Scott Lucas (footballer)

Scott Lucas (born 30 December 1977) is a former 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 were affectionately dubbed the "twin towers" due to their height in the Bomber forward line.

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.

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 60-metres with his booming left foot and rarely handballs, averaging less than 3 handballs a match.

In 2006 Lucas had an outstanding season for an Essendon side that underachieved that year, playing at full forward and being their main target and goal kicker in the absence of captain Matthew Lloyd. He finished the season with a career best 67 goals, running second in the Coleman Medal behind Brendan Fevola. He was one of just three players who played every match for the season. He capped off this season with his second Crichton Medal, winning with 239 votes from Jobe Watson's 221. He had previously won the award in 2003, when he shared the medal with James Hird.