Albert William "Bert" Lucas (3 April 1922 - 21 February 1988) was an Australian rules football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er who played with Carlton

Carlton Football Club

The Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...

 and South Melbourne

Sydney Swans

The Sydney Swans Football Club is an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in Sydney, New South Wales. The club, founded in 1874, was known as the South Melbourne Football Club until it relocated to Sydney in 1982 to become the Sydney...

 in the Victorian Football League

Australian Football League

The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...

 (VFL).

Lucas had his early career interrupted by the war but managed seven appearances for Carlton in the 1944 VFL season

1944 VFL season

Results and statistics for the Victorian Football League season of 1944.-Influence of World War II:The wartime travel restrictions that had forced Geelong into recess the previous two years were relaxed, and Geelong rejoined the competition....

. A ruckman

Ruckman (Australian rules football position)

In Australian rules football, a ruckman is typically a tall and athletic player who contests at centre bounces and stoppages . The ruckman is one of the most important players on the field...

, he played five seasons at South Melbourne and was joined at the club by his brother George in 1947. He took over from Jack Graham

Jack Graham (footballer)

Jack Graham is a former Australian rules footballer who played for South Melbourne in the VFL during the 1930s and 40s.Graham was utility player but played mostly as a ruckman. Over the course of his career he was one of the few players who used the place kick and he played in losing grand finals...

 as South Melbourne captain in 1949 but held the position for just one year.

He left South Melbourne in 1951 to become captain-coach of Tasmanian club Sandy Bay

Sandy Bay Football Club

The Sandy Bay Football Club was an Australian rules football club based in Sandy Bay, Tasmania, Australia that participated in the Tasmanian Football League from 1945 to 1997.-Club History:...

. In 1954 he returned to Victoria, as playing coach of Nathalia

Nathalia Football Club

The Nathalia Football Club, nicknamed the Purples, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Murray Football League.The club is based in the town of Nathalia located in north east Victoria.Nathalia joined the Murray Football League in 1931....

.