Lucy Burke (born 30 January 1998) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club and the North Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW).
She is not related to former teammate Alice Burke.
Early career Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Burke was educated at Sandringham College. She then played basketball in the US college system, representing the Coffeyville Red Ravens and majoring in health science at Coffeyville Community College.
In 2021, Burke played for the Southern Saints in the VFL Women's. She was named in the VFLW Team of the Year and led the Saints to a maiden grand final appearance.
AFL Women's career Signed from the VFLW Saints, Burke joined ahead of the 2022 AFL Women's season as a replacement player for Paige Price. She made her debut in the round one match against at Frankston Park. She kicked her first goal in a two-point win over in round nine of season seven.
Burke was signed to ahead of the 2023 season. She played her first and only game for North Melbourne in the round 2 match against . She found herself listed among the emergencies of the squad that lost to in the 2023 Grand Final. Burke was delisted by the Kangaroos at the conclusion of the 2023 season, but following a commitment to be resigned, was relisted with pick 46 in the 2023 national draft.
Following the conclusion of her contract in 2024, Burke joined in the VFLW. She nominated for the 2025 national draft but was overlooked.
Statistics Updated to the end of the 2024 season.
| 2022 (S6) || || 30 | 6 || 0 || 0 || 12 || 12 || 24 || 5 || 12 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 2.0 || 4.0 || 0.8 || 2.0 |- | 2022 (S7) || || 30 | 6 || 1 || 1 || 12 || 17 || 29 || 5 || 13 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 2.0 || 2.8 || 4.8 || 0.8 || 2.2 |- | 2023 || || 29 | 0 || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – || – |- | 2024 || || 29 | 1 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 0.0 || 2.0 || 4.0 || 1.0 |- class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 | Career ! 17 !! 2 !! 5 !! 57 !! 74 !! 131 !! 24 !! 52 !! 0.1 !! 0.3 !! 3.4 !! 4.4 !! 7.7 !! 1.4 !! 3.1
References
External links Lucy Burke at AFLW Stats