Scott Lucas (footballer) - Football Career

Football Career

Lucas is known for his strong marking and being a powerful, accurate left foot kick, although his apparent inability to kick with his right foot is almost as notable. Lucas once joked on The Sunday Footy Show in 2006 that the last time he kicked with his right foot was to Gary Moorcroft when he took the 2001 Mark of the Year.

He mainly plays across half-forward or centre half-forward, but can also play at centre half-back and full forward. He regularly has shots on goal from outside the 50-metre arc and rarely handballs, averaging less than 3 handballs a match.

In 2006 Lucas had an outstanding season for Essendon (this, in spite of the Bombers' horror season), playing at full forward and being their main target and goal scorer in the absence of Matthew Lloyd. He finished the season with a career best 67 goals, running second in the Coleman Medal behind Brendan Fevola. He was one of just three players who played every match that season. He capped off this season with his second Crichton Medal, winning with 239 votes from Jobe Watson's (221). He had previously won the award in 2003, when he shared the medal with James Hird.

Against West Coast in Round 11, 2007, Lucas booted his 400th career goal.

A vintage display also came against West Coast in Round 22, when, despite being close to 50 points down, Lucas rallied in the last quarter in a remarkable solo effort, booting 7 goals (and just missing for a record-equaling eighth), reducing the margin to just 2 points. In the end a late goal to the Eagles saw a gallant Essendon fall 8 points short of one of the greatest ever AFL comebacks. This was also the last game of Essendon legend James Hird and coach of 27 years, Kevin Sheedy.

During a match against the Western Bulldogs in the 2008 NAB Cup, Lucas managed to kick a record 3 Super Goals which took his career tally to 7, making him the leading super goal kicker in the AFL.

Lucas suffered a knee injury, a torn cartilage in the first round of the 2008 season against North Melbourne and was out of action for a number of weeks. Along with teammate Dustin Fletcher, Lucas signed a one-year contract mid-2008. He bounced back to play in the second half of the season and kicked an amazing mid air soccer goal against Richmond late in the season.

On 18 August 2009, Lucas announced his immediate retirement from football.

In December 2009 it was named that Lucas will be playing in the Essendon District Football League at Greenvale for season 2010

Lucas is, as of 2010 on the Essendon appointment panel. In 2011, Scott Lucas took up a part-time assistant coaching role at the Essendon football club. His role is to mentor and teach the young Bomber forwards.