Michael Luxford

Michael Luxford
Personal information
Full name	Michael Luxford
Date of birth	(1995-02-23) 23 February 1995
Original team(s)	Caulfield Grammar
Draft	#56, 2014 Rookie Draft, Geelong
Height/Weight	186 cm / 92 kg
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current club	Geelong
Number	37
Playing career¹
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2014–	Geelong	2 (0)
¹ Playing statistics correct to the end of 2015 season.

Michael Luxford (born 23 February 1995) is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Luxford was recruited in November 2013 as a "category B" rookie, having played basketball as a junior, not football.^[1] After playing for Geelong in the Victorian Football League throughout 2014 he was elevated to Geelong's AFL senior squad in May 2015 and made his debut against Essendon.^[2]

References

↑ "No experience necessary: Cats turn to star basketballer Michael Luxford with rookie pick". 25 November 2013.
↑ Auciello, Michael (21 December 2015). "Geelong Cats’ Michael Luxford goes through hoops to make the grade". Geelong Advertiser.

External links

Michael Luxford's profile on the official website of the Geelong Football Club
Michael Luxford's statistics from AFL Tables

Geelong Football Club – current squad

1 Stanley
2 Smedts
3 Bartel
4 Mackie
5 Cockatoo
6 McCarthy
7 Taylor (vc)
8 Kolodjashnij
9 Smith
10 Menzel
11 Lang
12 Buzza
13 Lonergan
14 J. Selwood (c)
15 Hayball
16 S. Selwood
17 Cornell*
18 Cowan
19 Clark
20 Gardner
21 Murdoch
22 Duncan
23 Caddy
24 Bews
25 Henderson
26 Hawkins
27 Menegola
28 Gregson
29 Guthrie
30 Vardy
31 Cunico
32 Motlop
33 Horlin-Smith
34 Parsons*
35 Dangerfield
36 Ruggles*
37 Luxford
38 Read*
39 Kersten
40 Thurlow
42 Lucey*
43 Bates*
44 Enright
45 Delaney*
46 Blicavs

Coach: Scott

* denotes rookie listed players

2014 AFL rookie draft

First round	1. Sam Schulz 2. James Harmes 3. Eli Templeton 4. Louis Herbert 5. Will Maginness 6. Isaac Conway 7. Charlie Cameron 8. Joel Tippett 9. Fraser Thurlow 10. Corey Gault 11. Todd Banfield 12. Luke Reynolds 13. Sam Russell 15. James Toohey 16. Michael Wood 17. Dallas Willsmore

Second round	19. Max King 20. Maverick Weller 22. Rowen Powell 23. Zac O'Brien 24. James Battersby 25. Kayne Turner 26. Patrick Ambrose 27. Anthony Miles 28. Cameron Wood 29. Sam Gray 31. Nick Bourke 32. Tom Vandeleur 33. Derick Wanganeen

Third round	35. Alex Georgiou 36. Jason Holmes 38. Murray Newman 40. Jake Kelly 41. Johnny Rayner 42. Matt Thomas 43. Blaine Johnson 44. Brent Renouf 45. Patrick Mitchell 46. Zachary Bates 47. Jacob Ballard 48. Zac Webster

Fourth round	50. Neville Jetta 52. Alex Spina 53. Heath Scotland 54. Daniel Flynn 55. Lloyd Perris 56. Michael Luxford 57. Ben Ross

Fifth round	60. Ciarán Sheehan 61. Kurt Heatherley

Sixth round	63. Jarred Ellis 64. Ciarán Byrne 65. Shem-Kalvin Tatupu

Tenth round	69. Archie Smith

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