Micheal Luck (born 21 April 1981) is an Australian former professional

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footballer who played for the

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and the

New Zealand Warriors The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL) premiership and is the League's only team from outside Australia. They were formed in 1995 as ...

. Micheal Luck's position of choice was or .

Playing career

Queensland

While attending

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, Luck played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1999. He also attended

Townsville Grammar School , motto_translation = Come In Good, Go Out Better , established = 1888 , type = Independent, day & boarding, IB , gender = Co-educational , denomination = Non-denomina ...

. His junior club was North Thuringowa. In 2001, Luck made his

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debut for the

. He played 76 first grade games for the North Queensland club, mostly from the bench. Luck played nine games for the club during the

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but was not part of the side which reached the 2005 NRL Grand Final against the

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New Zealand

At the end of 2005, Luck moved to the

, seeking more playing time. In his first season for the club, 2006, Luck managed to play every single

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game for the Warriors and won the clubs Clubman of the Year award. He played over 50 consecutive games for the club and made the most tackles for the club in 2007, again being named Clubman of the Year. In 2007 he was called into the

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squad as injury cover but was not required. He was named in Queensland's Emerging Origin side for 2009. On 25 April 2009, whilst playing against the

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at Olympic Park, Luck made an NRL record-breaking 74 tackles in an extra time draw, 14-all, which was beaten a year later in Round 11 2011 by Shaun Fensom with 75 tackles against Canterbury-Bankstown. The previous record was held by

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of the

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who had 69 tackles in a match in 2007. At the end of 2009, Luck picked up the Warriors biggest award, the club Player of the Year. Luck claimed the trophy ahead of

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and

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. In 2010 Luck became the 17th player to play 100 games for the Warriors. On 14 September 2010, he was selected in the

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to play

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on 26 September. Luck played in the 2011 NRL Grand Final against the

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which New Zealand lost 24-10. Luck announced on 21 April 2012 that he would retire at season's end (

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Administration career

In 2012 Luck was appointed as the

' elite pathways manager for 2013 and beyond, working to build local junior talent.

References

External links

Micheal Luck
Official Warriors biography {{DEFAULTSORT:Luck, Micheal 1982 births Living people Australian rugby league administrators Australian rugby league players North Queensland Cowboys players New Zealand Warriors players New Zealand Warriors captains Prime Minister's XIII players Rugby league locks People educated at Kirwan State High School Rugby league players from Queensland