Luke Darcy
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| Image:Luke Darcy Footysticker1998.jpg | |
| Personal Info | |
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| Birth | July 12, 1975, |
| Recruited from | South Adelaide (SANFL) |
| Height/Weight | 197cm / 100kg |
| Playing Career¹ | |
| Debut | Round 21, August 13, 1994, Footscray vs. St Kilda, at Waverley Park |
| Team(s) | Western Bulldogs (1994-)
204 games, 165 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season | |
| Career Highlights | |
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Luke Darcy (born July 12, 1975) is an Australian rules footballer with the Western Bulldogs.
Debuting in 1994, Darcy is regarded as one of the Bulldogs' most successful ruckmen/forwards. In 2001 he took out the Charles Sutton Medal, and continued to stamp his name on the game in the following seasons. The following season, he and Michael Voss were the first players to be awarded the Leigh Matthews Trophy as AFL Players Association MVP1. In 2004 he was the Western Bulldogs leading goalkicker.
In 2005 against Geelong, Darcy suffered a season-ending knee injury, which deprived the Bulldogs of a quality tall-forward option, something they missed during the year.
On December 20, 2005 during pre-season training at the Western Bulldogs, Darcy suffered another ACL injury, which meant that he would miss the entire 2006 season. The Bulldogs finished the season in sixth place, the first time the club had made the finals in six years. He has been part of a Bulldogs casualty list that included 4 ACL injuries during the season (up until only the Round 9 mark). While Darcy has been out, he has provided special comments for Network Ten's AFL coverage. Darcy is also a panelist on Fox Footy's Fox League Teams show.
Darcy is married to Rebecca and they have two children - Sam and Sienna.
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1The AFL MVP award dates back to 1982, when the league was still the Victorian Football League (VFL), but the Leigh Matthews Trophy was only created in 2002. All prior VFL/AFL MVPs were retrospectively given the Leigh Matthews Trophy in 2005.
| Preceded by Scott West |
Western Bulldogs Best and Fairest winner 2001 |
Succeeded by Brad Johnson |
| Preceded by Andrew McLeod |
Leigh Matthews Trophy 2002 (shared with Michael Voss) |
Succeeded by Michael Voss |
