1. Luke Lewis was born on 11 August 1983 and is an Australian rugby league commentator and former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League and Australia at international level.
Luke Lewis played for the Penrith Panthers between 2001 and 2012, winning the 2003 NRL Premiership with them.
Luke Lewis played at representative level for the City Origin side, New South Wales and the NRL All Stars.
Luke Lewis played representative football as a winger, centre, lock and second row, and won first grade Man of the Match awards as a centre, lock, second row, five-eighth and halfback.
Luke Lewis was educated at Plumpton High school before moving to Patrician Brothers' College Blacktown, and spent his junior career with Blacktown City Junior Rugby League Football Club in the Penrith district.
In early 2011, Luke Lewis married his partner, Sonia Di Loreto.
Luke Lewis finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in three matches.
Luke Lewis finished the season with 17 tries from 23 matches, including two hat tricks.
Luke Lewis played in 25 matches and scored 18 tries for the Penrith club in the 2003 NRL season.
Luke Lewis was selected for the Kangaroos 2003 Tour squad, but did not play.
Luke Lewis was selected to play all three games of the 2004 State of Origin series on the wing and in the centres for New South Wales.
Luke Lewis finished the 2004 NRL season with him playing in 21 matches and scored 11 tries for the Penrith Panthers.
Luke Lewis was again selected for the 2004 Kangaroo tour but was not able to tour due to undergoing surgery for a shoulder reconstruction.
Luke Lewis finished the 2005 NRL season with him played in 19 matches and scoring 12 tries.
Luke Lewis finished the 2006 NRL season with him playing in 16 matches and scoring four tries.
Luke Lewis finished the 2007 NRL season with him playing 21 matches and scoring six tries for the Penrith club.
Luke Lewis played for City at second-row in the 22-all draw against Country at WIN Stadium.
Luke Lewis finished the season with 17 matches and five tries for the Penrith club.
Luke Lewis was picked as 18th man for the Australian side to play in the 2009 Anzac Test, but did not play.
Luke Lewis was called into the team following the suspension of Glenn Stewart, his first appearance in Origin since 2004.
Luke Lewis played 15 matches and scored 5 tries for the Penrith club.
Luke Lewis played alongside Penrith teammates Michael Gordon, Trent Waterhouse and Michael Jennings during the series, which Queensland won for the fifth consecutive time.
Luke Lewis was named Penrith's best player in a successful season for the club, finishing second on the NRL ladder.
Luke Lewis played 21 matches and scored 5 tries for the Penrith club in the season.
Luke Lewis scored his first try against England, and another minutes later, before unselfishly giving up a hat-trick, setting up Willie Tonga.
Luke Lewis was awarded Man of the Match, despite succumbing to an injury in the three-quarter mark of the match.
Luke Lewis was included in the 2011 State of Origin series, selected in Game 2 and 3 off the interchange bench.
Under the new Blues coach, Ricky Stuart, Luke Lewis was interchanged on the field in the 28th minute of the second game, and scored a try on his first touch of the ball in the 30th minute.
Luke Lewis finished the 2011 NRL season with him playing in 14 matches and scoring 4 tries for the Penrith Panthers.
Luke Lewis was selected to represent Australia in the 2011 Four Nations tournament which was held in the United Kingdom.
In Round 5 against the club Luke Lewis signed with, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, Luke Lewis played his 200th NRL match.
Luke Lewis featured in all three Origin games, starting the opening match in the position of second-row, and was considered one of NSW's best in a losing series.
Luke Lewis was the final member of Penrith's 2003 Grand Final squad to play at Penrith, with season 2012 being his final year at the club.
Luke Lewis finished the 2012 NRL season with him playing in 13 matches and scoring two tries.
Luke Lewis' form was impressive enough to earn him a spot in the New South Wales team for the 2013 State of Origin series.
Luke Lewis finished his first year with Cronulla-Sutherland scoring four tries from 20 matches.
In Round 21, Luke Lewis suffered a season ending leg injury.
Luke Lewis finished the season with one try from 8 appearances.
Luke Lewis finished the 2015 NRL season with him playing in 22 matches and scoring 11 tries for Cronulla-Sutherland.
On 28 January, Luke Lewis was named as one of the co-captains alongside Chris Heighington of Cronulla's 2016 Auckland Nines squad.
Luke Lewis won the 2016 Clive Churchill Medal as best on ground in the Grand Final.
On 24 November, Luke Lewis signed a one-year contract with Cronulla-Sutherland to remain at the club until 2017.
Luke Lewis became the second Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks player, the other being Chris Heighington to join the 300 games club when Cronulla hosted the South Sydney Rabbitohs on Friday 21 July 2017.
Luke Lewis spent the majority of the 2018 NRL season with a calf injury, Luke Lewis was expected to sign a contract extension with the Sharks because of his consistent form when playing.
Luke Lewis played 17 games for Cronulla in his last season at the club.