Luke Capewell

Luke Capewell

Nickname:

Rock

Position:

Utility back

Height:

177cm

Weight:

86kg

Date Of Birth:

06 Feb 1989

Place Of Birth:

Charleville, QLD

Years Present:

2008, 2009, 2010

Luke Capewell has played both NRL and Toyota Cup football over the past two seasons with the Rabbitohs and is looking to force his way into a starting position in 2010. Capewell can play anywhere in the backline. He has developed a strong friendship with Chris Sandow through his time at the Rabbitohs and junior representative sides.
Junior club:

Charleville Juniors

Representative honours:

Australian Schoolboys 2006; QLD under 17s, 19s

First grade debut:

Rabbitohs vs Dragons, ANZ Stadium, 1/6/08 (Rd 12)

Rabbitohs debut:

Rabbitohs vs Dragons, ANZ Stadium, 1/6/08 (Rd 12)

First Grade Games:

28 (28 for the Rabbitohs)

First Grade Tries:

15 (15 for the Rabbitohs)

First Grade Points:

60 (60 for the Rabbitohs)

What do you like to do outside of football:

Pig chasing

Community activities:

Souths Cares, Teachers Aide program

Education:

Certificate IV Sport and Recreation, Traineeship

What do you remember about your debut game:

Scoring a try

What are your goals in Rugby League:

Rep honours and a premiership

What's the best advice you've received from someone:

Go hard or go home

What was your first job:

Cleaner at Dunne's Butchery

What are you reading at the moment:

Twilight

Favourite book:

Bacon Busters

Favourite song/album on your iPod?:

Working Class Man - Jimmy Barnes

Which actor would play you best in a movie:

Brad Pitt or Sylvester Stallone

Do you have any pre-game rituals or superstitions:

Stay cool, calm and collected

Which meal do you cook best:

Pig on a spit

What could you not live without:

Mobile phone

What was your best subject at school:

Maths

What was your worst subject at school:

Japanese and Home Economics

Earliest football memory:

Playing barefoot at Charleville Showgrounds

Favourite football moment:

Watching Nathan Merritt kick the field goal against the Wests Tigers in 2009

Moment that changed my career:

Queensland under 19s

What advice do you have for junior Rugby League players:

Enjoy your footy

Who is your most annoying team mate and why:

Fetuli Talanoa because he can't sing

Which of the young players at the Rabbitohs has the most potential and why:

Beau Champion because he is a freak

Who is your favourite South Sydney player of all time (Carl H. – Member # 3002):

John Sattler and Nathan Merritt

What does it mean to you to wear the red and green of South Sydney (John G. – Member # 29026):

Means the world to me

Who were your favourite players when you were a kid (Nik J. – Member # 1914):

Steve Renouf, Matt Bowen and Darren Lockyer

What would winning Souths 21st premiership mean to you (Philip C. – Member # 14140):

If I died the next day, I would die a happy man

Who is the biggest pest in the team and why (Kieran H. – Member # 349):

Issac Luke because he can’t dance

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