Scott Lucas (footballer)

Infobox afl player


firstname = Scott
lastname = Lucas
| birthdate = Birth date and age|1977|12|30|df=y
birthplace =
heightweight = 192cm / 97 kg
originalteam = Geelong Falcons
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
recruited = No. 4 in 1994 Draft
debutdate = Round 5, 25 April 1996
debutteam = Essendon
debutopponent = Collingwood
debutstadium = Melbourne Cricket Ground
playingteams = Essendon (1996-)
* 256 games, 449 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = 2008
careerhighlights =

*Essendon premiership side 2000
*Essendon Best and Fairest 2003, 2006
*Essendonleading goalkicker 2006

Scott Lucas (born 30 December 1977) is an Australian rules footballer for the Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League, and is noted as the other major forward for the Bombers, along with Matthew Lloyd. Together, Lloyd and Lucas are affectionately dubbed the "twin towers" due to their height in the Bomber forward line.

Football career

Lucas is known for his strong marking and being a powerful, accurate left foot kick, although his apparent inability to kick with his right foot is almost as notable. Lucas once joked on "The Sunday Footy Show" in 2006 that the last time he kicked with his right foot was to Gary Moorcroft when he took the 2001 Mark of the Year.Fact|date=May 2007

He mainly plays across half-forward or centre half-forward, but can also play at centre half-back and full forward. He regularly has shots on goal from outside the 50-metre arc and rarely handballs, averaging less than 3 handballs a match.

In 2006 Lucas had an outstanding season for Essendon (this, in spite of the Bombers' horror season), playing at full forward and being their main target and goal scorer in the absence of Matthew Lloyd. He finished the season with a career best 67 goals, running second in the Coleman medal. He capped off this season with his second Crichton Medal, winning with 239 votes from Jobe Watson's (221).

Against West Coast in Round 11, 2007, Lucas booted his 400th career goal.

A vintage display also came against West Coast in Round 22, when, despite being close to 50 points down, Lucas rallied in the last quarter in a remarkable solo effort, booting 7 goals (and just missing for a record-equaling eighth), reducing the margin to just 2 points. In the end a late goal to the Eagles saw a gallant Essendon fall 8 points short of one of the greatest ever AFL comebacks. This was also the last game of Essendon legend James Hird and coach of 27 years, Kevin Sheedy.

During a match against the Western Bulldogs in the 2008 NAB Cup, Lucas managed to kick a record 3 super goals which took his career tally to 7, making him the leading super goal kicker in the AFL.

Lucas suffered from a torn posterior cruciate ligament in the first round of the 2008 season against North Melbourne and is said to be out of action for at least 10 weeks. Along with teammate Dustin Fletcher, Lucas signed a one year contract mid 2008, most likely 2009 will be his last season. [cite news |first= Mark|last= Robinson|title= Bombers lose Lucas but find positives|url= http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23426540-11088,00.html|work= |publisher= |date= 2008-03-25|accessdate=2008-03-25 ]

Personal life

In 2001 he married Georgina Short. They now have 3 daughters - Mia Rose (born 12 December 2002), Hannah (born 12 July 2004) and Meg (born 26 May 2006).

References

External links

*AflRleague|ref=S/Scott_Lucas.html