Luke Shuey (born 2 June 1990) is an Australian rules footballer and the captain of the

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in the Australian Football League (AFL). Shuey was recruited from the

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with pick 20 in the 2008 National Draft. After a series of injuries, he made his AFL debut during the 2010 season. He was runner-up in the

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award in 2011. Shuey won the

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as West Coast's best and fairest player in 2016, and again in 2019, and finished third in the award in 2014 and 2017. Awarded 'Player of the finals' in 2019, adding to his September reputation where a year earlier he played in the club's victory over

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in the 2018 Grand Final, and was awarded the

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as the best player on the ground.

Early career

Shuey was raised in

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and attended Marcellin College, playing for the school football team. One of his teammates was

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, who was also drafted into the AFL. Outside of school football, Shuey played his junior football for Bulleen-Templestowe."Young Eagle Luke Shuey favourite for Rising Star Award"
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'', 29 June 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2016. In 2008, his final year of high school, he was selected for the

in the

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. He also represented Vic Metro at the

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, winning the team's

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award. Shuey placed fourth in the

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at the 2008 AFL Draft Camp. At the 2008 National Draft, he was selected in the second round, taken by West Coast with the 18th pick overall.

AFL career

As part of West Coast's

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with the

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(WAFL), Shuey was allocated to upon his arrival in Perth to pursue his career. However, he did not play senior football at all during the 2009 season (in either the WAFL or AFL), suffering a series of injuries which included

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, a broken leg, and two

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s."The Shuey struggle"
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'', 29 May 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2016. Shuey later said his injuries were in part due to playing too much football during the previous year. After a strong pre-season, Shuey made his AFL debut in round one of the 2010 season, against the

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. He scored a goal with his first kick. However, after just three games at AFL level, Shuey suffered a knee injury. He was due to return midway through the season, but then contracted a virus which was eventually diagnosed as

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. He eventually returned for West Coast's last three games of the season,Luke Shuey
AFL Tables. Retrieved 29 August 2016. as well as two WAFL matches for East Perth. He established himself in West Coast's midfield line-up during the 2011 season, playing in all 25 of his team's matches (one of only seven West Coast players to do so). He was nominated for the

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award in round two, after a 27-disposal and three-goal game against . He eventually finished runner-up to 's

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in the award, with Heppell polling 44 votes and Shuey 37 votes. This was the best finish by a West Coast player since

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was runner-up in 2002. Shuey also polled 12 votes in the

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, and including three votes in the round-18

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against (although

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won the

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). In the round-nine game against the

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he had kicked a career-high five goals and recorded 27 disposals, but was only awarded two Brownlow votes. During the 2012 season, Shuey was suspended on two occasions – for one week after striking Fremantle's Paul Duffield in round nine, and for two weeks after striking 's Lindsay Thomas in round 15. He polled 11 votes in the

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, including

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performances against in round three (25 disposals and five goals) and against in round 14 (32 disposals and three goals). Luke Shuey celebrating 2018 AFL Grand Final

Luke Shuey celebrating 2018 AFL Grand Final

After a career best season in 2016, Shuey was named in the initial

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40-man squad, though he did not make the final team. He also won the

as the club

. In September 2017, Shuey kicked a

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against

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to win the first elimination final at

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. It was the first after-the-siren goal in

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in AFL history. Shuey won the 2018 Norm Smith Medal for his brilliant performance against Collingwood in the

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, recording 34 possessions and a goal. He received eleven out of twelve possible votes from the four judges. His team, the West Coast Eagles, won the premiership. On 6 December 2019 it was announced that Shuey would become the 11th captain of the West Coast Eagles.

Statistics

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2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

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2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA wiretapping information; Typhoon Haiyan kills over 6,000 in the Philippines and Southeast Asia; The Dhaka garment ...

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2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western African Ebola virus epidemic; Citizens examining the ruins after the Chibok schoolgirls kidnapping; Bundles of wat ...

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2015 File:2015 Events Collage new.png, From top left, clockwise: Civil service in remembrance of November 2015 Paris attacks; Germanwings Flight 9525 was purposely crashed into the French Alps; the rubble of residences in Kathmandu following the April ...

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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

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2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...

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2019 File:2019 collage v1.png, From top left, clockwise: Hong Kong protests turn to widespread riots and civil disobedience; House of Representatives votes to adopt articles of impeachment against Donald Trump; CRISPR gene editing first used to experim ...

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2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ...

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Honours and achievements

AFL * 1x AFL Premiership Player:

* 1x Norm Smith Medallist:

* 2x All-Australian 40-man Squad: 2016,

* AFL Rising Star runner-up: 2011 West Coast Eagles *

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: 2020– * 2x John Worsfold Medallist: 2016, 2019 * 1x Chris Mainwaring Medallist: 2016 * Rookie of the year:''
2011

Personal life

In February 2009, Shuey's younger sister Melanie was struck and killed by a motorcycle while walking. He was given indefinite leave from football after her death, and stayed in Melbourne for six weeks before returning to Perth. Shuey married partner Dani Orlando in October 2019. Their first child, Oliver, was born during the 2018 AFL finals series and has since had another child with wife Danielle, a daughter, Georgia.AFL finals 2018: New dad Luke Shuey hoping to cap off amazing week with preliminary final win
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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shuey, Luke 1990 births Living people East Perth Football Club players Oakleigh Chargers players West Coast Eagles players West Coast Eagles Premiership players Australian rules footballers from Melbourne John Worsfold Medal winners Australia international rules football team players People educated at Marcellin College, Bulleen Norm Smith Medal winners West Coast Eagles (WAFL) players One-time VFL/AFL Premiership players