1. Luke Beveridge is the grandson of Collingwood premiership player Jack Beveridge.
16 Facts About Luke Beveridge
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Luke Beveridge won the Melbourne first year player award in 1989 and played his most games with the club in 1991.
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Luke Beveridge was traded to Footscray for pick 122 in the 1992 AFL Draft.
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Luke Beveridge was seen as a depth player for the club's playing list.
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Luke Beveridge managed 31 games in three seasons from 1993 until 1995 for Footscray Football Club.
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Luke Beveridge's father was a recruitment officer for the club.
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Luke Beveridge played 45 games for the Saints in four seasons from 1996 until 1999.
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Luke Beveridge played in St Kilda's 1996 pre-season cup winning side.
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Luke Beveridge played in 7 of 22 matches in the 1997 home and away rounds.
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Luke Beveridge retired at the end of the 1999 season.
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In 2002, Luke Beveridge was elected in the AFL Greek Team of the Century for players having full or partial Greek heritage.
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Luke Beveridge had two years in an assistant coaching position as head of player development manager under senior coach Mick Malthouse at Collingwood from 2009 to 2010, where he had an input to the club's 2010 premiership.
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Luke Beveridge left Hawthorn after the 2014 season and was originally going to become director of coaching at St Kilda.
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Later that month, Luke Beveridge won the Spirit of Sport award at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame Awards for his gesture to Murphy.
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Luke Beveridge was named the AFL Coaches Association coach of the year for the second year running.
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In Round 23 of the 2024 season Luke Beveridge Coached his 228th game as head coach of the Western Bulldogs equaling Bulldogs legend Ted Whitten as most games coached for the Bulldogs.