Luke Pratt (born 8 October 1989) is an
Australian rules football
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er. He plays as a running defender and was selected by
AFL
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Education
* Angel Foundation for Learning, a Canadian Roman Catholic charity
* Ankara Science High School, a high school in Ankara, Turkey, natively referred to as ''Ankara Fen Liesi''
* Assessment for learning
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club
Fremantle
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with their second selection (22nd overall) in the
2007 AFL Rookie draft.
Pratt played for
Swan Districts in the
West Australian Football League
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between 2008 and 2010 after being a member of their 2007 Colts Premiership winning team.
In May 2009 Pratt was elevated to the senior list when
Rhys Palmer was moved to the long-term injury list. He then made his AFL debut for Fremantle in Round 7 of the
2009 AFL season
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at
Carrara Stadium
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against
Carlton, as a replacement for the injured
Ryan Crowley. That was his first and only AFL game. At times during the game he played on former Swan Districts teammate and fellow first game player
Chris Yarran.
[Butler, Steve (9 May 2009]
Dockers make it three in a row
The West Australian
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He was not offered another contract after the 2009 season.
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Fremantle Football Club players
Swan Districts Football Club players
1989 births
Living people
Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
21st-century Australian sportsmen
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