Kate Lutkins

Lutkins was born in 1988 in Brisbane, Queensland. Her mother is Debbie Bowe.{{Cite web|date=23 March 2018|title=Lions prepared to fight fire with fire in GF|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/brisbane-star-kate-lutkins-is-prepared-to-fight-fire-with-fire-if-the-aflw-grand-final-gets-physical-ng-fc656e2594d7d21f9db77e4ba9fa62d0|access-date=19 April 2021|website=PerthNow|language=en}}

She attended and completed high school at West Moreton Anglican College and Ipswich Girls' Grammar School, in Ipswich, Queensland.{{Cite web|last=jbuchan|title=Kate accepts national role|url=https://www.qt.com.au/news/kate-accepts-national-role/1482850/|access-date=19 April 2021|website=Queensland Times|language=en}}

Lutkins captained the "undefeated" Yeronga Devils Aussie Rules team.

In 2012 she was working as an animal technician for the University of Queensland when she was announced as the captain of the national team to play in October at the Pacific Cup in San Francisco.{{Cite web|last=jbuchan|title=Kate accepts national role|url=https://www.qt.com.au/news/kate-accepts-national-role/1482850/|access-date=19 April 2021|website=Queensland Times|language=en}}

She was playing for Wilston Grange when she was drafted.

Lutkins was recruited by {{AFLW|Bri}} with the number 79 pick in the 2016 AFL Women's draft. She made her debut in the Lions' inaugural game against {{AFLW|Mel}} at Casey Fields on 5 February 2017.{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/aflw/aflw-2017-round-one-melbourne-demons-v-brisbane-lions/news-story/44467d8bc1d64c6880b41c91e222f13d|title=AFLW 2017 round one: Melbourne Demons v Brisbane Lions|newspaper=Herald Sun|date=5 February 2017|access-date=1 June 2017}} At the end of the season, she won the Lions' Most Courageous award.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lions.com.au/news/2017-03-31/aflw-most-courageous|title=AFLW: Kate Lutkins award Most Courageous|publisher=Brisbane Lions|date=31 March 2017|access-date=1 June 2017}} Her 2018 season was rewarded with the club best and fairest.{{cite news|url=https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/brisbane-star-kate-lutkins-is-prepared-to-fight-fire-with-fire-if-the-aflw-grand-final-gets-physical-ng-fc656e2594d7d21f9db77e4ba9fa62d0|title=Brisbane star Kate Lutkins is prepared to fight fire with fire if the AFLW Grand Final gets physical|last=Arnold|first=Rickie-Lee|date=23 March 2018|work=The Courier-Mail|publisher=News Corp Australia|access-date=15 April 2018}} The 2020 AFL Women's season saw Lutkins obtain her second AFL Women's All-Australian team selection, named in the full back position.{{cite web|title=AFLW All-Australian team revealed, new wave dominates|url=https://womens.afl/news/50129/aflw-all-australian-team-revealed-new-wave-dominates|last1=McGowan|first1=Marc|access-date=19 June 2021|date=27 April 2020|work=womens.afl}}{{cite web|title=AFLW All-Australian team for 2020 revealed: 12 clubs represented as two stars make history|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/womens-afl/aflw-allaustralian-team-for-2020-revealed-12-clubs-represented-as-two-stars-make-history/news-story/7548ceec1657bdbe8cb71abca5c58252|work=Fox Sports|access-date=19 June 2021|date=27 April 2020}}

Lutkins was awarded the medal for the best player on the ground at the 2021 AFL Women's Grand Final. She finished with 18 disposals, seven of them contested, and had ten rebound 50s.{{cite web |first=Kate |last=O'Halloran |title=Brisbane Lions win historic first AFLW premiership over the Adelaide Crows |date=17 April 2021 |publisher= ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-17/brisbane-lions-beat-adelaide-crows-for-first-aflw-premiership/100076288 |access-date=18 April 2021}} She played in pain, and was scheduled to have surgery on both feet, having torn the plantar fascia in her left foot during round eight.{{cite web |title=Lions beat Crows to win AFLW grand final |publisher= 7NEWS.com.au |url=https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/lions-beat-crows-to-win-aflw-grand-final-c-2617240 |access-date=18 April 2021}}{{cite web |title='It's just pain really': Serious foot injury can't stop Lion's GF heroics |website=womens.afl |url=https://womens.afl/news/71149/-it-s-just-pain-really-serious-foot-injury-can-t-stop-lion-s-gf-heroics |access-date=18 April 2021}} At the conclusion of the 2021 AFL Women's season, Lutkins was awarded with her third All-Australian blazer, named at centre half-back.{{cite web|title=REVEALED: The 2021 AFLW All-Australian team|url=https://womens.afl/news/71754/revealed-the-2021-aflw-all-australian-team|date=20 April 2021|access-date=21 June 2021|work=womens.afl}}{{cite web|title=Two AFLW greats reach footy immortality as All-Australian squad revealed|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2021-aflw-all-australian-side-full-squad-captain-best-players-brianna-davey-karen-paxman-emma-kearney/news-story/0868ae4c3280c39a18aea11e794fe2ca|work=womens.afl|date=20 April 2021|access-date=21 June 2021|last1=Zita|first1=David}} Lutkins signed on with {{AFLW|Bri}} for two more years on 15 June 2021.{{cite web|title=Stars Sign and the Future Looks Bright|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/959288/stars-sign-and-the-future-looks-bright|date=15 June 2021|access-date=15 June 2021|work=Lions Media}}

In 2022 season 6, Lutkins tore her anterior cruciate ligament early in the round 1 match against Adelaide Crows. This ruled her out for the remainder of the season. Ahead of schedule, she returned in round 5 of 2022 season 7 against Essendon at Burpengary.

She was placed on the inactive list in 2023 due to pregnancy.{{Cite news|title=New Lion cub incoming: Premiership star announces pregnancy|url=https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1002612/new-lion-cub-incoming-premiership-star-announces-pregnancy|last=Black|first=Sarah|website=AFL Women's|location=Melbourne|date=21 April 2023|access-date=22 June 2025}} She played two further games in 2024 before announcing her retirement at the end of the season.{{cite web|title=Kate Lutkins|url=https://australianfootball.com/players/player_season_detail/kate+lutkins/19970|website=australianfootball.com|access-date=22 June 2025}}{{Cite news|title=Foundation Lion Calls Time On Career|url=https://www.lions.com.au/news/1698325/foundation-lion-calls-time-on-career|website=Brisbane Lions|date=26 November 2024|access-date=22 June 2025}} She finished her AFLW career having played 52 matches for the Lions.

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|-

| scope="row" | 2017 || {{AFLW|Bri}} || 13 || 8 || 1 || 0 || 59 || 7 || 66 || 12 || 17 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 7.4 || 0.9 || 8.3 || 1.5 || 2.1 || 0

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| scope="row" | 2018 || {{AFLW|Bri}} || 13 || 8 || 1 || 0 || 105 || 37 || 142 || 31 || 26 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 13.1 || 4.6 || 17.8 || 3.9 || 3.3 || 2

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| scope="row" | 2019 || {{AFLW|Bri}} || 13 || 7 || 0 || 2 || 74 || 20 || 94 || 27 || 24 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 10.6 || 2.9 || 13.4 || 3.9 || 3.4 || 0

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| scope="row" | 2020 || {{AFLW|Bri}} || 13 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 75 || 18 || 93 || 31 || 22 || 0.1 || 0.0 || 10.7 || 2.6 || 13.3 || 4.4 || 3.1 || 5

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| scope="row" bgcolor=F0E68C | 2021^# || {{AFLW|Bri}} || 13 || 11 || 0 || 0 || 98 || 38 || 136 || 44 || 21 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 8.9 || 3.5 || 12.4 || 4.0 || 1.9 || 0

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| scope="row" | 2022 (S6) || {{AFLW|Bri}} || 13 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 0

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| scope="row" | 2022 (S7) || {{AFLW|Bri}} || 13 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 57 || 14 || 71 || 19 || 11 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.1 || 1.8 || 8.9 || 2.4 || 1.4 || 0

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| scope="row" | 2023 || {{AFLW|Bri}} || 13 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 0

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| scope="row" | 2024 || {{AFLW|Bri}} || 13 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 1 || 3 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 1.5 || 3.5 || 0.5 || 1.5 || 0

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! colspan="3" | Career !! 52 !! 3 !! 2 !! 472 !! 138 !! 610 !! 165 !! 124 !! 0.1 !! 0.0 !! 9.1 !! 2.7 !! 11.7 !! 3.2 !! 2.4 !! 7

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Lutkins married her partner Kate Clarkson and took her name.{{Cite book|title=Changing altitudes: Stories of Air Force women|last1=Dearing|first1=Kirrily|last2=Williams|first2=Anna|last3=Markwell|first3=Karyn|last4=Earl|first4=Fiona|last5=Turner|first5=Rosalind|publisher=Big Sky|location=Sydney|year=2024|series=Australian Air Campaign Series|volume=9|isbn=9781923144873|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3574485104|pages=293–300}}

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