Luke Jericho (born 18 October 1984) is an

Australian rules football Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...

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

Brett Burton Brett Burton (born 4 May 1978) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League. He was picked up at Pick 16 in the 1998 AFL Draft by the Adelaide Football Club. He is noted for his spectacular high m ...

and

Mark Ricciuto Mark Anthony Ricciuto ( ; born 8 June 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). From Ramco, South Australia, Ricciuto started as a junior with the local Waike ...

, 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

Neil Craig Neil Passmore Craig (born 11 January 1956) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Norwood Football Club, Sturt Football Club and the North Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). He ...

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 ...

and Matthew Bode, 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