Troy Luff
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1969}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2014}}
{{BLP sources|date=July 2013}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Troy Luff
| image =
| fullname = Troy Luff
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|11|22|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| originalteam = Nelson Bay
| height = 191 cm
| weight = 93 kg
| position =
| statsend = 2001
| years1 = 1990–2001
| club1 = Sydney Swans
| games_goals1 = 155 (85)
| careerhighlights = Troy Luff kicked 6 goals in a big win over South West Sydney Blues at age 55 in Sydney AFL Division 5 competition.
}}
Troy Luff (born 22 November 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer for the Sydney Swans of the Australian Football League.
Football career
Troy Luff grew up in the town of Traralgon, Victoria, where he lived until high school age. He played junior football with the Cumberland Park Club before shifting with his family to Nelson Bay, New South Wales. In 1989 with 70 goals he was the leading goalkicker in the Newcastle AFL for Nelson Bay.{{cite web | url=https://nswfootballhistory.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/1989-Newcastle-AFL-Grand-Final-Football-Programme.pdf | title=1989 Newcastle AFL Grand Final}}
In his early career, Luff was delisted and re-drafted twice before the age of 26,{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/11/1018333401779.html|title=Bennett has the last Luff|last=Hinds|first=Richard|date=12 April 2002|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=12 July 2013}} and was considered again at the start of his breakout year, 1996, by coach Rodney Eade
=1996 season=
Luff was retained, where he became best known for his stand-out performances in the 1996 AFL Finals series, culminating in a near best on ground effort in the 1996 AFL Grand Final with 2 crucial goals in the losing side, where he soundly beat Wayne Schwass (although was later beaten by Glenn Archer). Luff also suffered from
Epstein Barr virus.Holmesby, R. and Main, J. (2005). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. {{ISBN|1-86350-243-2}}
=Later career=
The tall, lean Luff managed to hold down his ruck position during his career, playing a total of 155 games{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/AFL/Young-Swans-try-too-hard-Luff/2005/04/25/1114281508754.html|title=Young Swans try too hard: Luff|last=Tadros|first=Edmund|date=26 April 2005|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|accessdate=12 July 2013}} and kicking 85 goals in a career spanning from 1990 to 2001.
Post-AFL career
Luff joined Balmain and won a Phelan medal and club best and fairest in 2002.{{cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/08/02/1059480597805.html|title=Unearthing roots of Harbour City talent|last=Paul Daffey|author-link=Paul Daffey|date=3 August 2003|work=The Age|accessdate=12 July 2013}} He later became coach and player of UNSW-Eastern Suburbs Bulldogs and went on to win a second Phelan Medal in 2006. Luff returned to play for Balmain, and then back to UNSW-ES where he won his first Grand Final in his 551st game played in 2019.
Luff also commentates for Triple M Sydney's AFL coverage and is a regular on Weekend Sunrise and Fox Sports News
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{AFL Tables|T/Troy_Luff}}
{{1994 AFL national draft}}
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Category:Australian rules football commentators
Category:Australian rules footballers from Traralgon