Player Watch #9: Luke Davies-Uniacke [Part II] - [C7/J.Ralph] LDU declares he wants to be a NM player for life; '24 SBM - congrats LDU

[travelli]

LDU???

Easy.

Who do we need?

LDU - Sheez

LDU - X

LDU - Larkey

LDU looks slick, but fundamentally he does he does his job worse than those three.

 

[northbergs]

5 straight bottom 2 finishes. If we have a 6th, there would be nothing foolish about moving on for the sake of your career.

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No doubt the Hawks will be in his ear.


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[ferball]

Easy.

Who do we need?

LDU - Sheez

LDU - X

LDU - Larkey

LDU looks slick, but fundamentally he does he does his job worse than those three.

I can't agree with that. Sheez maybe.

 

[archereleven]

I can't agree with that. Sheez maybe.

Out of everyone on our list, LDU saw his fair share of unwarranted criticism this season, and most of it unbelievably was to do with his defensive application.

His i50 kicking could use a bit more polish, but **** me, so could our fwd set up and fwds!

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[ferball]

Out of everyone on our list, LDU saw his fair share of unwarranted criticism this season, and most of it unbelievably was to do with his defensive application.

His i50 kicking could use a bit more polish, but **** me, so could our fwd set up and fwds!

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This year he learned to play with opposition attention, to block and work for his teammates, had some of the best defensive stats in the comp for a mid and still played great attacking footy.

Unbelievably good year.

 

[archereleven]

This year he learned to play with opposition attention, to block and work for his teammates, had some of the best defensive stats in the comp for a mid and still played great attacking footy.

Unbelievably good year.

Surrounded by >40 game mids and Jy after the bye.

His leadership growth was fantastic and was on display for anyone who cared to notice. Big year of maturation for Luke, and I think there is a ton of room for growth on that front

He is 1 of the linchpins of this rebuild.

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[LB2Snake]

Luke's kicking this year was atrocious. He had twice as many inside 50's as anyone else and was one of the worst at it. This is a significant problem for us and stopping him becoming the player he should be.

The issue is his kicking action. Basically, he collapses his body forward when making contact with the ball. He normally has a bit more time and space than others, he should use this to get balanced and straighten his spine.

Hopefully with Harry hangin with LDU and his sprint coach this off season will see them kick the ball around a bit too. Great trade off

 

[muttley45]

He looked to really enjoy kicking 3 goals in a game, can it become a regular rather than rare occurence ?

 

[kool kangas]

He looked to really enjoy kicking 3 goals in a game, can it become a regular rather than rare occurence ?

This is one of his biggest issues. He tries to hard to bring in players forward up the ground to kick it to when he should take it. The amount of time he has been in a position to kick a goal but passes off and it gets intercepted and a turnover is to many.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

He looked to really enjoy kicking 3 goals in a game, can it become a regular rather than rare occurence ?

Wins Coleman and Brownlow 2025.

 

[blackshadow]

Out of everyone on our list, LDU saw his fair share of unwarranted criticism this season, and most of it unbelievably was to do with his defensive application.

His i50 kicking could use a bit more polish, but **** me, so could our fwd set up and fwds!

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So could the midfield support around LDU!

A little more support and a little less pressure on his kicking should see better i50 delivery from him.

He's a gun.

 

[King Corey]

LDU has star player potential and is a must keep.

LDU is overrated on here in terms of sustained output to date.

Both statements are true imo.

 

[3051]

So could the midfield support around LDU!

A little more support and a little less pressure on his kicking should see better i50 delivery from him.

He's a gun.

Absolute gun, and in a curious position where he is already elite, but obviously not the polished package yet at 25. Hope his body obliges, because his best is yet to come. (Oh, and he resigns so that we enjoy his absolute peak).

 

[swaeney]

For him to become the polished package, he needs help. Another big body midfielder in the coal face with him.

 

[archereleven]

If Al can swing Parker, LDU will be 10 feet tall and bulletproof. Would benefit immensely.

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[giantroo]

 

[Roostorm]

Just get the deal done

 

[buttox]

Congratulations
Well deserved

 

[giantroo]

Congrats LDU

 

[Ligma]

People wanted to trade him

 

[Val Keating]

Well done star

 

[Val Keating]

People wanted to trade him

“He’s not invested”

 

[archereleven]

This is just the beginning campaigners...

Sign on Luke, so we can all enjoy the ride.

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[Shinboner1]

Did he sign yet?

 

[ferball]

He doesn't sound like he's going anywhere with this speech.