Luke MacDougall
{{Short description|Australian rugby league footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2013}}
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|birth_place = Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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|club1 = Cronulla Sharks
|year1start = 2002
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|tries1 = 4
|goals1 = 0
|fieldgoals1 = 0
|points1 = 16
|club2 = South Sydney
|year2start = 2003
|year2end = 06
|appearances2 = 47
|tries2 = 31
|goals2 = 0
|fieldgoals2 = 0
|points2 = 124
|club3 = St. George Illawarra
|year3start = 2007
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|points3 = 4
|club4 = Newcastle Knights
|year4start = 2007
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|goals4 = 0
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|club5 = Melbourne Storm
|year5start = 2010
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|points5 = 16
|club6 = {{nowrap|Canterbury Bulldogs}}
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|retired = yes
|updated = 6 January 2020
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| relatives = Ben MacDougall (brother)
Adam MacDougall (brother)
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Luke MacDougall (born 5 February 1982) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer in the National Rugby League competition, who last played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs. He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, South Sydney Rabbitohs, St. George Illawarra Dragons, Newcastle Knights and the Melbourne Storm.[http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/melbourne-storm-sign-luke-mcdougall/story-e6frfgbo-1225798631119 Melbourne Storm Sign Luke Mcdougall] Herald Sun {{dead link|date=May 2023}} MacDougall's position of choice was on the {{rlp|wg}}.
Background
MacDougall was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
MacDougall is the youngest brother of Australian Kangaroos and State of Origin representative Adam MacDougall, former rugby league and Scottish rugby union player, Ben MacDougall and son of former NRL player Gil MacDougall.
Playing career
MacDougall made his first grade debut for Cronulla-Sutherland in round 4 of the 2002 NRL season against the Brisbane Broncos scoring a try in a 18–16 loss. MacDougall made a total of seven appearances in his debut year and scored four tries.
In 2003, MacDougall signed with the Brisbane Broncos but spent the early part of the season playing for the Toowoomba Clydesdales in the Queensland Cup. In June 2003, he joined the South Sydney Rabbitohs. MacDougall played for Souths during a difficult period in their history where the club finished last in 2003, 2004 and 2006.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/other-sports/list/the-worst-teams-in-nrl-history-newcastle-knights-rugby-league-wooden-spoon-parramatta-eels-salary-cap-semi-radradra-kieran-foran/1k2c6o18od8431jen234fqd91u/4/|title=The worst teams in NRL history|website=Sporting News}}{{Cite web |date=2003-06-17 |title=Youngest MacDougall into Souths |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/youngest-macdougall-into-souths-20030617-gdgy3h.html |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}} During the 2005 NRL season, MacDougall was suspended for ten matches after performing a dangerous tackle on Sydney Roosters player Anthony Minichiello.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingnews.com/au/league/list/the-longest-nrl-suspensions-in-the-modern-era-sia-soliola-john-hopoate-danny-williams/1w7lxp2xc0ab71buamg3stidrh/|title=The longest NRL suspensions in the modern era|website=Sporting News}}
In 2007, MacDougall joined St. George Illawarra but only managed to play four games before being released to join Newcastle mid-season. In 2010, he signed with Melbourne and played for them during a year in which the club had two premierships stripped from them and were forced to play for no points after the NRL discovered the club had deliberately breached the salary cap between 2006 and 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/teams/storm/they-are-ours-why-cameron-smith-will-always-recognise-storms-stripped-premierships/news-story/6397becb6e5091d6804ef91c578c56bd/|title='They are ours': Why Cameron Smith will always recognise Storm's stripped premierships|website=Fox Sports|date=31 July 2019}}
MacDougall joined Canterbury-Bankstown full-time NRL squad in 2012. He only featured in two games for Canterbury and did not play in the 2012 NRL Grand Final defeat by his former club Melbourne.{{Cite web |url=http://p.twimg.com/AdC0CFZCIAEVrB7.jpg:large |title = AdC0CFZCIAEVrB7.JPG:large (1024x765 pixels) |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120712163330/http://p.twimg.com/AdC0CFZCIAEVrB7.jpg:large |archive-date=12 July 2012 |url-status=dead}}
Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: 2002 - round 4, Cronulla-Sutherland vs Brisbane Broncos at ANZ Stadium, 7 April
Retirement
MacDougall decided to retire from rugby league at the end of the 2012 NRL season.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100220114417/http://www.melbournestorm.com.au/default.aspx?s=player-profile-display&id=329 Melbourne Storm profile]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080206003228/http://www.nrl.com/Clubs/Knights/KnightsPlayerProfile/tabid/248/playerid/159/Default.aspx NRL Player Profile]
- [http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/melbourne-storm-sign-luke-mcdougall/story-e6frfgbo-1225798631119 Melbourne Storm Sign Luke Mcdougall] Herald Sun {{dead link|date=May 2023}}
{{Melbourne Storm - 2010 World Club Challenge winners}}
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Category:Australian people of Scottish descent
Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
Category:Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks players
Category:Lakes United Seagulls players
Category:Melbourne Storm players
Category:Newcastle Knights players
Category:Rugby league players from Sydney
Category:South Sydney Rabbitohs players
Category:St. George Illawarra Dragons players
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