{{short description|Australian rules footballer (born 2001)}} {{distinguish|Luke Parker (footballer)|Luke Parker (disambiguation){{!}}Luke Parker}} {{Use Australian English|date=September 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox AFL biography | fullname = Luke Parks | image = Luke Parks 2026 (cropped).jpg | caption = Parks playing for Williamstown in 2026 | nickname = | birth_date = 18 April 2001 | death_date = | death_place = | originalteam = St Ives (NSW)/North Shore (AFL Sydney)/{{SANFL Gle}} (SANFL) | draftpick = No. 8, 2021 rookie draft | height = | weight = | position = Defender | currentclub = {{AFL Car}} | guernsey = 26 | years1 = 2021–2022 | club1 = {{AFL Car}} | games_goals1 = 8 (0) | statsend = the 2022 season }}
'''Luke Parks''' (born 18 April 2001)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Luke Parks |url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/players/3107/luke-parks|access-date=2021-04-10|website=carltonfc.com.au|language=en}}</ref> is an Australian rules footballer who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
A former product of the Sydney Swans academy, Parks nominated for the 2019 AFL draft but was not drafted. He subsequently signed with Glenelg and played his first season of senior football in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Baruch|first=Jono|date=2021-04-01|title=No walk in the Parks: How new Blue Luke did it the hard way|url=https://www.theinnersanctum.com.au/no-walk-in-the-parks-how-new-blue-luke-did-it-the-hard-way/|access-date=2021-04-12|website=The Inner Sanctum|language=en-GB}}</ref> Following a successful season, he was drafted at age 19 to the AFL by the Carlton Football Club with the No. 8 pick in the 2021 rookie draft.<ref>{{cite web|author=Filippo|first=Cristian|date=10 December 2020|title=Rookie: Luke Parks|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/842510/rookie-luke-parks|access-date=12 April 2021}}</ref> He made his senior debut for Carlton in Round 3, 2021 against Fremantle in a 45-point win for Carlton at Marvel Stadium. He played eight games over two seasons, then was delisted at the end of the 2022 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carltonfc.com.au/news/1208512/carlton-list-changes|title=Carlton list changes|accessdate=28 August 2022|publisher=Carlton Football Club|date=27 August 2022|author=Carlton Media}}</ref>
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== External links ==
* {{Carlplayer}}* {{AFL Tables}} * {{AustralianFootball}}
{{2021 AFL rookie draft}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Parks, Luke}} Category:Living people Category:2001 births Category:Carlton Football Club players Category:Glenelg Football Club players Category:Australian rules footballers from Sydney Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen