Player Watch #26 Luke Parker

[Kennedy Parker]

Luke Parker
Luke Parker

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Luke Parker

Age

31

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

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Luke Parker

Age

31

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

Follow Luke Parker's progress through AFL

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[Kbroome]

What's your point?

Well if you put two and two together if he has been mentoring Hanily they have been training together couple that with photos from training showing Parker there

 

[SM]

It's actually possible to not rate a player that highly and think we could use them differently without thinking they are responsible for the whole team's performance...

I still don't understand what point you're actually making though. It's as if you're saying individual ins and outs have no bearing on performance so.. we shouldn't make changes? We should?

 

[melbournehammer]

must say that if mills is straight in and parker overlooked a second time...

i hope theres been some real and meaningful conversations because it'd be pretty hard to take (even acknowledging the bloodthirsty nature of professional sport)

 

[LukeParkerno1]

must say that if mills is straight in and parker overlooked a second time...

i hope theres been some real and meaningful conversations because it'd be pretty hard to take (even acknowledging the bloodthirsty nature of professional sport)

Mills has shown he can play a number of positions easily, what ones has Parker shown and don't say forward as hes played what 1/2 a game forward since his debut year.

 

[SM]

Mills has shown he can play a number of positions easily, what ones has Parker shown and don't say forward as hes played what 1/2 a game forward since his debut year.

Huh? He's spent plenty of time forward.

 

[melbournehammer]

Huh? He's spent plenty of time forward.

Hes kicked an awful lot of goals as a resting mid. He has a surprisingly good (well might be he had) vertical leap

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Huh? He's spent plenty of time forward.

He started forward? News to me. Resting mid is not a forward two different roles

 

[SM]

He started forward? News to me. Resting mid is not a forward two different roles

Yes.

For someone whose username revolves around the player in question you don't seem to familiar with his career.

 

[LukeParkerno1]

Yes.

For someone whose username revolves around the player in question you don't seem to familiar with his career.

Not since his first few years he hasn’t. A resting mid is a different role, I’m fine us trying him there if he plays in the VFL there first.

 

[ashep]

Mills has shown he can play a number of positions easily, what ones has Parker shown and don't say forward as hes played what 1/2 a game forward since his debut year.

That's simply not true.

 

[SM]

Not since his first few years he hasn’t. A resting mid is a different role, I’m fine us trying him there if he plays in the VFL there first.

So has Heeney been a 'resting mid' all his career or has he split his time between forward and mid just like Parker has for a significant portion of his career?

 

[JackHiscoxWasFast]

Yes.

For someone whose username revolves around the player in question you don't seem to familiar with his career.

That’s right LukeParkerno1. Shape up or ship out.

I, on the other hand, can recall every moment of Jack Hiscox’ mighty career.

 

[rustycrate]

That’s right LukeParkerno1. Shape up or ship out.

I, on the other hand, can recall the moment of Jack Hiscox’ mighty career.

fixed

 

[BloodySwan]

So has Heeney been a 'resting mid' all his career or has he split his time between forward and mid just like Parker has for a significant portion of his career?

Can't forget Parker kicking 5 goals against the Giants in 2022 while playing as a fwd

 

[SM]

Can't forget Parker kicking 5 goals against the Giants in 2022 while playing as a fwd

Nah mate he was just resting.

Kicked 5 against the cats too. Must have been a big rest.

 

[BloodySwan]

Nah mate he was just resting.

Kicked 5 against the cats too. Must have been a big rest.

even if it is just him resting forward, bloody impressive he can perform so well in such short periods

 

[Olian]

Can't forget Parker kicking 5 goals against the Giants in 2022 while playing as a fwd

He kicked 14 gosls in 2022. 5 of them in the opening game. 9 in the next 24 games that year. He’s had a random day out.

 

[SM]

He kicked 14 gosls in 2022. 5 of them in the opening game. 9 in the next 24 games that year. He’s had a random day out.

Or he's not a permanent forward. Seems to have a lot of days out.

 

[Wheresbuddy]

Amazing how far Parker has dropped in the pecking order. Clearly is behind Heeney, Warner, Rowbottom, Mills, Gulden and Adams. He's now left to prove himself in the VFL, fighting alongside Sheldrick and Cleary. If our list remains fit and in form, we may not see Parker this year and possibly ever again in our AFL team.

 

[caesar88]

Amazing how far Parker has dropped in the pecking order. Clearly is behind Heeney, Warner, Rowbottom, Mills, Gulden and Adams. He's now left to prove himself in the VFL, fighting alongside Sheldrick and Cleary. If our list remains fit and in form, we may not see Parker this year and possibly ever again in our AFL team.

He was probably already behind the five bolded even before he broke his arm.

 

[ashep]

His agent will be busy the next few weeks I would think.

I'm filthy the way he's been treated. Deserves to have been given a chance to contribute, even in a different role.

Might still get a game or 2 before the end of the season but not bringing him in for Heeney is a genuine kick in the guts.

 

[yoshi2284]

He was probably already behind the five bolded even before he broke his

He was probably already behind the five bolded even before he broke his arm.

Surely he is better than Adams

 

[Olian]

Or he's not a permanent forward. Seems to have a lot of days out.

Maybe he’ll have a day out in the VFL.

 

[SM]

Maybe he’ll have a day out in the VFL.

Guess so. Maybe next year he'll have a day out against us.

 

[Donza]

Amazing how far Parker has dropped in the pecking order. Clearly is behind Heeney, Warner, Rowbottom, Mills, Gulden and Adams. He's now left to prove himself in the VFL, fighting alongside Sheldrick and Cleary. If our list remains fit and in form, we may not see Parker this year and possibly ever again in our AFL team.

This is a concept I struggle with.
Why is it amazing?
Isn't it fantastic that so many younger players have pushed pass him?
It's a tip to the hat of development and drafting of a core group. It's literally the golden generation of swans .