Player Watch #9: Luke Davies-Uniacke [Part II] - [C7/J.Ralph] LDU declares he wants to be a NM player for life; inspired by Larkey/Sheez/Jy signing - pay the man

[Disco Dew]

After all, he is 7 years or older than sheez wardlaw and those that come after.

5 years…

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Luke Davies-Uniacke – 100 games

The 135th player to play 100 games for the North Melbourne Football Club
Played: 99 Won: 19 Drawn: 1 Lost: 79
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Game 1 – Round 1, 2018 v Gold Coast (Cazalys Stadium). Gold Coast 7.13-55 d. North Melbourne 5.9-39
Game 50 – Round 23, 2021 v Adelaide (Adelaide Oval). Adelaide 13.20-98 d. North Melbourne 8.6-54

Disposals
Game High: 38 (Round 21, 2021 v Richmond)
Season High: 522 (2022)

Kicks
Game High: 22 (Round 17, 2022 v Collingwood)
Season High: 267 (2022)

Handballs
Game High:21 (Round 15, 2024 v Melbourne)
Season High: 255 (2022)

Marks
Game High: 10 (Round 18, 2023 v Hawthorn)
Season High: 97 (2021)

Goals: 37 Behinds: 34

Brownlow Medal Games
Round 12, 2020 v Brisbane Lions – 1 vote
Round 18, 2020 v West Coast – 1 vote
Round 15, 2021 v Gold Coast – 1 vote
Round 21, 2021 v Richmond – 3 votes
Round 17, 2022 v Collingwood – 3 votes
Round 18, 2022 v Richmond – 1 vote
Round 19, 2022 v Hawthorn – 1 vote
Round 22, 2022 v Adelaide – 3 votes
Round 1, 2023 v West Coast – 3 votes
Round 2, 2023 v Fremantle – 3 votes
Round 19, 2023 v St.Kilda – 3 votes
Round 20, 2023 v West Coast – 2 votes
Round 22, 2023 v Essendon – 2 votes

Finals:
Nil

Most Consecutive Games: 21 (Round 4, 2022 v Sydney to Round 2, 2023 v Fremantle)

Has played 99 of 142 games since debut

Honours
2022 – North Melbourne Brownlow Best – 8 votes
2023 – North Melbourne Brownlow Best – 13 votes

He is trending for at least 18 votes based on those improvements in the Brownlow.

 

[pupstar]

More three vote games than one vote games.

Yeah heard a couple of months ago he was not going anywhere so glad it was true.

 

[ChairmanZia]

5 years…

errr 25 - 19 = 6...

 

[Disco Dew]

errr 25 - 19 = 6...

Sheezel is 20 in 4 months. Ldu just turned 25.
Closer to 5 than 6. You still said 7. So either way you’re wrong

Oh and wardlaw just turned 20, their birthdays are 3 days apart.
So again 5

 

[7577969923]

errr 25 - 19 = 6...

errr LDU has just turned 25, George is 20, and Harry coming up to 20.

You started at 7, got called out on it, tried to correct Disco Dew, and still got it wrong. Your take on LDU has been complete BS from the start.

We will be contending for finals from 2026 onwards. LDU will still only be 27 with at least 5 good years ahead of him.

 

[RightWingRoo]

LDU slipping to 4, was our reward from the footy gods for not tanking against the Lions at the GABBA. Here's hoping Zane will just as special and another reward for maintaining our integrity.

Was there in the monsoonal deluge in Cairns, for his first game. And will be there on Saturday for his 100th, reckon Luke will relish the challenge of going head to head with the Bont.

 

[choppy]

****ing oathh I was worried about this guy leaving. Huge news. This guy gonna be a Norm Smith medalist one day.

It'd be some game to get the Norm ahead of George or Harry

 

[DuckYeah]

Never in doubt

 

[The Dougster]

We will be contending for finals from 2026 onwards.

2025 onwards

 

[murray wrensted]

LDU slipping to 4, was our reward from the footy gods for not tanking against the Lions at the GABBA. Here's hoping Zane will just as special and another reward for maintaining our integrity.

Was there in the monsoonal deluge in Cairns, for his first game. And will be there on Saturday for his 100th, reckon Luke will relish the challenge of going head to head with the Bont.

I was there too with my heavily pregnant wife (wasn't too happy with the situation) so I'm claiming that was my son's first game. We'll both be there Saturday too!

 

[shinboner magic]

Never in doubt

 

[shinboner magic]

There was talk we were going to reach for Fogarty.

No disrespect to him but I had palpitations about us just letting LDU slide to Freo.

I thought sleevo as he was expected to go around those picks and had said he’d love to come to us

 

[spurs]

My favourite player and with us not having success recently for him to leave would have been a massive blow for me personally. I’m just so happy that he sees his future with us.

 

[Danni_Benson]

man i'm so over the repetitive "(insert north player) has only played in 15 wins" line
they've been doing it for every past and potential trade.

like get fkd, we all know

It’s soon forgotten though when you get some wins on the board.

 

[Horizons_00]

Bloody love it

This is gonna pump up the boys I guarantee it

 

[Hearts to hearts]

LDU slipping to 4, was our reward from the footy gods for not tanking against the Lions at the GABBA. Here's hoping Zane will just as special and another reward for maintaining our integrity.

Was there in the monsoonal deluge in Cairns, for his first game. And will be there on Saturday for his 100th, reckon Luke will relish the challenge of going head to head with the Bont.

I think we will see Colby as a gift from the footy gods.

 

[swaeney]

LDU slipping to 4, was our reward from the footy gods for not tanking against the Lions at the GABBA. Here's hoping Zane will just as special and another reward for maintaining our integrity.

If we had of lost that game, do you think we'd have still picked LDU?

 

[Danni_Benson]

LDU has told 7 today, and Jon Ralph, he wants to play his whole career at North.

Shut the front door!!!!

 

[koshari]

If we had of lost that game, do you think we'd have still picked LDU?

Conventional thinking was rayner. Generational talent they said, funny they trot that line out every 2 years.

 

[deano28]

Said it a while back , LDU isn’t going anywhere . He’s an absolute shinboner .

 

[RightWingRoo]

If we had of lost that game, do you think we'd have still picked LDU?

I'd like to think we would have and with the benefit of hindsight, he'll be the best player in the 17 draft.
But Rayner was seemingly the consensus number 1 pick at the time. And remember other North fans I know, bemoaning that we'd miss out on him. Mainly because of his seeming similarity to Dusty as a player and late 2017 was the peak of Dusty mania.
Was a decision that was probably better off out of our hands, and we ended up with the better player.

 

[ChairmanZia]

Conventional thinking was rayner. Generational talent they said, funny they trot that line out every 2 years.

Well, they will eventually get one right.

Sam walsh was the last generational talent, hornes francis' gloss seem to have dimmed a bit lately...wonder why

 

[Danni_Benson]

I reckon he'll still be one of the highest paid players on the game....

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Yep, he deserves to be. Particularly showing his hand early. He didn’t have to do that!

Luke, I love you!!!!

 

[ChopChopDigDig]

**** I love this club