Peter Lucas (footballer) explained

Peter Lucas
Fullname:Peter Hedley Lucas
Birth Date:23 November 1929
Death Place:Nudgee, Queensland
Originalteam:Hampton Rovers (VAFA)
Statsend:1959
Years1:1949–1959
Club1:Collingwood
Games Goals1:177 (1)
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Peter Lucas (23 November 1929 – 16 September 2019) was an Australian rules footballer, who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Peter Lucas was a regular half back flanker in the Collingwood team. His 177 VFL games between 1949 and 1959 included the winning 1958 Grand Final against Melbourne. He was a member of what the historian (and passionate Carlton supporter) Manning Clark called, 31 years after it had last played together, "that great half-back line of Lucas, Kingston and Tuck".[1] [2] Later Lucas was an administrator and general manager at Collingwood after retiring from playing football in 1959.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: A Glimpse of Manning Clark in 1990 . Mark O'Connor – Australian Poet . 20 September 2019 . 25 March 2016.
  2. Web site: Vale Peter Lucas 1929-2019. Michael. Roberts. 19 September 2019. 20 September 2019.