Luke Jackson (born 29 September 2001) is an

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who plays for the

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in the Australian Football League (AFL), having previously played for the Melbourne Football Club.

Early life

Jackson attended

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. He was childhood friends with NBA draft pick

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. The pair both attended Willetton Senior together.

Early basketball and football

In 2018, Jackson represented Australia at the Under-17 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Argentina and won gold at the Under-16 FIBA Asia Championship in China. He was named in the all-tournament team for the U16 Asian Championship. The

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basketball program was keen for him to move to Canberra in 2019 and begin a pathway which could have led him to college in the United States. Jackson represented Western Australia at the

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for two seasons, where he ended up winning under-18 All Australian selection. He also played for the

East Fremantle Sharks The East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and WAFL Women's (WAFLW). The team's home ground is East Fremantle Oval. East Fremantle are the ...

for the 2019 season in the colts division.

AFL career

Jackson was recruited by Melbourne with pick 3 in the

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. Jackson debuted in the Demons' one-point win over the Carlton Blues in the second round of the

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. He collected 7 disposals, 1 behind and 1 tackle. After being omitted for the next 3 rounds, Jackson re-entered the team in Round 7. He won the Rising Star nomination for Round 10. In that game he kicked 2 goals, including the opening goal. On top of that, he also collected 8 disposals, 14 hitouts and 2 marks. At the conclusion of the year he took out the

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, an award given to the best young talent for the

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. Jackson re-signed for a one year contract extension with the club at the end of the year, keeping him at the club until 2022. Jackson became a part of a select few players in the AFL to receive two Rising Star nominations in their careers after he received a 2021 AFL Rising Star nomination for his 22 disposal, 1 goal performance in Round 7 of the 2021 AFL season, and won the award overall at the season's conclusion. Jackson was a part of Melbourne's 57 year drought breaking

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victory over the

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. Following Melbourne's loss to the

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in the 2022 semi-final, Jackson reportedly met with the club and formally requested a trade to his home state of

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, however he did not nominate a specific club and allowed offers from both West Coast and Fremantle. Jackson was traded to Fremantle on October 10 for a first-round pick, a future first-round pick and a future second-round pick. Upon joining Fremantle Jackson signed a seven year contract tying him to Fremantle until at least 2029. Round 15 of the

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saw Jackson kick three goals during Fremantle's 32 point win over at Optus Stadium.

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57 saw Jackson collect 19 disposals, 26 hitouts and kick a goal in Fremantle's win over West Coast. He finished the game equal best on ground after tying with Lachie Schultz for the Glendinning-Allan Medal.

Statistics

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Honours and achievements

Team * AFL premiership player ():

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Individual * AFL Rising Star nominee: 2020 (Round 10) *

: 2020 * 22under22 team: 2021 *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Luke 2001 births Living people Melbourne Football Club players Australian rules footballers from Western Australia East Fremantle Football Club players Melbourne Football Club premiership players VFL/AFL premiership players