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

26

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

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[bedford]

Your a goose he battled hard all day kept Andrews to 6 possessions at half time till the coach gave him a go in the middle after half time when the damage was done

And how many marks did Andrews take , part timer having a crack at a regular

 

[RedBloodBlackSwan]

Clearly some polarised opinions.

My perspective is that Parker’s game was slightly above the average of his teammates and obviously below the average of the Brisbane players.

He did okay to prevent Andrews from completely dominating, but it seemed like Andrews made it to more contests than Aliir the week before. Brisbane coaches and Andrews obviously would have studied the Port game, but it doesn’t seem like the Swans coaches and Parker did a great job of anticipating how they would respond. But then again, Andrews is also just a better player than Aliir.

What really surprised me was that Parker was playing a negating role and then we still played Fox as a forward. Fox to my mind never really worked as a forward all year, and I thought if he was to play a negating role it would be Andrews. With Parker also upfront, it just looked really unbalanced. Campbell’s pace was sorely missed. Papley was the only real hungry small.

I also thought Parker was a little slow / ineffectual once the ball hit the ground, and didn’t use the ball that well, but he had a lot of company on both these fronts.

Parker did keep trying though, and seemed to do better than some of mids once he ran through the middle. People can fault Parker for a range of things, but lack of effort and intensity will never be one of them.

If it was his last game for the swans, he can go out knowing he tried his absolute best - but like throughout his career he always lacked that bit of time, space and precision that the really really good players have on the biggest stage.

 

[The Mares Leg]

He doesn’t negate him if the ball kicks kicked there Andrew’s spoils and the lions clear with ease. That’s not negating, that’s just ensuring that they have complete confidence that a kick in that area will be brought to ground and then the forward won’t be able to put any pressure on to keep it in that area.

But sure maybe you think that’s a win.

If it was that terrible - how did Parker get rated the equal best Swan - clearly you were watching a different game - or saw one turn over and decided it happened that way every time.

 

[melbournehammer]

If it was that terrible - how did Parker get rated the equal best Swan - clearly you were watching a different game - or saw one turn over and decided it happened that way every time.

Actually did you watch Parker kick three goals in the fourth when the game was being played like exhibition tennis ?

That’s how he was rated highly.

When the game was actually being played and we were 80 points down at theee quarter time what had Parker’s stats been in the forward line

Now kudos to whoever in the coaches box who said maybe let’s play him on the ball in the centre square after being belted up there when it mattered as well.

It wasn’t his Stirling work on Andrew’s that got him his rating

 

[The Mares Leg]

Actually did you watch Parker kick three goals in the fourth when the game was being played like exhibition tennis ?

That’s how he was rated highly.

When the game was actually being played and we were 80 points down at theee quarter time what had Parker’s stats been in the forward line

Now kudos to whoever in the coaches box who said maybe let’s play him on the ball in the centre square after being belted up there when it mattered as well.

It wasn’t his Stirling work on Andrew’s that got him his rating

So Andrews pathetic 6 possies in the first half were nothing to do with Parker taking him away from the ball?

Or was it Parkers fault he knew where to lead to -while the others faffed about?

 

[TheMase]

So Andrews pathetic 6 possies in the first half were nothing to do with Parker taking him away from the ball?

Or was it Parkers fault he knew where to lead to -while the others faffed about?

Andrews had 9 possessions and 5 marks to half time (which is above average for him).

 

[melbournehammer]

So Andrews pathetic 6 possies in the first half were nothing to do with Parker taking him away from the ball?

Or was it Parkers fault he knew where to lead to -while the others faffed about?

Mate you are missing the point.

It’s not Parker failing nor his fault that he can’t compete in the air and spends his time pushing his opponent which meant that the ball hit the ground when they didn’t get free kicks - and that’s great except he can’t compete when wilmott picks it up or zorko or Neale even. Getting the ball to ground just leads to them clearing the ball with ease. And the rest of our tall forwards can’t stop it either.

This is a structural issue where we play too many too slow players forward of the ball. Parker might well be better than McDonald McLean or anartey. I’m not fussed but on the four should not be playing and playing Parker just made us slower and less agile

And Parker playing last man that we couldn’t even force their opponent to worry about the kick over the top (not that we ever looked likely for this except for a couple of occasions where James hordon had it and missed the choice - including kicking to Parker when McDonald was 20 metres clear leading to goal - which again wasn’t Parker’s fault)

Parker maybe drawing with Andrew’s isn’t improving the structure of the team it’s actually making it worse

 

[The Mares Leg]

Mate you are missing the point.

It’s not Parker failing nor his fault that he can’t compete in the air and spends his time pushing his opponent which meant that the ball hit the ground when they didn’t get free kicks - and that’s great except he can’t compete when wilmott picks it up or zorko or Neale even. Getting the ball to ground just leads to them clearing the ball with ease. And the rest of our tall forwards can’t stop it either.

This is a structural issue where we play too many too slow players forward of the ball. Parker might well be better than McDonald McLean or anartey. I’m not fussed but on the four should not be playing and playing Parker just made us slower and less agile

And Parker playing last man that we couldn’t even force their opponent to worry about the kick over the top (not that we ever looked likely for this except for a couple of occasions where James hordon had it and missed the choice - including kicking to Parker when McDonald was 20 metres clear leading to goal - which again wasn’t Parker’s fault)

Parker maybe drawing with Andrew’s isn’t improving the structure of the team it’s actually making it worse

Ok, there’s some fair points in that - but a crap fwd structure doesn’t mean Parker didn’t do his job, nor makes him the main liability.

 

[bedford]

Andrews had 9 possessions and 5 marks to half time (which is above average for him).

Don't make sense mate

 

[ShireSwan]

Andrews had 9 possessions and 5 marks to half time (which is above average for him).

None of which is on Parker, but our pathetic entries into the 50 from our mids who got totally and utterly dominated from both a skill and workrate perspective. When our mids did send it forward it was after waiting for all their defence to flood back, or hack kicks to nobody in hope.