Luke McGuane is an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er in the AFL

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 who plays for the Richmond Football Club

Richmond Football Club

The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...

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McGuane, who wears number 16, is a key position player for Richmond. He was drafted using pick 36 in the 2004 national draft

2004 AFL Draft

The 2004 AFL Draft, concerning player acquisitions in the 2004/05 Australian Football League off-season, consisted of a trade period, a national draft, a pre-season draft, and the elevation of rookies...

. He was recruited from Broadbeach, Queensland.

In a VFL game in 2007, playing for Coburg, he was struck by a falling goalpost in a bizarre incident.

Luke is the nephew of dual Collingwood

Collingwood Football Club

The Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed The Magpies, is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League...

 Best and Fairest, Mick McGuane

Michael McGuane

Michael 'Mick' McGuane was an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League-Early years :McGuane debuted in 1987 with Collingwood and showed great skills as a running midfielder. From Sebastapol Football Club, McGuane made a name for himself in 1988, coming runner-up to Peter...

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