21 Facts About Luke Burt

Luke Kevin Burt was born on 6 June 1981 and is a professional rugby league coach who was the interim co-coach of the Gold Coast Titans in the NRL, and an Australian former professional rugby league footballer.

Luke Burt was the assistant coach at the Titans under previous head coach Garth Brennan.

Luke Burt previously coached the Parramatta Eels in the National Youth Competition.

Luke Burt gained selection for Country New South Wales and the Prime Minister's XIII.

Luke Burt attended Whitebridge High School and played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1998.

Luke Burt went on to play junior football for the Valentine Red Devils before being called up to the Eels in 1999.

Luke Burt made his first-grade debut in round 1 1999, at the age of 18 against the St George Illawarra Dragons.

Luke Burt was named the 1999 Parramatta Eels season's rookie of the year.

Luke Burt played on the wing for Parramatta in their shock 2001 NRL grand final loss to the Newcastle Knights at Stadium Australia.

Luke Burt's form put him at the top of the NRL's point scoring list for much of the 2007 NRL season.

Unfortunately Luke Burt dislocated his kneecap against the Newcastle Knights in round 17 and missed the remainder of the NRL season.

At the time of his injury, Luke Burt was so far ahead on the point scoring list that it took Hazem El Masri until Round 22 to catch his total of 154 points for the season.

Luke Burt was unsuccessful in his second Grand Final appearance going down to Melbourne.

In round 4 of the 2011 season against the North Queensland Cowboys, Luke Burt broke Brett Kenny's record of most tries for Parramatta with 111.

Luke Burt was an unceremonious 11th hour demotion to the NSW Cup for the Round 2 match of 2012 against the New Zealand Warriors.

Luke Burt announced that he would retire at the end of the 2012 NRL season and join the Eel's coaching staff in 2013.

In 2017, Luke Burt coached The Parramatta National Youth Competition side to fourth place on the table.

In November 2017, Luke Burt joined The Gold Coast Titans to become assistant coach alongside Garth Brennan.

Luke Burt bagged a double including one disallowed try along with scoring 8 goals from 8 attempts which concluded his best performance of the year.

Luke Burt scored his 100th first grade try for the Eels in the 2009 Preliminary Final against the Bulldogs.

In 2011, playing against the Cowboys at Parramatta Stadium, Luke Burt equalled then passed Brett Kenny's all time try scoring record for Parramatta with 2 tries, the second try coming with 2 minutes remaining on the clock set up a kick from the touchline to win the match.