Player Watch #?: Luke Parker - Welcome to North Melbourne - Konstanty and Parker traded for Pick 44

[Samsquanch]

Not " Nosey " ?

Don't make me post the Jo Jo Zep track again Hoj. That new guy, BrownPaperBag already made me do it.

 

[Topparoo]

Luke Parka

Player not found

= The Jacket

 

[desie]

Luke Parker

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Luke Parker

Age

32

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

= The Flukey

 

[Uncle_Leo]

Hindsight is 2020 and all however with how things have gone since Atley was delisted, if instead of delisting him we’d moved him into the middle and allowed him to be a see ball get ball mid, I reckon he’d still be playing. And we probably wouldn’t have dipped as low.

And would be the worst 300 game player ever

4 more seasons of Atley, my God. As if the last few years haven’t been bad enough

 

[King Hansen]

Hindsight is 2020 and all however with how things have gone since Atley was delisted, if instead of delisting him we’d moved him into the middle and allowed him to be a see ball get ball mid, I reckon he’d still be playing. And we probably wouldn’t have dipped as low.

Oh God

 

[Garibaldi82]

Atley shared the very same lottery ticket as McDonald.
Or the same photos

 

[Wels Eicke]

Is his middle name really Parker?

Lol......Reminds me of this.

 

[Spud11]

Hindsight is 2020 and all however with how things have gone since Atley was delisted, if instead of delisting him we’d moved him into the middle and allowed him to be a see ball get ball mid, I reckon he’d still be playing. And we probably wouldn’t have dipped as low.

I’ve heard the old “Atley was never tried in the midfield” from folks around here almost as much as I’ve heard “true communism has never been tried” from Unknown Pleasures tshirt-wearing uni undergrads over the years.

Newsflash to all of you. ALL of you - both things have been tried. Both were equally as disastrous.

 

[Better Loosen Up]

I’ve heard the old “Atley was never tried in the midfield” from folks around here almost as much as I’ve heard “true communism has never been tried” from Unknown Pleasures tshirt-wearing uni undergrads over the years.

Newsflash to all of you. ALL of you - both things have been tried. Both were equally as disastrous.

Atley was hardly tried in the midfield. Maybe a few stints here or there. He certainly wasn't given an opportunity along the lines of a whole season to show what he could do.

I remember watching his junior highlights and some of his burst from stoppages was Judd like. Seemed to me like a waste to just chuck him on a back flank for his career like we did. But that's Brad Scotts for you.

 

[The Warlord]

His best footy was as a forward

 

[shintemaster]

Hindsight is 2020 and all however with how things have gone since Atley was delisted, if instead of delisting him we’d moved him into the middle and allowed him to be a see ball get ball mid, I reckon he’d still be playing. And we probably wouldn’t have dipped as low.

Personally I had no issue with Atley staying on at the time with our player turnover. Bloke was durable and played within his limitations for the most part, with a better balance of vision / disposal around him he would have been (and was in our better teams) a useful cog. That said, nup, just didn't have the vision and 3d view in close at AFL level. Midfield is more than the odd running fast from a stoppage.

 

[AnEmptyChair]

Atley had no peripheral awareness and panicked whenever an opponent was within 10m of him. He was never given an extended stint in the midfield BC whenever he was tried there he was awful. It's rewriting history to suggest otherwise

 

[ferball]

His best footy was as a forward

Yeah its like the shape of the ground in front of him directed his attention and assisted his focus. Weird but definitely noticeable.

 

[The Warlord]

Atley had no peripheral awareness and panicked whenever an opponent was within 10m of him. He was never given an extended stint in the midfield BC whenever he was tried there he was awful. It's rewriting history to suggest otherwise

I will never ever forget the game against the Bombers where we had them hemmed up against the line with a minute to go, the defence set up perfectly with Robbie Taz just taking multiple intercepts.

Then Atley kicks into the middle, ball spills and that overrated little shitman AMT arses the winning goal.

Unforgiveable stuff.

 

[AnEmptyChair]

I will never ever forget the game against the Bombers where we had them hemmed up against the line with a minute to go, the defence set up perfectly with Robbie Taz just taking multiple intercepts.

Then Atley kicks into the middle, ball spills and that overrated little shitman AMT arses the winning goal.

Unforgiveable stuff.

Genuinely the single worst disposal I've ever seen from a North player. not sure ive ever seen a north player shit themselves as bad as that in a crucial moment

 

[koshari]

Atley had no peripheral awareness and panicked whenever an opponent was within 10m of him. He was never given an extended stint in the midfield BC whenever he was tried there he was awful. It's rewriting history to suggest otherwise

glad you said that because i was beginning to question my memory of ats, his classic move was breaking free and having momentum only to freeze like a possum in a set of headlights and waste any separation he had gained then pass an ordinary disposal under pressure.

 

[Themanbun]

Atley was hardly tried in the midfield. Maybe a few stints here or there. He certainly wasn't given an opportunity along the lines of a whole season to show what he could do.

I remember watching his junior highlights and some of his burst from stoppages was Judd like. Seemed to me like a waste to just chuck him on a back flank for his career like we did. But that's Brad Scotts for you.

Yes, his best work IMO, though rarely shown, was in the absolute thick of it as an inside mid, which we had well covered with Cunnington.

He seemed to panic more when he had slightly more space with blokes closing in on him (i.e. first receiver), rather than when he was in the phone booth.

 

[Flawed Genius]

I love that it took less than 250 posts for the Parker thread to devolve into "remember that specific kick Atley did 7 years ago that lost us a game"

I will never leave Bigfooty

 

[AnEmptyChair]

I love that it took less than 250 posts for the Parker thread to devolve into "remember that specific kick Atley did 7 years ago that lost us a game"

I will never leave Bigfooty

It was a shocker though

 

[Flawed Genius]

It was a shocker though

My word it was. ****ing Ats.

 

[amaz199]

Bloody Ats.
Bloody Jmac.
Bloody everyone.

Am I doing this right?

 

[sthmelb_dimmies]

It's immense because of all the options he has chosen us in our darkest period in club's history. It's not easy to attract anyone in such times, let alone someone who is still going ok

I agree it’s a great pick up for you guys, I was challenging that it was an immense accomplishment though from your list team.

Swannies list profile was never going to give Parks a big option to extend, so he was always going to look elsewhere for a superannuation contract. Especially after being forced to work so hard to make it back into the 1s this year.

Given his age and though, only a few teams in rebuild phases would be a great fit. North obviously squarely in that mix, but who else would make sense? Richmond maybe? StKilda probably not, and he’s not going to go anywhere non NSW or VIC.

Hope you get a good lot of games out of him, besides busting his arm this year he’s been extremely reliable. But you’ll get value from leadership alone

 

[Event Horizon]

I agree it’s a great pick up for you guys, I was challenging that it was an immense accomplishment though from your list team.

Swannies list profile was never going to give Parks a big option to extend, so he was always going to look elsewhere for a superannuation contract. Especially after being forced to work so hard to make it back into the 1s this year.

Given his age and though, only a few teams in rebuild phases would be a great fit. North obviously squarely in that mix, but who else would make sense? Richmond maybe? StKilda probably not, and he’s not going to go anywhere non NSW or VIC.

Hope you get a good lot of games out of him, besides busting his arm this year he’s been extremely reliable. But you’ll get value from leadership alone

I reckon GC and Essendon could benefit from his services

 

[sthmelb_dimmies]

I reckon GC and Essendon could benefit from his services

can’t see him going to QLD, and Essendon doesn’t need that seniority, with guys like Merrett, Shiel, Laverde, Parish are covering that leadership requirements

 

[Spud11]

glad you said that because i was beginning to question my memory of ats, his classic move was breaking fee and having momentum only to freeze like a possum in a set of headlights and waste any separation he had gained then pass an ordinary disposal under pressure.

That’s what happened every time.