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Australian rules footballer, born 1981

Australian rules footballer

Luke Penny
Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-02-08) 8 February 1981 (age 43)
Original team(s)	Oakleigh U18
Debut	Round 13, 4 June 2000, Western Bulldogs vs. Geelong, at Telstra Dome
Height	193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	94 kg (207 lb)
Playing career
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1999–2002	Western Bulldogs	35 (5)
2003–2005	St Kilda	45 (2)
Total		80 (7)
Playing statistics correct to the end of 2005.
Career highlights
AFL Rising Star nominee 2001 St Kilda pre-season premiership 2004
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Luke Penny (born 8 February 1981) is a former Australian rules footballer.

Recruited to the Western Bulldogs in the 1998 AFL Draft as pick 14, Penny was seen as a project player who could lead the defence in years to come. He stood at 193 cm, and made his debut in 2000. With Matthew Croft at the club, he could not cement his spot at the Bulldogs, so was traded to St Kilda Football Club for pick 17 (which turned out to be Cameron Faulkner) in the 2002 AFL Draft.

Making his debut with the Saints in 2003, Penny continued to improve in a key-defensive position, and became first-choice full-back at the club. However, in 2004 and particularly 2005, Penny started having trouble with his knees. In 2005 he played just 9 games and was a figure in the Saints' massive injury list throughout the year. At the end of the 2005 season, Penny's knee injuries had become a massive problem and it was widely known that he was considering retirement. At just 24 years of age, on 29 November, Penny made his retirement official, with 3 years remaining on his contract.

References

"AFL 2004 Wizard Cup Grand Final – Geelong v St Kilda". Slattery Media Group. 13 March 2004. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2009.

External links

Luke Penny's playing statistics from AFL Tables
Luke Penny at AustralianFootball.com

v t e 2001 AFL Rising Star nominees
Rd 1: Cupido Rd 2: Harris Rd 3: Kerr Rd 4: Lonie Rd 5: Beetham Rd 6: Henneman Rd 7: Begley Rd 8: Jacobs Rd 9: Penny Rd 10: Johnson Rd 11: McVeigh Rd 12: Ling Rd 13: McPhee Rd 14: Koschitzke Rd 15: Giansiracusa Rd 16: Murphy Rd 17: Guerra Rd 18: Fiora Rd 19: Copeland Rd 20: Enright Rd 21: Woods Rd 22: Greene
Italics denote winner

v t e 1998 AFL national draft
First round	1. Des Headland 2. Justin Longmuir 3. Nic Fosdike 4. Ryan Fitzgerald 5. Michael Stevens 6. Murray Vance 7. Josh Carr 8. Jude Bolton 9. Mark McVeigh 10. Brandon Hill 11. Lenny Hayes 12. Adam Ramanauskas 13. Chris Lamb 14. Luke Penny 15. Brady Rawlings 16. Brett Burton
Second round	17. Peter Street 18. Daniel Schell 19. Nick Davis 20. Michael Collica 21. David Clarke 22. James Begley 23. Chris Ladhams 24. David Wojcinski 25. Aaron Henneman 26. Michael O'Brien 27. Steven Baker 28. Heath James 29. Tyson Stenglein 30. Nicky Winmar 31. Gary Dhurrkay 32. David Gallagher
Third round	33. Craig Bolton 34. Bryan Beinke 35. Brad Oborne 36. Danny Jacobs 37. Adam Morgan 38. Brendan Fevola 39. Toby Thurstans 40. James White 41. Craig Jacotine 43. Damien Ryan 44. Heath Scotland 45. Aaron Shattock 46. Jay Solomon 47. Nicolas Lowther 48. Lucas Herbert
Fourth round	49. Garth Taylor 50. Damien Adkins 51. David Loats 52. Ryan O'Connor 53. Troy Schwarze 54. Derek Murray 55. Marc Dragicevic 56. Ilija Grgic 57. Andrew Embley 58. Ian Prendergast 59. Dwayne Simpson 60. Luke Speers 61. Ricky Symes 62. Tim van der Klooster 63. Clint Kirey
Fifth round	64. Andrew Shipp 65. Lee Walker 66. Steven Rode 67. Brett Backwell 68. Matthew Greig 69. Scott Bennett 70. Kurt Heazlewood 71. Simon Feast 72. Luke Taylor 73. Christin Macri 74. Adam Lange 75. Ken McGregor
Sixth round	76. Rupert Betheras 77. Adrian Cox 79. Ray Hall 80. Brodie Atkinson 81. Jacob Anstey 85. Shannon Motlop
Seventh round	86. Kris Barlow 89. Joel Duckworth 90. Shane Clayton

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