Bert Lucas Explained

Bert Lucas
Fullname:Albert William Leslie Lucas[1]
Birth Date:3 April 1922
Birth Place:Collingwood, Victoria
Death Place:Shepparton, victoria
Originalteam:Sandringham
Height:185 cm
Weight:91 kg
Position:Ruckman
Statsend:1950
Years1:1944
Club1:Carlton
Games Goals1:7 (5)
Years2:1946–1950
Club2:South Melbourne
Games Goals2:69 (31)
Games Goalstotal:76 (36)

Albert William Leslie "Bert" Lucas (3 April 1922 – 21 February 1988) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Lucas had his early career interrupted by the war but managed seven appearances for Carlton in the 1944 VFL season.[2] A ruckman, he played five seasons at South Melbourne and was joined at the club by his brother George in 1947. He took over from Jack Graham as South Melbourne captain in 1949 but held the position for just one year.[3]

He left South Melbourne in 1951 to become captain-coach of Tasmanian club Sandy Bay.[4] In 1954 he returned to Victoria, as playing coach of Nathalia.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: WW2 Nominal Roll. Government of Australia. 8 November 2015. 3 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181103153728/http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=R&veteranId=1037011. dead.
  2. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Bert_Lucas0.html AFL Tables: Bert Lucas
  3. Book: Holmesby, Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  4. The Mercury,"Lucas Appointed As Sandy Bay Coach", 9 February 1951, p. 9
  5. The Argus,"Lucas Will Coach Nathalia", 11 February 1954, p. 17