Player Watch #9: Luke Davies-Uniacke [Part II] - '24 SBM - [Ch9] LDU's camp 'working hard to get a deal done'

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Grogg said:
He's the only bloke in the square the opposition give a s**t about. Our mix isn't helping in there.
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Agree. You can't just have a bunch of kids with zero presence in there and him. I thought he was unimpressive in the first half with too much attack - the second was the best he's been this year, more defensive tilt (which is needed if we aren't winning the clearances and are handing it back regularly). We looked much more competent when he wasn't 100% attack mode.
 
-Opposition weekly team meeting-

''Alright guys, so how do we stop North Melbourne this weekend?''

"Just show up''

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I suspect that in any serious talks regarding us as a team....the majority of the chat would be how to limit the impact of LDU.

From what I've seen so far this season....it certainly looks like the clubs are aware of him and are giving him more attention than previous seasons. Tags, multiple tacklers, players running from the centre square b-lining for him (which I noticed a couple times in the Lions game)

He's gotta deal with it but teammates gotta help out too.
 
amaz199 said:
There is a reason why he's not captain.
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Yeh, because he doesn’t want too. Remember the kid lost his old man a few years ago.. let the kid play footy. Not everyone wants to be a leader. Just coz doesn’t make someone a leader.
 
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In the immortal words of Peter Griffin

Woah
Woah
Woah

I was banging on questioning LDU after the Blues debacle as one who has potential to be a game winner and querying when he has actually done such a feat

Apparently I was “emotional”

I’ve just read 2 pages of posts delving a lot further

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Dan said:
-Opposition weekly team meeting-

''Alright guys, so how do we stop North Melbourne this weekend?''

"Just show up''

iTkFg2L.gif


I suspect that in any serious talks regarding us as a team....the majority of the chat would be how to limit the impact of LDU.

From what I've seen so far this season....it certainly looks like the clubs are aware of him and are giving him more attention than previous seasons. Tags, multiple tacklers, players running from the centre square b-lining for him (which I noticed a couple times in the Lions game)

He's gotta deal with it but teammates gotta help out too.
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I realise I’m comparing a sh*t, young team to one still containing 15 premiership players, but watching the Saints v Richmond game, it’s noticeable how much the players play for each other and protect each other.

Communication, blocks, shepherds aplenty.

We need an injection of onfield leaders to bring this expectation. We need to swathe of coaches to enforce it.
 
FootySmartSimpson said:
I realise I’m comparing a sh*t, young team to one still containing 15 premiership players, but watching the Saints v Richmond game, it’s noticeable how much the players play for each other and protect each other.

Communication, blocks, shepherds aplenty.

We need an injection of onfield leaders to bring this expectation. We need to swathe of coaches to enforce it.
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Absolutely
 

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Gasometer said:
Absolutely
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I’ve been on this site posting since 07/08 and I have been banging on consistently about doing the team fundamentals.

It isn’t going to start until we have coaches willing and players capable (intensity, smarts, team-first attitude) of demanding it of themselves.

But look at how poorly some of our leaders are playing…how can we expect any change of the basics if we have no system of rewarding/punishing output?
 
FootySmartSimpson said:
I’ve been on this site posting since 07/08 and I have been banging on consistently about doing the team fundamentals.

It isn’t going to start until we have coaches willing and players capable (intensity, smarts, team-first attitude) of demanding it of themselves.

But look at how poorly some of our leaders are playing…how can we expect any change of the basics if we have no system of rewarding/punishing output?
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It’s a sign of the times

Everyone gets a medal or certificate
 
He has never done those desperate chase/ lunge "attempts" when he's no chance of getting it. It could actually be smart rather than lazy, but it doesn't look good sometimes.
Anyway I firmly believe this will be one of those post-seasons where we find out he was playing with a niggle the whole year. He didn't look to have anywhere near his usual explosiveness from ground level on Friday, but he genuinely looked to be trying and hunting for the ball. It's not like he didn't touch it.
Something is NQR.
 
The midfield set up is just not working - which is disappointing given how much we have invested in this area. The individuals are good players but the mix is all wrong.

Starting midfield next year needs to be LDU, Smillie and Sheezal - explosiveness, big body and class respectively.

Second mix should be Wardlaw, Powell and Colby - defensiveness, accumulation and class. Jy will get minutes as required.

A completely different set up to the approach we have taken this year is required and this will help LDU.
 
shimaburnsgrieg said:
The midfield set up is just not working - which is disappointing given how much we have invested in this area. The individuals are good players but the mix is all wrong.

Starting midfield next year needs to be LDU, Smillie and Sheezal - explosiveness, big body and class respectively.

Second mix should be Wardlaw, Powell and Colby - defensiveness, accumulation and class. Jy will get minutes as required.

A completely different set up to the approach we have taken this year is required and this will help LDU.
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Agree in principle, like the idea of drafting Smillie, still feel Phillips needs to be part of the rotations.
 
LDU's Stat's v Cats Rd 17 last year : 10 kicks, 18 handballs, 5 marks, 8 tackles, 2 goals, 3 clearances, 4 inside 50's,
can history repeat ?
 
Gasometer said:
In the immortal words of Peter Griffin

Woah
Woah
Woah

I was banging on questioning LDU after the Blues debacle as one who has potential to be a game winner and querying when he has actually done such a feat

Apparently I was “emotional”

I’ve just read 2 pages of posts delving a lot further

family guy knee injury GIF
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I though that was charchi arcolas catchcry?
 
2024 AFL PLAYER RATINGS AVERAGE MIDFIELD
Sydney

Isaac Heeney, Chad Warner, Errol Gulden

19.0

Port Adelaide

Zak Butters, Connor Rozee, Jason Horne-Francis

17.7

Western Bulldogs

Marcus Bontempelli, Adam Treloar, Tom Liberatore

17.2

Greater Western Sydney

Stephen Coniglio, Tom Green, Josh Kelly

16.3

Melbourne

Jack Viney, Clayton Oliver, Christian Petracca

15.6

Hawthorn

Jai Newcombe, Conor Nash, James Worpel

14.6

Gold Coast

Noah Anderson, Matt Rowell, Touk Miller

14.5

North Melbourne

Luke Davies-Uniacke, Tom Powell, George Wardlaw

14.5

Carlton

George Hewett, Patrick Cripps, Adam Cerra

14.2

Fremantle

Caleb Serong, Hayden Young, Andrew Brayshaw

14.2

Essendon

Zach Merrett, Archie Perkins, Will Setterfield

13.9

Brisbane

Josh Dunkley, Lachie Neale, Hugh McCluggage

13.6

West Coast

Tim Kelly, Elliot Yeo, Harley Reid

13.3

Adelaide

Jordan Dawson, Matt Crouch, Rory Laird

12.3

Richmond

Tim Taranto, Thomson Dow, Shai Bolton

12.0

St Kilda

Jack Steele, Seb Ross, Marcus Windhager

11.6

Collingwood

Jordan De Goey, Nick Daicos, Scott Pendlebury

11.4

Geelong

Patrick Dangerfield, Jhye Clark, Tanner Bruhn

9.4
 

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