. Luke Power retired after the Round 23 match against West Coast, having played 282 games for the Lions. His retirement was primarily due to being told that his position in the Lions side would not be guaranteed in 2012.[7][8][9][10][11]

Greater Western Sydney (2012)

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Power with the Giants in 2012

On 17 September 2011, it was announced, he would be joining Greater Western Sydney. He was made co-captain alongside Phil Davis and Callan Ward. In Round 21 of the 2012 season, Power became the 66th person to play 300 VFL/AFL games, (282 for the Brisbane Lions, 18 for GWS). Power then retired from his playing career at the end of the 2012 season.[12][13]

Statistics

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Legend
  G  
 Goals
  K  
 Kicks
  D  
 Disposals 
  T  
 Tackles
  B  
 Behinds 
  H  
 Handballs 
  M  
 Marks
Season Team No. Games Totals Averages (per game)
G B K H D M T G B K H D M T
1998 Brisbane Lions 6 9 3 3 83 44 127 27 12 0.3 0.3 9.2 4.9 14.1 3.0 1.3
1999 Brisbane Lions 6 16 17 15 157 76 233 42 22 1.1 0.9 9.8 4.8 14.6 2.6 1.4
2000 Brisbane Lions 6 22 52 19 260 136 396 70 47 2.4 0.9 11.8 6.2 18.0 3.2 2.1
2001 Brisbane Lions 6 15 16 17 131 64 195 41 27 1.1 1.1 8.7 4.3 13.0 2.7 1.8
2002 Brisbane Lions 6 22 19 10 253 129 382 78 60 0.9 0.5 11.5 5.9 17.4 3.5 2.7
2003 Brisbane Lions 6 26 27 12 349 190 539 120 72 1.0 0.5 13.4 7.3 20.7 4.6 2.8
2004 Brisbane Lions 6 24 15 14 364 169 533 90 78 0.6 0.6 15.2 7.0 22.2 3.8 3.3
2005 Brisbane Lions 6 20 12 9 314 131 445 88 65 0.6 0.5 15.7 6.6 22.3 4.4 3.3
2006 Brisbane Lions 6 22 15 7 376 185 561 106 81 0.7 0.3 17.1 8.4 25.5 4.8 3.7
2007 Brisbane Lions 6 19 9 8 246 206 452 65 96 0.5 0.4 12.9 10.8 23.8 3.4 5.1
2008 Brisbane Lions 6 22 7 8 286 256 542 73 100 0.3 0.4 13.0 11.6 24.6 3.3 4.5
2009 Brisbane Lions 6 24 6 6 307 308 615 94 121 0.3 0.3 12.8 12.8 25.6 3.9 5.0
2010 Brisbane Lions 6 21 9 4 269 212 481 84 79 0.4 0.2 12.8 10.1 22.9 4.0 3.8
2011 Brisbane Lions 6 20 19 9 191 192 383 61 80 1.0 0.5 9.6 9.6 19.2 3.1 4.0
2012 Greater Western Sydney 6 20 0 1 227 182 409 84 52 0.0 0.1 11.4 9.1 20.5 4.2 2.6
Career 302 226 142 3813 2480 6293 1123 992 0.7 0.5 12.6 8.2 20.8 3.7 3.3

Honours and achievements

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Team

  • AFL Premiership (Brisbane Lions): 2001, 2002, 2003

Individual

  • All-Australian: 2004
  • Brisbane Lions A.F.C. Co-Captain: 2007–2008
  • AFL Players’ Association Madden Medal: 2012

Coaching career

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Greater Western Sydney

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Shortly after his retirement from his playing career, Power then became an assistant coach with Greater Western Sydney Giants in their second AFL season in the 2013 season. Power served in this capacity for five seasons.[15]

AFL Academy High Performance coach

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In 2017, Power became the AFL Academy High Performance coach, leading the Underage national team to consecutive victories against New Zealand in 2017,2018 and 2019.[16]

Carlton Football Club

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In September 2019, Power then became an assistant coach at Carlton Football Club in the position of Head of Development, with the primary responsibility being to manage the players' performance and development.[17][18] However in the middle of the 2021 season, fellow Carlton assistant coach John Barker departed the club because of an external review the club had decided to undertake, to improve its on-field results. Power then replaced Barker to be promoted to a higher assistant coaching position within the Carlton Football Club as the stoppages coach.[19]

In 2021, Power won the AFL’s Assistant Coach of the Year at the AFL Coaches Association awards.[20]

In 2022, Power was made Head Coach of Carlton's reserves team, which is competing in the VFL.

References

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  1. ^ "2016 CBD Lunch with Luke Power". Old Trinity Grammarians’ Association Inc. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Grand Final Day – A great conclusion to the 2017 season". YARRA new. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Luke Power". 27 November 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  4. ^ "LUKE POWER". Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Luke Power". 27 November 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  6. ^ "LUKE POWER". Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  7. ^ Brisbane Lions gallant after Luke Power makes surprise retirement announcement
  8. ^ Power in demand
  9. ^ Mike Sheahan, Paul Roos say Brisbane Lions great Luke Power would be perfect for Greater Western Sydney
  10. ^ "Luke Power". 27 November 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  11. ^ "LUKE POWER". Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Luke Power". 27 November 2019. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  13. ^ "LUKE POWER". Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  14. ^ Luke Power's player profile at AFL Tables
  15. ^ "Luke Power". 31 January 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  16. ^ "Luke Power". 31 January 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  17. ^ "Blues boost with Playfair, Power". 17 September 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  18. ^ "Luke Power". 31 January 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Triple premiership Lion to step up to Carlton's coaching panel". 10 June 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  20. ^ "Power named AFLCA Assistant Coach of the Year". 21 September 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2021.
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