Player Watch #9: Luke Davies-Uniacke [Part II] - '24 SBM - re-signed until the end of 2032 [7 year deal]

[The Nostradamus]

Pen to paper tomorrow pls and thanks

 

[Lomas]

Pen to paper tomorrow pls and thanks

He must have enjoyed himself today, they wouldn’t even commit to tackling him unless there were two of them.
Was great.

 

[Midas]

So good watching those defensive efforts. Tell the Manager to piss off and make your own decisions LDU!

Be great to have press conferences without LDU questions burning people’s eyes out.

 

[Jesslc]

Can someone get that clip of him being tackled on the ground and then breaking it as he gets up. That was quite disturbing.

 

[BlueandWhiteinmyBlood]

Also to the naked eye, just looks like his body/physique/shape is primed and extremely sound for the prime of his career.

 

[Merlin007]

Also to the naked eye, just looks like his body/physique/shape is primed and extremely sound for the prime of his career.

Agree with this; if he signs, the club will be paying the big dollars for a bloke ready to rip it, rather than as a 'retention' contract to keep a 'potential' star

 

[Val Keating]

Jeez he was tough yesterday

 

[Mixed Results]

I was surpised he had only had 23 disposals yesterday.

His presence was enormous. It felt like each time he had the ball he was shrugging off tacklers and breaking free from packs.

 

[Ashley B]

He seems to be getting played differently imo but he is more quality than quantity. Gets it a bit less but is more damaging.
We cannot underestimate the 3 new older blokes . They are freeing up 3 spots on the ground because they all have football nouse. So our up and coming players have just that little bit of extra freedom . In professional team sport that can make a massive difference.

 

[FlyHigh18]

He seems to be getting played differently imo but he is more quality than quantity. Gets it a bit less but is more damaging.
We cannot underestimate the 3 new older blokes . They are freeing up 3 spots on the ground because they all have football nouse. So our up and coming players have just that little bit of extra freedom . In professional team sport that can make a massive difference.

Parker helps.

LDU is no longer stuck with two of the oppositions best hanging off him

 

[Sphynx]

Took the piss yesterday.

Also defended.

He's finding that balance.

Give me 23 touches every game Luke if it means you can defend the opposition mids around stoppage like that.

 

[Midas]

Like the evolution of Cotchin except LDU is 20 per cent more talented.

 

[justroyal]

Like the evolution of Cotchin except LDU is 20 per cent more talented.

Be stiff on ldu here

 

[grimface_87]

He played angry after the ump paid 50 against. He’s a different beast when he’s pissed off.

I'm watching the replay now and I still have no idea what the 50 was for

 

[Conundrum]

I'm watching the replay now and I still have no idea what the 50 was for

For being a bully to the Melbourne midfielders

 

[andana]

For being a bully to the Melbourne midfielders

When Luke got angry he became dynamic and highly motivated and determined to win.
Great to watch

 

[giantroo]

 

[Disco Dew]

 

[Heaps of fun]

With his size and burst if he plays defensively while Powell extracts and Sheezel creates we will do very well.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Midweek Tackle had a bit on St kilda trade targets, put up four names and said they had hopes of getting three of them - LDU left as the one they aren’t.

 

[Reginald0]

I'm watching the replay now and I still have no idea what the 50 was for

Seems to be a rule about standing on the mark
Can’t move then
But can if you are 5 metres behind
Happy to be corrected

They got done twice

 

[Ashley B]

Dumbest most garbage rule ever invented is unnecessary and is not worth 50 m. “Rules committee “justifying their existence by ruining the game just that little bit more .

 

[Samsquanch]

Dumbest most garbage rule ever invented is unnecessary and is not worth 50 m

And so incredibly inconsistent in its application.

 

[Ashley B]

When it’s applied no one knows how or why . Players, commentators, supporters no one knows . It’s dumb dumb dumb

 

[Ashley B]

What’s he waiting for , don’t we have a f k n pen down at the club