Jack Lukosius (born 9 August 2000) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He previously played for the Gold Coast Suns, the club to which he was drafted, from 2019 to 2024.
Early life
Lukosius was born in Adelaide, South Australia. His father, Robert, is of Lithuanian origin and played professional football for Woodville-West Torrens in the SANFL.[1]
Jack participated in the Auskick program at Henley[2] and grew up playing high level Australian rules football and cricket in Adelaide for Fulham Cricket Club while attending Henley High School with future Gold Coast teammate Izak Rankine.[3] Such was his talent in cricket, he was selected as the opening bowler for South Australia at the 2016-17 U17 national carnival but gave the sport away soon after to focus on football.[4] He made his senior SANFL debut for Woodville-West Torrens in a 2017 preliminary final against Sturt where he finished with 12 disposals, 8 marks and 4 goals.[5]
Leading into his final year of junior football, Lukosius was considered a potential number-one draft pick by many draft analysts[6] and drew comparisons to superstar St Kilda forward Nick Riewoldt.[7][8] In 2018, he played a big part in South Australia's U18 national championships victory[9] and Henley High School's SA schools championship.[10] He also played for Woodville's senior SANFL side but would once again play in a losing preliminary final that year. He was drafted by Gold Coast with their first selection in the 2018 national draft, which was the second pick overall.[11]
AFL career
Lukosius made his AFL debut in Gold Coast's one-point loss to St Kilda in the opening round of the 2019 AFL season.
In Round 3, 2023, Lukosius kicked a career high five goals including a 73-metre inswinging goal with a drop punt to help secure a 19-point Suns victory over the reigning premier Geelong.[12]
Following the 2024 AFL season, Lukosius requested a trade back to his home state of South Australia to play with Port Adelaide, and was traded on 15 October.[13][14]
Statistics
- Statistics are correct to the end of the 2024 season[15]
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2019 | Gold Coast | 41 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 183 | 54 | 237 | 90 | 44 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 8.7 | 2.6 | 11.3 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2020[a] | Gold Coast | 13 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 219 | 59 | 278 | 62 | 27 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 12.9 | 3.5 | 16.4 | 3.7 | 1.6 | 3 |
| 2021 | Gold Coast | 13 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 382 | 60 | 442 | 172 | 32 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 17.4 | 2.7 | 20.1 | 7.8 | 1.5 | 2 |
| 2022 | Gold Coast | 13 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 143 | 33 | 176 | 62 | 28 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 11.0 | 2.5 | 13.5 | 4.8 | 2.2 | 0 |
| 2023 | Gold Coast | 13 | 22 | 39 | 22 | 256 | 41 | 297 | 140 | 24 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 11.6 | 1.9 | 13.5 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 8 |
| 2024 | Gold Coast | 13 | 21 | 23 | 18 | 199 | 66 | 265 | 103 | 25 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 9.5 | 3.1 | 12.6 | 4.9 | 1.2 | |
| Career | 116 | 79 | 72 | 1383 | 313 | 1696 | 629 | 180 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 11.9 | 2.7 | 14.6 | 5.4 | 1.6 | 13 | ||
- ^ The 2020 season was played with 17 home-and-away matches per team (down from 22) and 16-minute quarters with time on (down from 20-minute quarters with time on) due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
- ^ "Record six father-son players in Croweaters' under-18 State side". 16 June 2017.
- ^ AFL Record. Round 12, 2022. pg 54
- ^ "Schoolyard to stardom for Henley High students Jack and Izak". 21 September 2018.
- ^ Twomey, Callum (17 January 2018). "Precocious talent is ready for the scrutiny".
- ^ Waterworth, Ben (20 September 2017). "AFL Draft Watch: Andrew Brayshaw set for TAC Cup grand final stage, Jack Lukosius' insane debut".
- ^ Smith, Matthew (29 August 2018). "AFL draft: Jack Lukosius and Izak Rankine look to break Victorian stranglehold on number one pick".
- ^ Balmer, Matt (4 July 2018). "AFL Draft 2018: Why South Australian forward Jack Lukosius is Pick 1 favourite".
- ^ "Is Lukosius the next Nick Riewoldt?". 13 November 2018.
- ^ "Lukosius stars as SA storms to big under-18 championships victory". 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Lukosius, Rankine lead Henley to first football championship since 1980". 21 August 2018.
- ^ Cheadle, Josh (22 November 2018). "Lukosius excited for new chapter".
- ^ "Reigning premiers left reeling at 0-3: Lukosius-inspired Suns claim famous club win". www.sen.com.au. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
- ^ "Suns forward requests trade to South Australia". AFL. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
- ^ @AFL_House (15 October 2024). "Three club trade approved" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Jack Lukosius". AFLTables. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
External links
- Jack Lukosius's profile on the official website of the Port Adelaide Football Club
- Jack Lukosius's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Jack Lukosius at AustralianFootball.com
