Luke Shuey

Luke Shuey
Personal information
Full name	Luke Shuey
Date of birth	2 June 1990
Original team(s)	Oakleigh Chargers / Marcellin College
Draft	18th overall, 2008 (West Coast)
Height/Weight	183 cm / 88 kg
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	West Coast
Number	13
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2009–	West Coast	116 (103)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of rd5 2016 season.
Career highlights
Vic Metro under-18 best and fairest 2008 Under-18 All-Australian team 2008 2011 AFL Rising Star nominee West Coast Rookie of the Year 2011

Luke Shuey (born 2 June 1990) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Career

Shuey was selected by West Coast with the 18th (priority) pick in the 2008 AFL Draft. Luke had played all his junior football with Bulleen Templestowe (The Bullants) and Marcellin College after which he was selected to play with the Oakleigh Chargers in the TAC Cup, during which he was then selected to represent Vic Metro in the 2008 National Championships (having also won the team's best and fairest).^[1] He completed Year 12 in 2008 at Marcellin College. Shortly after being drafted his sister was killed in a motorcycle accident.^[2] Shuey kicked his first goal with his first kick in AFL football, against the Brisbane Lions on 27 March 2010. Shuey received the Rising star nomination for Round 2 2011 after a 27 disposals and three goals against Port.^[3] He finished the year runner-up Rising Star, losing to Dyson Heppell by 7 votes.

Footnotes

1. "Player Profile: Luke Shuey". WestCoastEagles.com.au. Retrieved 13 December 2008.
2. "Bomber to play, despite death of ex-girlfriend". The Age. Australia. 12 February 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
3. "Shuey Rising". AFL.com.au. 5 April 2011.