Lucas, a New South Wales recruit from South Western District Football League club Ariah Park Mirrool, played league football with Sydney from 1982 to 1984, the club's first three seasons after relocation from Melbourne.
[1][2] He played 19 VFL games for Sydney, 12 of them in the 1983 season.
[2] Following his VFL career, Lucas moved to Western Australian Football League club and joined Perth, playing 40 games in three seasons.
[3] Lucas also spent a season in the ACT Football League with Queanbeyan in 1989 and won a premiership.
[6][7] Back in Perth, Lucas coached junior footballers, including his son Kane Lucas, who would go on to be drafted by Carlton.