AFL Sydney Men’s Rising Star – Round Two Nominee

 

After starting in the forward line in his Premier Division debut, Sydney Uni’s Luke Gallen quickly gained the trust of his coaches and was moved into the midfield.

With the Peter Ramus Cup on the line, Luke was instrumental in Sydney University’s late comeback which saw them level the game with a goal after the siren.

Gallen’s two goal performance earned him best on ground as voted by his coach and teammates as well as, the AFL Sydney Rising Star nomination for Round Two.

Learn more about our Round Two Rising Star Below:

Player Profile

Name: Luke Gallen

Nickname: Gal

AFL Sydney Club: Sydney University

Position: Small forward

Junior Club: Drummoyne Power

Favourite activity to do outside of football:

Spending time with his girlfriend

What is one thing that we don’t know about this Rising Star that they are well known for around the club?

Captaining the Sydney Uni U19’s Division 1 side in 2020

What role do they play for the club both on and off the field?

High energy and pressure player who gets a lot of goals on the field. Consistency, leadership and work rate off the field.

The night before the game what will they most likely be doing?

Eating a big bowl of pasta and watching the tigers get a massive win.

Do they have any pre-game superstitions?

His mum always has to polish his boots the morning of the game

Nomination Details

Reason for nomination this round:

Luke was in Sydney Uni best 2-3 players this week on his Premier Division debut. He was involved in most of our best offensive and defensive plays, kicking 2 goals.

Coach quote on Performance:

“Luke Gallen, who was our Colts captain in 2020, played his first game of the season on the weekend. He was selected straight into the Prems team and was what the coaches considered the best player on the ground. He was involved in all of our best defensive and offensive plays, kicked a number of goals and could have kicked more. He was playing so well that we moved him from his forward line role to play in the midfield as we needed some support around the contest. We deemed him our best player and the players voted him as our best also.” Tom Morrison, Head Coach

 

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