(256th Eagles player)
Subiaco product Luke Foley played 32 games after being West Coast's second selection in the 2018 draft.
West Coast career[]
After going undrafted in 2017, Foley played as an overager for WA in the under-18 competition and dominated for Subiaco in the colts. On being drafted, he was described as having a high work rate and strong athletic background, and coming from a long line of Foley footballers, his great-uncle Brian Foley having captained West Perth and won a Sandover Medal in 1959 and cousin Dan Foley playing for Richmond and West Perth in the 1980s.[1]
He began his West Coast career as a rotating midfielder in the club's WAFL reserves side, but found his feet after a shift to the backline during the season. Despite being unable to play WAFL during the pandemic-affected 2020 season, Foley showed enough form in scratch matches to receive a call-up for his senior debut in the final round of the season. He continued to improve during 2021, adding six senior games while keeping pressure on the senior members of the backline with strong WAFL form.
Foley played 16 games during 2022, trialled in a numnber of positions including a stint as a defensive forward. He returned to being a full-time defender in 2023, but managed just nine senior games, only one of them coming after the bye as he slipped back in the pecking order. He was delisted at the end of the season, after 32 games in five years.
Stats[]
| AFL | Gm | G | B | K | M | H | D | T | Cl | WAFL | Gm | G | B | K | M | H | D | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 | WCE | 16 | 3 | 8 | 131 | 55 | 62 | 193 | 35 | |||||||||
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | N/A | |||||||||
| 2021 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 23 | 21 | 74 | 7 | 4 | WCE | 11 | 2 | 1 | 157 | 44 | 54 | 211 | 24 | |
| 2022 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 144 | 68 | 61 | 205 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 24 | 38 | 93 | 12 | ||
| 2023 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 41 | 42 | 114 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 15 | 39 | 79 | 21 | ||
| Tot | 32 | 2 | 2 | 272 | 134 | 124 | 396 | 68 | 19 | ||||||||||
| Avg | 0.1 | 8.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 12.4 | 2.1 | 0.6 |
News[]
23/11/18: Eagles load up on midfielders
22/8/20: Another debutant for Eagles with Foley named
12/10/20: Young quartet sign new deals
References[]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luke_Foley_(footballer)
https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/L/Luke_Foley.html
http://www.wafl.com.au/players/view/6510
- ↑ Justin Blanchini, Joondalup Times (23 November 2018), "Foley name lives on in Eagles pick": https://www.communitynews.com.au/joondalup-times/sport/afl-draft-foley-name-lives-on-in-eagles-pick/
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1. Ryan, 2. Waterman, 3. Gaff, 4. Sheed, 5. Hunt, 6. Yeo, 7. Ginbey, 8. Hewett, 9. H.Reid |