Luke Parker (footballer)
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Parker in March 2017
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Luke Parker | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1992 | ||
| Original team(s) | Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 40, 2010 National Draft | ||
| Height / weight | 183 cm / 85 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
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| Current club | Sydney | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
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| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2011– | Sydney | 137 (108) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 1, 2017.
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Luke Parker (born 25 October 1992) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing with the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL). He plays as a midfielder.
Originally from Langwarrin, Victoria, Parker played for the Dandenong Stingrays before being drafted by Sydney with the 40th pick in the 2010 National Draft. He made his senior debut in round eight of the 2011 season, and quickly established himself in the line-up. Parker won a premiership in his second season, and has since played in two more losing grand finals (in 2014 and 2016). He won the Bob Skilton Medal as Sydney's best and fairest player in 2014, and finished runner-up to Patrick Dangerfield in the 2016 Brownlow Medal, a season in which he was also named in the All-Australian team for the first time.
Parker grew up in Langwarrin, Victoria, on Melbourne's south-eastern outskirts. He played both basketball and football as a youngster, eventually choosing to pursue the latter at the age of 16. In the TAC Cup, Parker played for the Dandenong Stingrays and won the club best and fairest in his first season. He made the TAC Cup Team of the Year in 2010, although he broke his jaw in the competition's preliminary final. Parker also played for Victoria Country in the 2010 AFL Under 18 Championships.
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