Scott Lucas (footballer)
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| Birth | December 30, 1977 , |
| Recruited from | Geelong Falcons |
| Height and weight | 192cm / 97 kg |
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| Debut | Round 5, April 25, 1996, Essendon vs. Collingwood, at Melbourne Cricket Ground |
| Team(s) | Essendon (1996-)
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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.
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[edit] 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.[citation needed]
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.
He was awarded as an All-Australian selection in 2003.
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.[1]
[edit] 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).
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| Preceded by Mark Johnson |
Essendon Best and Fairest winner 2003 |
Succeeded by Adam McPhee |
| Preceded by Jason Johnson |
Essendon Best and Fairest winner 2006 |
Succeeded by James Hird |
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