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**Travis** **Tuck**
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Personal information
Birth	9 July 1987 (age 22)
Recruited from	Dandenong U18
Height and weight	187cm / 86kg
Playing career¹
Debut	2007, Hawthorn vs. Kangaroos, at Aurora Stadium
Team(s)	Hawthorn (2006 - current) 9 games, 1 goal
	¹ Statistics to end of end 2008 season
Career highlights
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Travis Tuck is an Australian Rules Footballer who plays for the Hawthorn Hawks in the Australian Football League. Tuck was selected with a Father-Son selection (pick 38) in the 2005 AFL Draft. Son of Hawthorn great Michael Tuck, brother of Richmond midfielder Shane Tuck, nephew of Geelong great Gary Ablett, Sr, and cousin of Geelong stars Gary Ablett, Jr. and Nathan Ablett, Tuck possesses a remarkable football pedigree. Travis is one of Hawthorn's numerous developing players, displaying good football smarts, versatility, and size.

Members of the Tuck family tend to take longer than normal to develop into senior players, but once they get there, they display remarkable durability. Father Michael did not play his first full season in Hawthorn's senior side until he was 22 years of age, and brother Shane played his first full season at Richmond aged 23.

He debuted in round 17 of 2007 against the Kangaroos, and despite a serviceable performance on the day, he made way for a number of returning senior players the following week. This proved to be Tuck's only game for the season.

During the first month of 2008, it seemed that Tuck was enjoying a breakout year. After a string of strong pre-season performances, Tuck was selected in the senior side for round 1, and has remained there in the month that followed. A highlight was a 25 possession round 2 against Fremantle, where Tuck was named in Hawthorn's best. Injury struck in round 4, however, and it proved to be 9 weeks until he was able to reclaim a place in the Hawks lineup. Tuck played rounds 13 to 17, before again making way for other players. Tuck was listed as an emergency for the successful 2008 grand final side.

Tuck has once again displayed strong form during the 2009 pre-season, staking a strong claim for a more regular spot in the senior lineup.

Tuck wears jumper number 22.

[edit] See also

List of Australian rules football families

[edit] External links

Travis Tuck's statistics from AFL Tables

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