Luke Lowden (born 22 February 1991) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was also listed with the Adelaide Football Club without playing a senior match. He was recruited by Hawthorn with pick 63 in the 2008 national draft from the Sandringham Dragons.[1]
| Luke Lowden | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Luke Lowden | ||
| Nickname(s) | Sticks | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1991 | ||
| Original team(s) |
Dookie United (PDFL) Wunghnu (PDFL) Shepparton (GVFL) Caulfield Grammar School Sandringham Dragons (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 63, 2008 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 12, 2014, Hawthorn vs. West Coast, at Aurora Stadium | ||
| Height | 206 cm (6 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 103 kg (16 st 3 lb; 227 lb) | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman, key forward | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2009–2014 | Hawthorn | 1 (3) | |
| 2015–2016 | Adelaide | 0 (0) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Early life
editLowden's family moved from Sydney to Cosgrove, Victoria, near Shepparton, when he was 12. He played junior football for the Dookie United Football Club before moving to Melbourne to attend Caulfield Grammar School. He played in three TAC Cup games for the Sandringham Dragons in 2008, which led to him being drafted.[2]
AFL career
editHawthorn (2009–2014)
editLowden did not play for Hawthorn in his first few seasons, instead playing for their VFL affiliate side, Box Hill. Lowden began in Box Hill's reserves and was promoted to their senior side in 2010.[3] He played in a premiership with Box Hill in 2013.[2] Lowden finally made his AFL debut in round 12 of the 2014 season, against West Coast, and kicked three goals playing as a ruckman opposed to Dean Cox and Nic Naitanui.[4] Despite his strong performance Lowden did not play another AFL game for the season, and at the end of the season sought greater opportunities at another club. He was traded to Adelaide in the 2014 trading period, along with teammate Kyle Cheney amongst a complicated exchange of draft picks also involving Geelong.[5][6]
Adelaide (2015–2016)
editLowden suffered an Achilles injury in the 2015 pre-season that delayed his start to the season.[7] He recovered to play 13 matches for Adelaide's reserves team in the SANFL, kicking 15 goals as a key forward with occasional stints in the ruck.[6] He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2016 season.[8]
Statistics
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Goals | K
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Kicks | D
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Disposals | T
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Behinds | H
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Handballs | M
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Marks | H/O
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Hit-outs |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||||
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| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | H/O | |||||
| 2009 | Hawthorn | 38 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2010 | Hawthorn | 38 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2011 | Hawthorn | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2012 | Hawthorn | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2013 | Hawthorn | 30 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2014 | Hawthorn | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Adelaide | 40 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| 2016 | Adelaide | 40 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Career[9] | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | ||
Honours and achievements
editTeam
- VFL premiership player (Box Hill): 2013
References
edit- ^ Clark, John (29 November 2008). "AFL national draft as it happened at Telstra Dome in Melbourne". foxsports.com.au. Fox Sports.
- ^ a b McGowan, Marc (24 September 2013). "Premiership with Box Hill a special moment for Lowden". Shepparton News. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Vernuccio, Chris (13 July 2010). "Last quarter blitz hands Hawks win". Leader.
- ^ Quayle, Emma (7 June 2014). "The best day of Hawthorn ruckman Luke Lowden's life". The Age.
- ^ Phelan, Jennifer (16 October 2014). "Cheney, Lowden to Crows in complicated deal". AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Luke Lowden - AFC.com.au". AFC.com.au. Adelaide Football Club. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
- ^ Thring, Harry (19 March 2015). "Lowden's Achilles heads in the wrong Direction". AFL.com.au. Australian Football League. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ^ Gaskin, Lee (23 September 2016). "Crows delist ex-Hawk and untried rookie". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
- ^ "Luke Lowden Stats". AFL Tables. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
External links
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- Luke Lowden's playing statistics from AFL Tables