Luke Goodwin (born 18 January 1973) is a former professional

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footballer who played in Australia and England and represented Aotearoa Māori in 2000.

Background

He is the son of rugby league legend, Edward 'Lord Ted' Goodwin who represented Australia. He is also the elder brother of fellow players,

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, Bryson and Grayson.

Playing career

Goodwin played in both Australia (

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'91,

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'92,

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'93-'95,

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'96,

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'99) and England (

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'97,

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'98). Goodwin began his career joining the Canberra Raiders in 1991 but did not play any first grade. In 1992 he joined the Penrith Panthers where he played ten first grade games. His 1992 stat ended up scoring two tries and booting two goals for 12 points. In 1993 he joined the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He played 14 first grade games in 1993 and then got dropped to reserve grade for the rest of the 1993 season. In 1994 he only played one first grade game and was dropped back to reserve grade for the rest of the 1994 season. In 1995 he joined the Parramatta Eels and did not play any first grade. In 1996 he joined the Western Reds where he played 3 first grade games. In 1997 he went over to England and joined the Oldham Bears. In 1998 he joined the London Broncos where he played 12 games. In 1999 he returned to Australia and joined the Western Suburbs Magpies where he played five first grade games. He played one Cap of International Rugby League, it was at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup for New Zealand Maori where he booted two goals and he played one game of Representative Rugby League for NSW Country in 1993.

Representative career

Goodwin played for the NSW Country team in the

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match in 1993. Goodwin also represented New Zealand Māori in 1999 and 2000, at the

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. He made a cameo appearance off the bench in a match against Fii in 2006.

Coaching career

Since 2002 he has been involved with the New South Wales Māori Rugby League programme.NZ Maori Announces Coaching Staff For World Cup Exhibition Match
''rleague.com'', 14 June 2008 In 2008 he coached the

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in the

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. In 2008 he was the coach of the New Zealand Māori side which played in the opening game of the 2008 World Cup. Goodwin coached the Port Kembla Club in the Illawarra District Rugby League in 2002 & 2003, reaching the finals both years.

References

External links

Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:Goodwin, Luke 1973 births Living people Australian people of Māori descent Australian rugby league coaches Australian rugby league players Australian expatriate sportspeople in England Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Country New South Wales Origin rugby league team players London Broncos players New Zealand Māori rugby league players New Zealand Māori rugby league team coaches New Zealand Māori rugby league team players Oldham R.L.F.C. players Penrith Panthers players Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league fullbacks Western Reds players Western Suburbs Magpies players Place of birth missing (living people)