Traded #26 Luke Parker

[Kennedy Parker]

Luke Parker
Luke Parker

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Luke Parker

Age

32

Ht

183cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.2

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.8

5star

D

22.1

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

9.9

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

5.0

5star

CL

5.5

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

8.0

5star

CL

5.2

5star

has plenty of football ahead and has already compiled a resume packed with impressive achievements. Since landing at the Sydney Swans via the 2010 AFL Draft, he has won a 2012 premiership medal, earned All Australian selection and won two Bob Skilton medals. In 2015, he was added to the club’s leadership group at the age of just 22, and has led the team as a co-captain alongside Josh Kennedy and Dane Rampe

24

Dane Rampe

Age

34

Ht

187cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.0

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

2.5

4star

MG

358.8

5star

D

14.1

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

5.1

3star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.5

2star

MG

284.5

4star

D

10.6

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.4

4star

since 2019. While Parker is among the league’s elite midfielders, his strong marking and expert game awareness make him a genuine threat when rotating through the forward line.

Luke Parker

26

Luke Parker

Age

32

Ht

183cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

24.2

5star

K

12.6

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

5.6

5star

CL

5.8

5star

D

22.1

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

9.9

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

5.0

5star

CL

5.5

5star

D

21.2

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

8.0

5star

CL

5.2

5star

DOB: 25 October 1992
DEBUT: 2011
DRAFT: #40, 2010 National Draft
RECRUITED FROM: Langwarrin (Vic)/Dandenong U18

Luke Parker | AFL

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[The King!]

Even more importantly, is it time to start thinking about Parker as an outside Brownlow smokey?

Not many players on our list are proven vote getters.

He would poll well in the wins

If we keep form yeah agree

 

[CrowEater888]

I am glad to see that I'm not the only one who thinks Parker is a Brownlow smokey.

I have Parker as a POD player in my SC midfield. He's owned by a tiny 2.4% of teams, but has averaged over the last 5 rounds 134.6 points.

I expect him to tear it up against a weak GCS.

 

[The King!]

continues his steady rise up the player ratings

 

[Cadsky]

Remember all those times you guys wanted to trade him? Where the haters at now?

 

[The King!]

Remember all those times you guys wanted to trade him? Where the haters at now?

Had a great year

Trade value even higher now

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

B&F will come down to Parker or Rampe imo.

Would be his 3rd and he arguably should have won last year as well. Got rested in the last round which lost him votes.

On track after a slow start. Dawson must be lock for most improved.

 

[Cadsky]

Had a great year

Trade value even higher now

 

[Tedeski]

To everyone who keeps bringing up the same old "no good in big games" "should be traded" garbage

Parker plays a team role. There is a pecking order and Kennedy is at the top Parker is #2. Coincidence that when JPK is well held Parker lifts his game? I don't think so.

The perfect clubman and a great vice captain/future captain.

Found this post from a year ago. Spot on Cadsky.
We're lucky to gave him.

 

[The King!]

Hope we make some finals and we can see Parker play as skipper in a big game

 

[Tedeski]

He could definitely make a run at the Brownlow if this form and our overall form continues. He's putting together probably the best season of his career imo. His 2014 year was outstanding and his 2018 was also excellent but he's got far, far more responsibility this year and after a quiet first month he has been consistently in our best handful every single week.

He's now absolutely the consistently top echelon player that the media thought he was back in like 2015/16.

So to cut a long story short, you consistently wrote him off unfairly a few years ago, without taking into account any issues with his body which he carried into games. We all posted some interesting things on BF, but to get the boots into this bloke year after year, going by some of the posts througout this thread suggests we don't deserve such a player. I live Buddy but he comes at an enormous cost so I'll take Parker over Buddy every day of the week.

Bleeds for the club & his team mates, especially when he runs out carrying a significant injury when most players in the AFL wouldn't.

 

[S120]

So to cut a long story short, you consistently wrote him off unfairly a few years ago, without taking into account any issues with his body which he carried into games. We all posted some interesting things on BF, but to get the boots into this bloke year after year, going by some of the posts througout this thread suggests we don't deserve such a player. I live Buddy but he comes at an enormous cost so I'll take Parker over Buddy every day of the week.

Bleeds for the club & his team mates, especially when he runs out carrying a significant injury when most players in the AFL wouldn't.

Wrote him off is a little extreme, I remember being sick of him and thinking we should trade him for a brief period, but that was likely an overly emotional reaction.

I certainly criticised him for inconsistent play and going missing in big games in which we needed him between 2014 and 2016.

His consistency and play have improved significantly in the last few years and he has taken to captaincy like a duck to water, so I don't criticise him anymore, in fact I laud him.

Pretty simple.

 

[BloodySwan]

His current form over the last month has him in line for AA and a smokey for the Brownlow (provided he keeps it up)

 

[Jewelsbon]

His current form over the last month has him in line for AA and a smokey for the Brownlow (provided he keeps it up)

Maybe if he had played like this all year but I think Kelly (of the Geelong variety) or Neale would have it pretty much sewn up by now.

 

[BloodySwan]

Maybe if he had played like this all year but I think Kelly (of the Geelong variety) or Neale would have it pretty much sewn up by now.

No player has it wrapped up yet. Kelly should be the favourite but he'll lose votes to Danger & others

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

189 games and this is the first season he wont be playing finals, crazy.

 

[Cadsky]

The bloke has been very lucky.

 

[Bonz]

The bloke has been very lucky.

A little bit of it is luck, but his also been a major reason why we have constantly been in or around finals.

 

[The King!]

Tim Watson rated Parker as the first pick if you redo his draft year, that’s a big call, but there is a definite case

2010 AFL draft - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Cadsky]

Tim Watson rated Parker as the first pick if you redo his draft year, that’s a big call, but there is a definite case

2010 AFL draft - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Big call. Probably gaff ahead

 

[The King!]

Big call. Probably gaff ahead

lynch enhanced his standing last year too,but yeah parker in the discussion

gaff agree probably

mcgovern in the rookie draft

 

[Ticky009]

Big call. Probably gaff ahead

Gaff
Parker
Lynch

 

[Cadsky]

lynch enhanced his standing last year too,but yeah parker in the discussion

gaff agree probably

mcgovern in the rookie draft

There's a couple of good ones but certainly not a super draft

 

[The King!]

smith is up there imo


great draft for richmond via their queensland academy

 

[The King!]

There's a couple of good ones but certainly not a super draft

agree, no where near, a good deep solid draft

 

[scaryness]

Lynch surely

Parker top 3

Pretty happy with 40 though