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{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1980}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Luke Power
| image = Luke_Power.jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Power training with the {{AFL BL}} in 2008
| fullname = Luke Power
| nickname = Finger
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|01|08|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Melbourne, Victoria]]
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| originalteam = [[Oakleigh Chargers]] ([[TAC Cup]])
| draftpick = No. 5, [[1997 AFL draft|1997 national draft]]
| height = 180 cm
| weight = 79 kg
| position = [[Australian rules football positions|Utility]]
| statsend = 2012
| years1 = 1998–2011
| club1 = {{AFL BL}}
| games_goals1 = 282 (226)
| years2 = 2012
| club2 = {{AFL GWS}}
| games_goals2 = {{0}}20 {{0}}(0)
| games_goalstotal = 302 (226)
| sooyears1 = 2008
| sooteam1 = [[Victoria Australian rules football team|Victoria]]
| soogames_goals1 = 1 (0)
| nationalyears1 = 2000, 2003
| nationalteam1 = [[Australian International rules football team|Australia]]
| nationalgames_goals1 = 4
| coachyears1 = 2023–
| coachclub1 = {{AFL Car}} (VFL)
| coachgames_wins1 = 18 (10-8-0)
| coachstatsend = the end of the 2023 season 
| careerhighlights = * 3× [[List of VFL/AFL premiers|AFL premiership player]]: [[2001 AFL Grand Final|2001]], [[2002 AFL Grand Final|2002]], [[2003 AFL Grand Final|2003]]
*[[List of Brisbane Lions captains|Brisbane Co-Captain]]: 2007–2008
*[[List of Greater Western Sydney Giants captains|Greater Western Sydney Co-Captain]]: 2012
*[[All-Australian team]]: 2004
*[[Madden Medal]]: 2012
*[[AFL Rising Star]] nominee: [[1998 AFL Rising Star|1998]], [[1999 AFL Rising Star|1999]]
*[[AFL Coaches Association awards|AFL Assistant Coach of the Year]]: 2021
}}

'''Luke Power''' (born 8 January 1980) is a former [[Australian rules football]]er who played for the [[Brisbane Lions]] and [[Greater Western Sydney Giants]] in the [[Australian Football League]] (AFL). A member of the Brisbane Lions's 2001, 2002, and 2003 premiership winning teams, he played 282 games for the Lions before moving to Greater Western Sydney where he played his final season.

==Early life==
Power grew up in [[Melbourne]]’s eastern suburbs and attended [[Trinity Grammar School, Kew|Trinity Grammar School]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=2016 CBD Lunch with Luke Power |url=http://www.otga.com.au/2016-cbd-lunch-with-luke-power |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=Old Trinity Grammarians’ Association Inc |language=en-AU}}</ref> He played junior football for Balwyn in the [[YJFL]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-28 |title=Grand Final Day – A great conclusion to the 2017 season |url=https://www.yarrajfl.org.au/post/grand-final-day-a-great-conclusion-to-the-2017-season |access-date=2024-06-11 |website=YARRA new |language=en}}</ref>  
==AFL career==
[[File:Luke Power at training.jpg|thumb|left|Power with the Lions in 2007]]

===Brisbane Lions (1998–2011)===

====Premiership sides (1998–2003)====
Power debuted for the Lions as an 18-year-old in 1998, and he has been noted ever since for his skills and desire to win the ball. He has played in all three of [[Brisbane Lions|Brisbane]]'s premierships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/105141/luke-power|title=Luke Power|date=27 November 2019|access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Luke%2BPower/13990|title=LUKE POWER|access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref>

====Leadership (2004–2009)====
Power was named as a vice-captain in 2004, where he won [[All-Australian]] selection in 2004. Midway through 2005 he was out of contract and was expected to arrive at the [[Collingwood Football Club|Collingwood FC]], but decided he would stay with the [[Brisbane Lions]]. He retained the position in 2005. In 2006, he was an inaugural member of the Brisbane Lions Leadership group, under captain [[Michael Voss]]. When Voss retired at the end of 2006, Power was named as co-captain of the side in 2007, alongside Black, Lappin, [[Chris Johnson (footballer, born 1976)|Chris Johnson]], and [[Jonathan Brown (Australian footballer)|Jonathan Brown]]. After Johnson's retirement in 2007, Power was one of four co-captains. Lappin's retirement at the end of 2008 means there was only three of the original five co-captains remaining. At the start of 2009, the new coach, Michael Voss, changed the co-captain system. Jonathon Brown was made stand-alone captain, with four vice-captains - Simon Black, Jed Adcock, Daniel Merrett and Power. In 2009, he was another consistent year for Luke Power as he led the Disposal count for the Lions with 615. He finished 4th in the Best and Fairest voting behind [[Mitch Clark (Australian footballer)|Mitch Clark]], [[Simon Black]] and eventual winner Jonathan Brown.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/105141/luke-power|title=Luke Power|date=27 November 2019|access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Luke%2BPower/13990|title=LUKE POWER|access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref>

====End of Brisbane Lions career (2010–2011)====
In Round 10 of the 2010 season, in which the Lions took on Collingwood at the Gabba, Power played his 250th game, a match where the Lions upset the eventual premiers Collingwood by eight points, giving Power the perfect celebration for his milestone. In 2011, Power remained one of only three players (the others being [[Simon Black ]] and [[Jonathan Brown (Australian footballer)|Jonathan Brown]]) from the triple-premiership winning Brisbane Lions sides of 2001-2003. Luke Power retired after the Round 23 match against {{AFL WC}}, having played 282 games for the Lions. His retirement was primarily due to being told that his position in the Lions side would not be guaranteed in 2012.<ref>[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/brisbane-lions-gallant-after-luke-power-makes-surprise-retirement-announcement/story-e6frf9jf-1226123575505 Brisbane Lions gallant after Luke Power makes surprise retirement announcement]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121011011754/http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/122261/default.aspx Power in demand]</ref><ref>[http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-premiership/mike-sheahan-and-paul-roos-say-brisbane-lions-great-luke-power-would-be-a-perfect-fit-for-greater-western-sydney/story-e6frf3e3-1226124939401 Mike Sheahan, Paul Roos say Brisbane Lions great Luke Power would be perfect for Greater Western Sydney]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/105141/luke-power|title=Luke Power|date=27 November 2019|access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Luke%2BPower/13990|title=LUKE POWER|access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref>

===Greater Western Sydney (2012)===
[[File:6 Luke Power.png|thumb|right|Power with the Giants in 2012]]
On 17 September 2011, it was announced, he would be joining Greater Western Sydney. He was made co-captain alongside [[Phil Davis (Australian footballer)|Phil Davis]] and [[Callan Ward]]. In Round 21 of the [[2012 AFL season|2012 season]], Power became the 66th person to play [[List of VFL/AFL players to have played 300 games|300 VFL/AFL games]], (282 for the Brisbane Lions, 18 for GWS). Power then retired from his playing career at the end of the 2012 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/105141/luke-power|title=Luke Power|date=27 November 2019|access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player/Luke%2BPower/13990|title=LUKE POWER|access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref>

==Statistics==
:<ref>[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/L/Luke_Power.html Luke Power's player profile at AFL Tables]</ref>

{{AFL player statistics legend}}
{{AFL player statistics start}}
|-
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1998 AFL season|1998]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 6 || 9 || 3 || 3 || 83 || 44 || 127 || 27 || 12 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 9.2 || 4.9 || 14.1 || 3.0 || 1.3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[1999 AFL season|1999]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 6 || 16 || 17 || 15 || 157 || 76 || 233 || 42 || 22 || 1.1 || 0.9 || 9.8 || 4.8 || 14.6 || 2.6 || 1.4
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2000 AFL season|2000]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 6 || 22 || 52 || 19 || 260 || 136 || 396 || 70 || 47 || 2.4 || 0.9 || 11.8 || 6.2 || 18.0 || 3.2 || 2.1
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[2001 AFL season|2001]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 6 || 15 || 16 || 17 || 131 || 64 || 195 || 41 || 27 || 1.1 || 1.1 || 8.7 || 4.3 || 13.0 || 2.7 || 1.8
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[2002 AFL season|2002]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 6 || 22 || 19 || 10 || 253 || 129 || 382 || 78 || 60 || 0.9 || 0.5 || 11.5 || 5.9 || 17.4 || 3.5 || 2.7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | [[2003 AFL season|2003]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 6 || 26 || 27 || 12 || 349 || 190 || 539 || 120 || 72 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 13.4 || 7.3 || 20.7 || 4.6 || 2.8
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2004 AFL season|2004]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 6 || 24 || 15 || 14 || 364 || 169 || 533 || 90 || 78 || 0.6 || 0.6 || 15.2 || 7.0 || 22.2 || 3.8 || 3.3
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2005 AFL season|2005]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 6 || 20 || 12 || 9 || 314 || 131 || 445 || 88 || 65 || 0.6 || 0.5 || 15.7 || 6.6 || 22.3 || 4.4 || 3.3
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2006 AFL season|2006]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 6 || 22 || 15 || 7 || 376 || 185 || 561 || 106 || 81 || 0.7 || 0.3 || 17.1 || 8.4 || 25.5 || 4.8 || 3.7
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2007 AFL season|2007]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 6 || 19 || 9 || 8 || 246 || 206 || 452 || 65 || 96 || 0.5 || 0.4 || 12.9 || 10.8 || 23.8 || 3.4 || 5.1
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2008 AFL season|2008]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 6 || 22 || 7 || 8 || 286 || 256 || 542 || 73 || 100 || 0.3 || 0.4 || 13.0 || 11.6 || 24.6 || 3.3 || 4.5
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2009 AFL season|2009]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 6 || 24 || 6 || 6 || 307 || 308 || 615 || 94 || 121 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 12.8 || 12.8 || 25.6 || 3.9 || 5.0
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2010 AFL season|2010]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 6 || 21 || 9 || 4 || 269 || 212 || 481 || 84 || 79 || 0.4 || 0.2 || 12.8 || 10.1 || 22.9 || 4.0 || 3.8
|-
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2011 AFL season|2011]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL BL}}
| 6 || 20 || 19 || 9 || 191 || 192 || 383 || 61 || 80 || 1.0 || 0.5 || 9.6 || 9.6 || 19.2 || 3.1 || 4.0
|- style="background-color: #EAEAEA"
! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | [[2012 AFL season|2012]]
|style="text-align:center;"|{{AFL GWS}}
| 6 || 20 || 0 || 1 || 227 || 182 || 409 || 84 || 52 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 11.4 || 9.1 || 20.5 || 4.2 || 2.6
|- class="sortbottom"
! colspan=3| Career
! 302
! 226
! 142
! 3813
! 2480
! 6293
! 1123
! 992
! 0.7
! 0.5
! 12.6
! 8.2
! 20.8
! 3.7
! 3.3
|}

==Honours and achievements==
'''Team'''
*AFL Premiership (Brisbane Lions): 2001, 2002, 2003
'''Individual'''
*All-Australian: 2004
*Brisbane Lions A.F.C. Co-Captain: 2007&ndash;2008
*AFL Players’ Association Madden Medal: 2012

==Coaching career==
===Greater Western Sydney===
Shortly after his retirement from his playing career, Power then became an assistant coach with [[Greater Western Sydney Giants]] in their second AFL season in the [[2013 AFL season|2013 season]]. Power served in this capacity for five seasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/558838/luke-power|title=Luke Power|date=January 31, 2020|access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref>

===AFL Academy High Performance coach===
In 2017, Power became the AFL Academy High Performance coach, leading the [[Australia national Australian rules football team|Underage national team]] to consecutive victories against New Zealand in 2017,2018 and 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/558838/luke-power|title=Luke Power|date=January 31, 2020|access-date=29 June 2022}}</ref>

===Carlton Football Club===
In September 2019, Power then became an assistant coach at [[Carlton Football Club]] in the position of Head of Development, with the primary responsibility being to manage the players' performance and development.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/35352/blues-boost-with-playfair-power|title=Blues boost with Playfair, Power|date=17 September 2019|access-date=18 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/558838/luke-power|title=Luke Power|date=January 31, 2020|access-date=November 4, 2021}}</ref> However in the middle of the [[2021 AFL season|2021 season]], fellow Carlton assistant coach [[John Barker (Australian footballer)|John Barker]] departed the club because of an external review the club had decided to undertake, to improve its on-field results. Power then replaced Barker to be promoted to a higher assistant coaching position within the Carlton Football Club as the stoppages coach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.afl.com.au/news/628871/triple-brisbane-premiership-midfielder-luke-power-will-step-up-to-carltons-coaching-panel|title=Triple premiership Lion to step up to Carlton's coaching panel|date=June 10, 2021|access-date=November 4, 2021}}</ref>  

In 2021, Power won the AFL’s Assistant Coach of the Year at the [[AFL Coaches Association awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1019453/power-named-aflca-assistant-coach-of-the-year#:~:text=LUKE%20Power%20has%20tonight%20received,the%20competition%20in%20the%20process.|title=Power named AFLCA Assistant Coach of the Year|date=September 21, 2021|access-date=November 4, 2021}}</ref>

In 2022, Power was made Head Coach of Carlton's reserves team, which is competing in the VFL.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commonscat}}
*[http://www.lions.com.au/players/playerprofile/lukepower/tabid/5189/playerid/14017/category/senior/season/2010/selected/bio/default.aspx Brisbane Lions - Official Profile of Luke Power]
*{{AFL Tables|L/Luke_Power}}
*{{AustralianFootball}}

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{{Brisbane Lions captains}}
{{Brisbane Lions Team of the Decade}}
{{Greater Western Sydney Giants captains}}
{{Madden Medal}}
{{2004 All-Australian team}}
{{2008 Victorian Team players}}
{{1998 AFL Rising Star nominees}}
{{1999 AFL Rising Star nominees}}
{{2000 Australian international rules team}}
{{2003 Australian international rules team}}
{{1997 AFL national draft}}

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