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

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[KingV23]

He picks and chooses his logic depending on who he's talking to.

No one has shown me that you can sign a new deal and have it immediately take effect, and until they do I'll maintain new deals take effect the following season. Would leave lists hugely open to manipulation otherwise.

AFL player contracts for the year expire on the 31st October, so I guess if we did trade Parker and wanted to restructure Chad Warner's contract, we will have just over 2 weeks to get it done. The club can "bin" the final year of his current contract and have him sign an extension and will mean his new deal will start on the 1st November

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Its not even about the money with Warner

 

[ashep]

Its not even about the money with Warner

An $800k payrise for next year could absolutely entice him to sign an extension through '26

 

[KingV23]

An $800k payrise for next year could absolutely entice him to sign an extension through '26

Would you though?

 

[SM]

AFL player contracts for the year expire on the 31st October, so I guess if we did trade Parker and wanted to restructure Chad Warner's contract, we will have just over 2 weeks to get it done. The club can "bin" the final year of his current contract and have him sign an extension and will mean his new deal will start on the 1st November

Yep, but I bet you anything it doesn't happen. I'll have lots of egg on my face if it does, but we'll see.

 

[Kiama Chris]

This is so weird. I give up.

You are probably right. If we don't trade Parker, we are going to exceed the salary cap and get fined and lose premiership points and lose draft picks. It's going to be an absolute catastrophe when it all comes out.

Tomorrow is an important day because if we don't trade Parker, we are stuffed.

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[Kiama Chris]

Would you though?

If no-one else wants it I'll take it!

 

[ashep]

Would you though?

If I were Chad or the Swans?

If I'm a 23 year old kid who can nearly triple my salary and stick around in a premiership window for another year before heading home still in my prime to play for a team on the rise, sign me up.

If I'm the Swans, we get an extra year of a gun player while we're in the window and who knows if we can change his mind.

Would I specifically clear out a club legend for the sole purpose of getting that extra year? That's an extremely tough call.

 

[TheGoatBaron]

This is so weird. I give up.

You are probably right. If we don't trade Parker, we are going to exceed the salary cap and get fined and lose premiership points and lose draft picks. It's going to be an absolute catastrophe when it all comes out.

Tomorrow is an important day because if we don't trade Parker, we are stuffed.

I find it funny, we’re always over or near the salary cap despite rarely being active in the trading period but the likes of Geelong, Port Adelaide and Brisbane who get multiple players each year are never even close to breaking their salary caps? Makes you wonder

 

[rustycrate]

If I were Chad or the Swans?

If I'm a 23 year old kid who can nearly triple my salary and stick around in a premiership window for another year before heading home still in my prime to play for a team on the rise, sign me up.

If I'm the Swans, we get an extra year of a gun player while we're in the window and who knows if we can change his mind.

Would I specifically clear out a club legend for the sole purpose of getting that extra year? That's an extremely tough call.

When you get that blank sheet of paper and draw a line down the middle. You put the two headings FOR and AGAINST at the top of each column. Then you list the reasons to keep him or not for an extra year.

You total each column but give weighting to the important items in each column.

Winning a flag in the FOR column makes the decision for you it is so highly weighted.

That is what you do when you have an important decision in life. Whether you do it physically with a piece of paper or mentally in your mind.

The decision becomes easier.

 

[SM]

If I were Chad or the Swans?

If I'm a 23 year old kid who can nearly triple my salary and stick around in a premiership window for another year before heading home still in my prime to play for a team on the rise, sign me up.

If I'm the Swans, we get an extra year of a gun player while we're in the window and who knows if we can change his mind.

Would I specifically clear out a club legend for the sole purpose of getting that extra year? That's an extremely tough call.

Triple? How much do you think Warner's on at the moment?

 

[GoTheSwannies]

Because we’ve made contractual commitments to other current players next year and beyond that can’t be met within the salary cap if Parker’s salary stays on our books.

I don't think the club would've been that negligent.

 

[TheGoatBaron]

I don't think the club would've been that negligent.

And if Geelong can have outside deals to attract players, why can’t we do the same to keep players?

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

If only we fought this hard in the GF

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

What middle ground? Sounds like North just said yeah, nah to 25, and walked away thinking we’d go crawling back and grovel for 62!

Yet 44 has been there for 2 weeks...

 

[GoTheSwannies]

We overpaid for Hayward and Florent

Is this based on actual Intel or gut feel?

My thoughts, if we slightly overpaid on Hayward, I'm not overly concerned. I don't have the same sentiment if we overpaid for Florent. I feel the latter is replaceable

 

[Dubsforsam1]

I find it funny, we’re always over or near the salary cap despite rarely being active in the trading period but the likes of Geelong, Port Adelaide and Brisbane who get multiple players each year are never even close to breaking their salary caps? Makes you wonder

How much more expensive do you think it is to live in Sydney compared to the areas you mentioned? That should give you your answer

 

[Kbroome]

How much more expensive do you think it is to live in Sydney compared to the areas you mentioned? That should give you your answer

When young couples both working in decent pay jobs can only afford appartments you know its stuffed