Rheanne Lugg (born 22 February 1990) is a retired Australian rules footballer who played in the AFL Women's (AFLW) for Adelaide, from 2018 to 2019, and for Brisbane, from 2020 to 2021.
| Rheanne Lugg | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Lugg playing for Adelaide in January 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 22 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia | ||
| Original team(s) | Riverina Lions (AFL Canberra) | ||
| Draft | No. 42, 2017 AFL Women's draft | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 2018, Adelaide vs. Brisbane, at Norwood Oval | ||
| Height | 166 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018–2019 | Adelaide | 6 (0) | |
| 2020–2021 | Brisbane | 9 (3) | |
| Total | 15 (3) | ||
| Source: AustralianFootball.com | |||
State football
editLugg played with Swan Districts in the West Australian Women's Football League (WAWFL), alongside Chelsea Randall, and won a premiership with them.[1] She played over 125 games for Swan Districts.[2] In 2017, Lugg played for Riverina Lions in AFL Canberra.[3] Lugg joined Wilston Grange, together with Brianna McFarlane, for the 2020 AFL Queensland Women's League (QAFLW) season.[2] Lugg represented Western Australia four times, including the team who beat Victoria in 2015.[4] Lugg has also played in the AFL Women's exhibition matches[3]
AFLW career
editAdelaide
editLugg was drafted by Adelaide with their sixth selection and forty-second overall in the 2017 AFL Women's draft.[1] The Australian Army let her transfer bases for six months so that she can work and play football simultaneously.[3] She made her AFLW debut in the twelve point loss to Brisbane at Norwood Oval in the opening round of the 2018 season.[5] In total, she played in six games over the season.[2] After not playing a game the following year, she was delisted by Adelaide in April 2019.[6]
Brisbane
editLugg signed as a free agent with Brisbane ahead of the 2020 season.[4][7] In June 2021, Lugg retired from football.[8]
Personal life
editLugg is from Perth, where she completed a four-year electrical apprenticeship.[9] Lugg's father, Gary, played for St Kilda before suffering an anterior cruciate ligament injury.[1] Lugg is a qualified electrician, and worked in the field in the Australian Army,[3] as an electrical technician, servicing, maintaining, and repairing electrical equipment.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c "AFLW Pick No.42: Rheanne Lugg". Adelaide. Telstra Media. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ a b c Wingard, Ant (29 November 2019). "Wilston Grange lock away Lions pair for 2020 Bond University QAFLW season". AFL Queensland.
- ^ a b c d Gaskin, Lee (1 December 2017). "AFLW: Army electrician to make sparks fly". Adelaide. Telstra Media.
- ^ a b "Lugg welcomed to Den". The Women's Game. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ Salemme, Kate (1 February 2018). "AFLW Round 1 teams named: Stars set for second season". Herald Sun. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "AFLW: List changes". Adelaide. Telstra Media. 18 April 2019.
- ^ Fielding, Josie (30 April 2019). "AFLW: Rheanne Lugg joins the pride". Brisbane Lions. Telstra Media.
- ^ "Thanks Luggsy". Brisbane Lions. Telstra. 10 June 2021.
- ^ Harding, Sally (4 December 2018). "Army and AFLW Combine Forces". Border Cafe.
- ^ Thomas, Kirralee (14 February 2018). "AFLW: Lugg's other field". Adelaide. Telstra Media.
External links
edit
- Rheanne Lugg's profile on the official website of the Brisbane Lions
- Rheanne Lugg at AustralianFootball.com