Peter Lucas (footballer)

Peter Lucas (23 November 1929 – 16 September 2019) was an Australian rules footballer, who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Peter Lucas
Personal information
Full name Peter Hedley Lucas
Date of birth (1929-11-23)23 November 1929
Date of death 16 September 2019(2019-09-16) (aged 89)
Place of death Nudgee, Queensland
Original team(s) Hampton Rovers (VAFA)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1949–1959 Collingwood 177 (1)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959.
Career highlights
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Peter Lucas was a regular half back flanker in the Collingwood team. His 177 VFL games between 1949 and 1959 included the winning 1958 Grand Final against Melbourne. He was a member of what the historian (and passionate Carlton supporter) Manning Clark called, 31 years after it had last played together, “that great half-back line of Lucas, Kingston and Tuck”.[1][2] Later Lucas was an administrator and general manager at Collingwood after retiring from playing football in 1959.

References
  1. "A Glimpse of Manning Clark in 1990". Mark O'Connor - Australian Poet. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. Roberts, Michael (19 September 2019). "Vale Peter Lucas 1929-2019". Retrieved 20 September 2019.


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