Luke Shackleton Explained

Luke Shackleton
Fullname:Luke Shackleton
Birth Date:17 November 1984
Originalteam:Burnie Dockers /
Tassie Mariners
Draftpick:29th, 2002 National draft
Height:179 cm
Weight:88 kg
Statsend:2004
Years1:2004
Club1:Collingwood
Games Goals1:1 (0)

Luke Shackleton (born 17 November 1984) is an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Shackleton was a second round draft selection by Collingwood, on the back of his Morrish Medal winning performances with the Tassie Mariners in the 2002 TAC Cup season.[1]

He played at Williamstown in 2003, the feeder club for Collingwood which compete in the Victorian Football League. The following year he made his AFL debut, against Richmond on the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[2] He played as a midfielder but spent much of the match on the bench.[3]

Delisted without playing another game, Shackleton joined the Tasmanian Devils in 2005.[4] He later returned to his original club, the Burnie Dockers, whom he would captain in the 2011 Tasmanian Football League season.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luke Shackleton. Collingwood Football Club. 29 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110615184734/http://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/players/playerprofile/lukeshackleton/tabid/8170/playerid/20051/category/past/season/2009/selected/bio/default.aspx. 15 June 2011. dead.
  2. http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/L/Luke_Shackleton.html AFL Tables: Luke Shackleton
  3. Book: Holmesby. Russell. Main. Jim. The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. 2007. 978-1-920910-78-5.
  4. The Examiner,"Shackleton joins the Devils", 4 March 2005