Dylan Lucas
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| Born | 9 July 2000 Bega, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (15 st 2 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 27 July 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dylan Lucas (born 9 July 2000) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward and centre for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League.
Background
[edit]Born in Bega, New South Wales, Lucas is of Indigenous Australian descent.[2] He played his junior rugby league for the Albion Park Eagles, before being signed by the Illawarra Steelers.
Playing career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Lucas played for the Illawarra Steelers' Harold Matthews Cup team in 2016 and S. G. Ball Cup side in 2018.[3] In 2019, he joined the Newcastle Knights and played for their Jersey Flegg Cup team.[3] In 2021, he graduated to their NSW Cup team.[4] In 2022, he played in an NRL trial match for Newcastle against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.[5]
2023
[edit]In 2023, Lucas was upgraded to the Knights' top 30 NRL squad on a contract until the end of 2023.[6] In round 3 of the 2023 NRL season, he made his first grade debut for Newcastle against the Dolphins.[7]
2024
[edit]Lucas played 21 games for Newcastle in the 2024 NRL season as the club finished 8th and qualified for the finals. They were eliminated in the first week of the finals by North Queensland.[8]
Lucas capped the year off by being selected in the Australian PMs XIII with boom teammate Fletcher Sharpe, Lucas would go on to impress as he also scored a stunning solo try in a 42-20 win against the PNG PMs XIII.
2025
[edit]In round 12 of the 2025 NRL season, Lucas scored a hat-trick in Newcastle's 25-6 victory over a depleted Penrith side.[9] Lucas made 13 appearances for Newcastle in the 2025 NRL season as the club finished with the wooden spoon.[10]
2026
[edit]On 4 June, Newcastle announced that Lucas had re-signed with the club until the end of 2030.[11]
Lucas made his New South Wales State of Origin début on 17 June 2026 in the Game II 24-42 defeat at the MCG. Lucas was one of the New South Wales players who was not retained for game three.[12]
On 24 July, Lucas suffered a dislocated ankle in a tackle during round 21 of the NRL season. Lucas was ruled out for the rest of the season.[13]
Statistics
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Tries | Pts |
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| 2023 |  Newcastle Knights |
7 | 2 | 8 |
| 2024 | 21 | 7 | 28 | |
| 2025 | 13 | 5 | 20 | |
| 2026 | 10 | 6 | 24 | |
| Totals | 51 | 20 | 80 |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Dylan Lucas - Career Stats & Summary". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ↑ "Where we're from: Our cultural heritage". 15 March 2023 – via www.newcastleknights.com.au.
- 1 2 "Dylan Lucas". 1 May 2019.
- ↑ "Team List Tuesday | The Knock-On Effect NSW Cup Rd 14". New South Wales Rugby League. 8 June 2021.
- ↑ "Knights v Bulldogs NRL Trial team list". Newcastle Knights. 18 February 2022.
- ↑ "2023 NRL Signings Tracker: Burgess extends at Souths; New deal for Tedesco". National Rugby League. 16 March 2023.
- ↑ "Squad Update: Late change sees local debutant added". Newcastle Knights. 16 March 2023.
- ↑ "Brutal reality Newcastle must accept before solving confidence-killing 'riddle'". www.nine.com.au.
- ↑ "'Not out of it yet': O'Brien puts brakes on Knights' emergence from 'tough times' — Big Hits". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ↑ "'Bulls**t': Dejected O'Brien struggles for answers after final Knights game". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ↑ "Dylan Lucas re-signs for three more years". Newcastle Knights. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
- ↑ "Daley's Origin III calls are his most baffling yet... at least he nailed one huge move — Crawls". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ↑ "Rehab Report: Brown, Lucas". Newcastle Knights. 25 July 2026. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
External links
[edit]- 2000 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- 21st-century Indigenous Australian people
- Australian rugby league players
- Indigenous Australian rugby league players
- New South Wales Rugby League State of Origin players
- Newcastle Knights players
- Prime Minister's XIII players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league players from Bega, New South Wales
- Rugby league second-rows
- South Newcastle Lions players