Luke McPharlin
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Luke McPharlin is an Australian rules football
player for the Fremantle Football Club
. McPharlin was educated at Christ Church Grammar School
, graduating in 1999. McPharlin is both a key back and a key forward.
He now spends the majority of playing time in the back line, but has spent time at full-forward. He is also well known for his trademark "specky
's" or high flying pack-marks.
McPharlin was recruited from East Fremantle in Western Australia
to the Hawthorn Football Club
after being taken at Pick 10 in the 1999 AFL Draft. He made his debut in 2000 and played 12 games in his first two seasons at Hawthorn before being traded to Fremantle.
He won the Mark of the Year
in 2005 for his spectacular chestmark against the West Coast Eagles
in Round Three.
Luke is also the lead guitarist and singer of a Bahá'í
Youth Music outfit, "Calling, Waiting, Searching" His musical skills lead him to win The Footy Show's
musical contest Screamers.
Aside from McPharlin's AFL career, he is also currently studying pharmacy
at Curtin University of Technology
, Perth, and is married.
On 22 September 2008, McPharlin received a total of three Brownlow
votes.
On 24 July 2011, it was announced that McPharlin would release his debut album at the end of the year in collaboration with local Perth act Stella's Kitchen.
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...
player for the Fremantle Football Club
Fremantle Football Club
The Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed The Dockers, is an Australian rules football team which plays in the Australian Football League . The club is based in the port city of Fremantle at the mouth of the Swan River in Western Australia...
. McPharlin was educated at Christ Church Grammar School
Christ Church Grammar School
Christ Church Grammar School is an independent, Anglican day and boarding school for boys from Pre-Primary to Year 12. Located in Perth, Western Australia, the school overlooks the Swan River at Freshwater Bay in Claremont....
, graduating in 1999. McPharlin is both a key back and a key forward.
He now spends the majority of playing time in the back line, but has spent time at full-forward. He is also well known for his trademark "specky
Specky
A spectacular mark is a term for a type of mark in Australian rules football...
's" or high flying pack-marks.
McPharlin was recruited from East Fremantle in Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
to the Hawthorn Football Club
Hawthorn Football Club
The Hawthorn Football Club, nicknamed the Hawks, is a professional Australian rules football club in the Australian Football League . The club, founded in 1902, is the youngest of the Victorian-based teams in the AFL. The team play in Brown & Gold vertically striped guernseys...
after being taken at Pick 10 in the 1999 AFL Draft. He made his debut in 2000 and played 12 games in his first two seasons at Hawthorn before being traded to Fremantle.
He won the Mark of the Year
Mark of the Year
The annual Mark of the Year competition is a sporting award that celebrates each season's best mark...
in 2005 for his spectacular chestmark against the West Coast Eagles
West Coast Eagles
The West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
in Round Three.
Luke is also the lead guitarist and singer of a Bahá'í
Bahá'í Faith
The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....
Youth Music outfit, "Calling, Waiting, Searching" His musical skills lead him to win The Footy Show's
The AFL Footy Show
The Footy Show is a Logie Award winning Australian sports television program, shown on the Nine Network and its affiliates.This show, which is dedicated to the AFL and Australian rules football, made its debut on 24 March 1994 at the same time as the other version which relates to the NRL and rugby...
musical contest Screamers.
Aside from McPharlin's AFL career, he is also currently studying pharmacy
Pharmacy
Pharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
at Curtin University of Technology
Curtin University of Technology
Curtin University is an Australian university based in Perth, Western Australia, with additional campuses in regional Western Australia and at Miri , Sydney and Singapore...
, Perth, and is married.
On 22 September 2008, McPharlin received a total of three Brownlow
Brownlow Medal
The Chas Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal , is awarded to the "fairest and best" player in the Australian Football League during the regular season as determined by votes cast by the officiating field umpires after each game...
votes.
On 24 July 2011, it was announced that McPharlin would release his debut album at the end of the year in collaboration with local Perth act Stella's Kitchen.