- Luke McPharlin
Infobox afl player | firstname = Luke
lastname = McPharlin
heightweight = 193cm / 95kg
birthdate = Birth date and age|1981|1|12|df=y
birthplace =
originalteam = East Fremantle
dead = alive
deathdate =
deathplace =
debutdate = Round 5, 9 April 2000
debutteam = Hawthorn
debutopponent = Port Adelaide
debutstadium =Football Park
playingteams = Hawthorn (2000-2002)12 games 3 goals
Fremantle (2002-)
109 games 77 goals
coach = notcoach
coachingteams =
statsend = Round 9, 2008
careerhighlights =
*2005 Mark of the YearLuke McPharlin (born 1 December 1981) is an
Australian rules football player for theFremantle Football Club . He is 193centimetres tall with a playing weight of 95kilograms . McPharlin was educated atChrist Church Grammar School , graduating in 1999.He now spends the majority of playing time in the back line, but has spent time at Full-Forward. He is also well known for his trademark "
specky 's" or high flying pack-marks.McPharlin was recruited from
East Fremantle inWestern Australia to theHawthorn Football Club after being taken at Pick 10 in the 1999 AFL Draft. He made his debut in 2000 and played 12 games in his first two seasons at Hawthorn before being traded to Fremantle.He won the
Mark of the Year in 2005 for his spectacular chestmark against theWest Coast Eagles in Round Three (see links).Luke is also the lead guitarist and singer of a Bahá'í Youth Music outfit, "Calling, Waiting, Searching" [ [http://www.australianrules.com.au/2004stories/mcpharlin.html A player and more] by Les Everett, "Australian Rules", from the Fremantle Herald.] [ [http://news.bahai.org/story/316 Top sportsmen find support in faith] , 11 August 2004 (BWNS)] His musical skills lead him to win The Footy Show's musical contest "Screamers".
Aside from McPharlin's AFL career, he is also currently studying
pharmacy atCurtin University of Technology , Perth, and is married.On Monday 22nd of September 2008, Luke received a total of 3 Brownlow votes.
External links
*AflRleague|ref=L/Luke_McPharlin.html
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QajY6Gf6B-0 Mark of the Year, 2005 - Luke McPharlin]References
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