Luke Matthew Pedlar (born 17 May 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early career
Luke Pedlar was born in Mt Gambier and his family then moved to Kingston when he was 6. At the age of 16 he moved to Adelaide and boarded at Prince Alfred College for Year 11 and 12. He was invited to Glenelg and played in the colts. Prior he attended Kingston Community School and played local football for the Kingston Saints in the Kowree-Naracoorte-Tatiara Football League.
AFL career Adelaide (2021–present) Pedlar was recruited with pick No.11 in 2020 AFL draft. He made his debut for the Crows against the in round 16, 2021. An ankle injury ended Pedlar's season after two games. He also had a left shoulder reconstruction during the off-season. In 2022, he had to cope with the rehab on his shoulder and osteitis pubis in his groins.
2023 was a career-best year for Pedlar, who moved from the midfield to the forward line. As a result, he kicked 25 goals from 21 games. He received a nomination for the 2023 Rising Star award after kicking two goals against in round 16.
Pedlar was plagued by injury throughout his first few years at AFL level. In 2026, he was stretchered off the field after a collison with 's Andrew Brayshaw in round four, and suffered two hamstring injuries in the second half of the season. He did not play again following the round 14 win over the , only managing 10 games for the year.
Following the conclusion of the 2026 AFL season, Pedlar request a trade to the Crows' cross-town rivals, .
Statistics Updated to the end of the 2026 season.
| 2021 || || 10 | 2 || 0 || 0 || 14 || 5 || 19 || 4 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 7.0 || 2.5 || 9.5 || 2.0 || 0.5 || 0 |- | 2022 || || 10 | 3 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 0 || 2 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 0.7 || 1.0 || 1.7 || 0.0 || 0.7 || 0 |- | 2023 || || 10 | 21 || 25 || 15 || 173 || 76 || 249 || 72 || 55 || 1.2 || 0.7 || 8.2 || 3.6 || 11.9 || 3.4 || 2.6 || 0 |- | 2024 || || 10 | 4 || 1 || 2 || 20 || 3 || 23 || 7 || 4 || 0.3 || 0.5 || 5.0 || 0.8 || 5.8 || 1.8 || 1.0 || 0 |- | 2025 || || 10 | 9 || 13 || 2 || 46 || 17 || 63 || 20 || 27 || 1.4 || 0.2 || 5.1 || 1.9 || 7.0 || 2.2 || 3.0 || 0 |- | 2026 || || 10 | 10 || 8 || 6 || 59 || 36 || 95 || 29 || 21 || 0.8 || 0.6 || 5.9 || 3.6 || 9.5 || 2.9 || 2.1 || 0 |- class=sortbottom ! colspan=3 | Career ! 49 !! 48 !! 26 !! 314 !! 140 !! 454 !! 132 !! 110 !! 1.0 !! 0.5 !! 6.4 !! 2.9 !! 9.3 !! 2.7 !! 2.2 !! 0
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