Luke Jericho (born 18 October 1984) is an

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er, formerly for

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in the

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. He was recruited as a second round pick in the 2002 AFL Draft, selection number 32 overall. He made his debut in 2004, against St Kilda, and kicked a goal on debut. He ended up playing 15 games for the year, and scoring 10 goals. Jericho now plays for Norwood in the

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. In

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, he played just the 5 games, scoring 5 goals, including a four-goal haul against

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in Round 11. In the 2006 season, he could not break into the team, and opted to have a shoulder reconstruction in July, meaning he would be sure to miss the rest of the season. In

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, he once again found himself on the outer. With injuries to

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and

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, he was called up to play against the

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at the Gabba. As injuries kept occurring through the team, Luke played 6 straight games, including scoring 3 goals against Carlton in round 9, and picking up 16 possessions. He credited Adelaide coach

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for helping him get his career back on track. He was then dropped after round 12, and played one more game for the season, against Geelong in Round 19, scoring 1 goal. At the end of the 2007 season, he was surprisingly left on the playing list, despite only playing 11 games in 3 years, ahead of players such as

Jason Torney Jason Torney (born 16 June 1977) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club and the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Richmond Recruited from South Adelaide, T ...

and

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, who were delisted. He was officially delisted by the club after the 2008 season. Jericho now plays for Norwood in the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jericho, Luke 1984 births Living people Adelaide Football Club players West Adelaide Football Club players Australian rules footballers from South Australia 21st-century Australian sportsmen