Luke Delaney (born 24 June 1989) is a former professional

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er who played for the

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and

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in the

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(AFL). He was drafted with rookie draft pick number 25 in the 2008 AFL draft cycle - with the rookie draft held in early 2009 - by the

Playing career

2009-2013: Career with North Melbourne

He made his AFL debut against in Round 9 of 2011 against

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, performing well against Jonathan Brown. Delaney played 26 matches for North Melbourne to the end of season 2013, where he was traded to St Kilda.

2014-2016: Career with St Kilda

Delaney arrived at St Kilda during the 2013 trade period in exchange for draft pick number 77 to North Melbourne to increase the depth of the Saints tall defensive players list. He played his first game for the Saints in round 1 of the 2014 AFL Premiership Season against Melbourne Demons. Delaney played his 50th AFL match in round 2 of the 2015 AFL Premiership Season for St Kilda against Gold Coast. He was delisted at the end of the 2016 season.

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* * Living people 1989 births North Melbourne Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) St Kilda Football Club players Geelong Falcons players Sandringham Football Club players North Ballarat Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1980s-stub