Luke Partington (born 5 March 1997) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by West Coast with their first selection and twenty-eighth overall in the 2015 national draft.[1] He made his AFL debut in the sixty-eight-point win against the Brisbane Lions at Domain Stadium in round 19 of the 2017 season.[2]
Luke Partington | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Luke Partington | ||
Date of birth | (1997-03-05) 5 March 1997 (age 25) | ||
Original team(s) | Norwood (SANFL) | ||
Draft | No. 28, 2015 national draft | ||
Debut |
Round 19, 2017, West Coast vs. Brisbane Lions, at Domain Stadium | ||
Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2016–2018 | West Coast | 6 (3) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2018. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
He tied for the best and fairest in 2018 at East Perth, West Coast's West Australian Football League affiliate at the time, but was delisted by West Coast at the end of the 2018 season.[3] For the 2019 season, Partington would move back to South Australia and join the Glenelg Tigers in the South Australian National Football League. He would cap off his 2019 season by winning the league's best and fairest award, the Magarey Medal.[4] In 2021 he was selected to represent South Australian against Western Australian in their interstate match.[5]
Magarey Medal winners | |
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The Magarey Medal has been awarded since 1898 to the "best and most brilliant" player in the South Australian National Football League and its various incarnations. |
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