Luke Norman

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}

{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Luke Norman

| image =

| fullname = Luke Thomas Norman

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|12|16|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date =

| death_place =

| originalteam = Wangaratta

| draftpick = No. 68, 1994 National Draft

| height = 184 cm

| weight = 85 kg

| position = Defender

| statsend = 2011

| years1 = 1995–1996

| club1 = Melbourne

| games_goals1 = 16 (3)

| coachyears1 = 2009–2011

| coachclub1 = Sturt

| coachgames_wins1 = 65 (32–32–1)

| careerhighlights =

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Luke Thomas Norman (born 16 December 1971) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne in the Australian Football League (AFL).{{cite book|last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}

Norman was originally from Wangaratta and was selected by Melbourne with pick 68 in the 1994 National Draft.{{cite book|last=Lovett, Michael|title=AFL 2004 - The Official Statistical History Of The AFL| publisher=AFL Publishing|year=2004|isbn=0-9580300-5-7}} A defender, he made nine appearances in the 1995 AFL season and another seven in the 1996 season.[http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/L/Luke_Norman.html AFL Tables: Luke Norman]

In 2004, Norman was appointed captain of West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League and won their best and fairest award that year. He also captained the club in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.westadelaidefc.com.au/HISTORY/HONOUR_TABLE.aspx |title=Honour Table (1951 - Today) |publisher=West Adelaide Football Club |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522043243/http://www.westadelaidefc.com.au/HISTORY/HONOUR_TABLE.aspx |archivedate=22 May 2010 }}

He coached the Sturt reserves to a premiership in 2008 and took over as senior coach the following season.{{cite web|url=http://demonwiki.org/Luke+Norman| title=Luke Norman| publisher=Demon Wiki}} In his first year as coach he steered Sturt into the SANFL grand final, which they lost to Central District. He remained with the club for two more seasons.The Border Mail, [http://www.bordermail.com.au/story/65902/norman-axed-as-sturt-coach/ "Norman axed as Sturt coach"], 14 October 2011, Brett Kohlgagen