Luke Nankervis | |
Fullname: | Luke Nankervis |
Nickname: | Skywalker, Jedi, Nank |
Birth Date: | 25 May 2003 |
Birth Place: | Victoria |
Originalteam: | Sandringham Dragons (Talent League) Bentleigh (SFNL) |
Draftpick: | No. 2, 2022 pre-season draft |
Debutdate: | Round 19, 2023 |
Debutteam: | Adelaide |
Debutstadium: | MCG |
Height: | 184 cm |
Weight: | 55 kg |
Position: | Midfielder / Defender |
Guernsey: | 27 |
Years1: | 2023– |
Games Goals1: | 24 (1) |
Statsend: | 2024 |
Careerhighlights: |
Luke Nankervis (born 25 May 2003) is a professional Australian rules footballer who plays for the Adelaide Crows in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Luke Nankervis played eight games for Sandringham in 2021, kicking four goals and averaging 13.5 disposals as an athletic half-forward.[1] Born and raised in Victoria, Nankervis played amateur football for Bentleigh in the Southern Football Netball League in his youth. He won a premiership for the club at under-16 level.
The coronavirus pandemic and an ongoing knee injury postponed Nankervis' draft year in 2021. Nankervis had to wait until the New Year, and ultimately was drafted by with the second selection of the 2022 pre-season draft.[2]
Before the 2023 season, Luke Nankervis extended his contract with the Crows for an additional two seasons, securing his place in the playing list until at least the end of 2025.[3] He averaged 21.5 disposals and a goal during the 2022 SANFL finals series. Prior to 2023, Nankervis had played almost exclusively as a half-forward flanker playing in Adelaide's reserves team. He moved to a more defensive role during the 2023 SANFL season, playing as a running half-back.[4] He excelled in the role change, and earned an senior debut in round 19 of the 2023 season against at the MCG.[5] Nankervis collected 16 disposals as a half-back flanker on debut.[6] In 2024, Nankervis is becoming one of Adelaide's more consistent young talents, slowly shifting into a role on the wing.
Following a career-best game of 28 disposals, 10 marks, and 10 intercept possessions against, Nankervis was awarded with the Rising Star nomination for round 13, 2024.[7] His first career goal was a 50-meter set shot which came in the final round of 2024 against .
Nankervis has two older brothers – Ryan and Joel – and a younger sister, Milly.[8] Their father, Paul, was listed with the Melbourne Football Club's under 19s squad in the 1980s, but never played senior VFL football.[2] [9]
Since October 2022, he lives with fellow Victorians and current teammates Josh Rachele and Jake Soligo.[10]
Updated to the end of 2024.[11] |-| 2022 || || 27 || 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – |-| 2023 || || 27 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 36 || 18 || 54 || 18 || 13 || 0 || 0 || 9.0 || 4.5 || 13.5 || 4.5 || 3.3 |- | 2024 || || 27 || 20 || 1 || 1 || 191 || 149 || 340 || 100 || 36 || 0.1 || 0.1 || 9.6 || 7.5 || 17.0 || 5.0 || 1.8 |- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 24 !! 1 !! 1 !! 128 !! 99 !! 227 !! 80 !! 27 !! 0.0 !! 0.0 !! 9.5 !! 7.0 !! 16.4 !! 4.9 !! 2.0 |}