Player Watch #14: Luke 'Gav' Urquhart - selected with Pick 57 in the ND - Welcome to North Melbourne

[Lomas]

Sometimes I feel I made a mistake joining this forum.

Stay the course, at least for the farming tips.

 

[Shermanator]

Can’t believe the negativity towards a kid who has overcome some big life hurdles to captain his state and be a force in the guts throughout the champs.

Then top 10 in the combine testing and absolute jubilation at being drafted by Clarko and us.

mind blowing..

 

[Orange Peanut]

Sometimes I feel I made a mistake joining this forum.

Well if I had that attitude after a couple of years on here, I wouldn't know that soap can be a deciding factor; I'd be oblivious to the fact that Aaron Edwards kicked 100 goals for West Coast; and I'd still think bukkake was a Middle Eastern pastry dish.
Hang around Harvey, the persistence will pay off

 

[BoomerRoo]

I don’t usually post this type of comment, but after reading through the thread for the last few weeks, I thought I’d put this little snippet from a recruiter mate up:

“You’ve got one there with Urquhart. He’s a terrific kid, with an infectious personality, Al will love him! He’s very athletic, nice speed and loves a goal. We really rated his clearance work in particular, something to watch. We were on him for our next pick, thanks for that!”

 

[year of the roo]

It's one poster making this noise guys. One loud poster, but just one.

 

[Lomas]

What’s Redford mean?

Ah, so we are into Cassidy. I get you.

 

[Lomas]

Well if I had that attitude after a couple of years on here, I wouldn't know that soap can be a deciding factor; I'd be oblivious to the fact that Aaron Edwards kicked 100 goals for West Coast; and I'd still think bukkake was a Middle Eastern pastry dish.
Hang around Harvey, the persistence will pay off

Note to people on work computers, do not google....

 

[DesertRoo]

What’s Redford mean?

 

[B4Bear]

It's one poster making this noise guys. One loud poster, but just one.

That is why he has been on ignore for years.

A whiney little biatch, who if he was actually competent would be an actual recruiter.

His attacks on this kid and Darling are * level scurrilous.

 

[chubbspeterson]

So? Sheezel and Kerch are the only two with the level of skills necessary. Powell has not been up to scratch to be honest, he has a long way to go and who knows if Duursma makes it. Time will tell, ive had enough of winning the ball only to turn it over. You must think thats the right approach. It aint.

Biggest flaws in our game.

• Defensive pressure in our FWD line to Mid Field. Ball transitions from our FWD line far too easily which segway into the second biggest flaws.
• poor skills by foot and hands entering 50 and general play. (Daniel addresses this somewhat)
• young bodies being bullied in the midfield (they have attempted to address that and I think Parker addresses this somewhat)

I would agree we generally need some better ball users in the team, but we have added FOS, Daniel, River and Mattlock who are good kicks of the footy. The best kicks were gone between picks 10 and 20 (Berry, Lindsay, Oliver) and would've been reaches at pick 2, and all have some limitations. If we drafted Lindsay at pick 2 you'd be saying how could we draft a linguini arms kid who isn't all that quick at such an early pick?

I've had enough of campaigners who don't harass and run hard defensively to win the ball back because they are either too slow or don't have the tank/workrate to do it. His role is not to deliver the ball inside 50, its to pressure and give it to Colby, Sheez, FOS and LDU to deliver it inside 50. Not every player in the team is an elite kick in premiership teams, just has to be solid to hit targets like a Dunkley or Libba. I would also add that I think Luke has some scope to improve his kicking as he's likely not got the bad habits of others given he's come a bit later into footy from what I understand about him.

I feel like we're trying to solve a problem of poor pressure through the middle and forward 50 and adding better kicking to the side at the same time, and you can't always get all of those attributes in the same player. Take Lalor, he's pretty strong and good at putting on pressure but not really an elite kick from what I've seen. Recruiters rate what they can do well.

 

[HongKongRoo]

Can’t believe the negativity towards a kid who has overcome some big life hurdles to captain his state and be a force in the guts throughout the champs.

Then top 10 in the combine testing and absolute jubilation at being drafted by Clarko and us.

mind blowing..

Got Spitta all over it.

 

[The Dingrel]

Never harmed rocky balboas campagne.

Just a movie!....our 90's team and facilities then would be a better comparison.

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Got Spitta all over it.

Hawk tauh?

 

[krakouers]

It's one poster making this noise guys. One loud poster, but just one.

 

[ferball]

If a player who is wanting a professional career is traumatised by it then I wish them luck if they ever read about themselves on here.

Put another way, if you can’t cope with a haircut how are you going to cope with an ACL or with the pressures of high level sport.

 

[ferball]

"Luke, I am your father".

nOt BaD fOr CHATgpt

 

[hsquid]

I called my son Luke just for this gag. When he picks up his food with his fingers I say “Use the fooooork.”

 

[Gumble Frankieton]

Withnail and I ?

 

[Makeshift Park]

I called my son Luke just for this gag. When he picks up his food with his fingers I say “Use the fooooork.”

Have you told your partner yet? Or is there an elaborate counter-narrative you’re continuing to run about how his name came about?
Props either way mate.

 

[ferball]

Withnail and I ?

Yep.

 

[shintemaster]

Based off absolutely nothing at all I have a good feeling about this one - I feel like in 2-3 years we could really use a wrecking ball in the middle to round out the polish we have.

 

[GoRoos2023]

Hey RedFoo, what number was Tauru?

He was 4.

 

[KiwiRoo]

That is why he has been on ignore for years.

A whiney little biatch, who if he was actually competent would be an actual recruiter.

His attacks on this kid and Darling are * level scurrilous.

not a recruiters bum hole but does have a tradies bum crack according to some

 

[koshari]

Just a movie!....our 90's team and facilities then would be a better comparison.

Next you will be telling me wwf is staged...

And our 90s team isnt a comparison as they were propped up by the kanga kasino.

 

[Caracas]

Can’t believe the negativity towards a kid who has overcome some big life hurdles to captain his state and be a force in the guts throughout the champs.

Then top 10 in the combine testing and absolute jubilation at being drafted by Clarko and us.

mind blowing..

I added a “like” because this post is trending at “GR at his best” levels. I’m nothing if not a bandwagon jumper. It should be noted that all the posts that are knocking Gav Junior are generating zero likes. The rest of us have a tendency to jump at shadows, methinks.