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'Where I want to play': Jack of all trades finally set to lock down position
Jack Lukosius has been used in a variety of roles throughout his fledgling AFL career but is now set to join a 'potent' forward mix at the Suns
Incorrect. Last year Luko said he is excited to be playing with King forward.
I get that. I too am skeptical about the height and pressure. Dew addressed this recently to some extent though.
Up there with one of the best I imagine, given they are world class made for athletes when they had the commonwealth games.
Nice write-up. Re-signing homegrown young guns is a good first step. All it takes is a little taste of success. Make a couple finals, keep the Academy talent coming in, build the club's culture, and eventually GC will be an attractive destination for big names.
I think it can work as long as everyone knows and sticks to their role. The most recent example I can think of was GWS in 2021 when they were playing Hogan (195cm), Himmelberg (195cm), Finlayson (197cm) and Riccardi (195cm). They were able to make it to the second week of the finals that season but their forward line did seem a bit disjointed at times. I'm very curious to see if we can make it work!
That's how I see it too. Brisbane essentially did that by developing homegrown stars Andrews and Hipwood out of their academy while also bringing home other talented Queenslanders like Charlie Cameron. After a few years of finals footy they become a destination club and sign stars from Melbourne clubs like Daniher and Dunkley. We just need to hold up our end of the bargain and start playing finals footy.
Firstly Luko has always said that he doesn’t mind paying around the ground to learn some skills but ultimately see himself as a forward. His messaging been pretty consistent.
Up there with the best of them at the moment AFAIK but it’s a bit of an arms race I reckon. Each new one better than the last. The Swans have just moved into their new training facilities which sound spectacular. Haven’t seen Brisbane’s etc. Bigger clubs usually have the advantage with more money backing them. Collingwood’s look pretty awesome.
Is it just me that would prefer to see Jeffrey up forward instead of Luko? Joel to me, with only a few games already looks more dangerous up forward, a harder matchup, has x-factor which we’ve lost a lot of with Izak gone, a better kick for goal and has already shown he can kick a bag (something Luko hasn’t done). The bloke just kicked another 5 in the intraclub. Surely form has to be rewarded. Would hate to lose a player of his calibre because of lack of opportunities. The kid has all the tools to be a match winner.
We’ll they’re playing different positions.
Agree. My preferred most dangerous forward line has both Luko and Jeffrey in there, rotating through with several others. I still think there’s room for Levi off the bench. He can be part of the rotation, chop out in the ruck, even defence if Charlie or Sam need a rest or are injured. Just seems the argument from some corners is it’s either one or the other. Jeffrey is that mobile he can play as a tall or medium/small. He can even pinch hit in defence, though I think he’s better for the team up forward, being so hard to match up on athletically.
Could you point to Luko's interview last year when he said his preferred position is in the back? I never listened to it and I am pretty confident I listened to all (or most of) Luko interviews. IMO, Kings Ransom's reply is spot on. Luko always considered himself to be a forward.
Yeah, I suspect Casboult misses out if Jeffrey is in good shape. Jeffrey so far in his career always had some niggles. I hope he figured out his body. What a talent.
