Player Watch #9: Luke Davies-Uniacke - signs until end 2025! Runner up in the 2022 Syd Barker Medal Award

[HELLSBELLS]

Keen to see what kind of nick he comes back in, and his mindset.

Just having a squizz at the pictures of this morning he looks in great nick might of even slimmed off a bit i reckon.

 

[GarnerSmash]

Just having a squizz at the pictures of this morning he looks in great nick might of even slimmed off a bit i reckon.

Looks like he lost upper body mass due to shoulder reco.

 

[The Warlord]

Looks like he lost upper body mass due to shoulder reco.

To be expected.

 

[The Nostradamus]

maybe will cover more ground with less size, but hopefully puts that back on over the course of the year and maintains stamina gains

 

[Barassi Scowl]

Personally I want to see him crack in.
I believe he probably has the ability to make it, but I've seen him avoid contact enough times to give me some real doubts. Not just after he was carrying his injuries.
Yes he's young but most players don't learn to go hard, they have it or they don't.
Fingers crossed he gains the confidence and campaigner to go on with it.

 

[shimaburnsgrieg]

Looks like he lost upper body mass due to shoulder reco.

Perhaps - looks far too light for me for a mid at this stage of his career.

He has work to do.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Needs to hit the gym.

Hard.

 

[shinboner magic]

He is very tentative at stages. Often gets caught out flat footed.

I’m still of the opinion that he is going to be a brute strength inside midfielder, he is going to be a mid that will have to be on the move (like Higgins) to get the most benefit out of his game.

Seems to lack confidence when he has ball in hand and looks around to see if he’s in the correct position.
Might of been scotts overcomplicating a simple game

 

[DunderHead]

He looks like he has given the shoulders and upper body a rest. Sounded like they needed it especially with the op and all.

These blokes will hit the weights pretty hard pre-Christmas. He will look significantly different in a month i reckon. Doesnt take long to regain strength after a break in my experience.

 

[gustev]

Sam Wright has taken him under his wing in the off season....

 

[Snake_Baker]

Seems to lack confidence when he has ball in hand and looks around to see if he’s in the correct position.
Might of been scotts overcomplicating a simple game

This doesn't look like a young bloke lacking confidence to me mate.

 

[Twinkletoes]

He looks like he has given the shoulders and upper body a rest. Sounded like they needed it especially with the op and all.

These blokes will hit the weights pretty hard pre-Christmas. He will look significantly different in a month i reckon. Doesnt take long to regain strength after a break in my experience.

Agree, and he has no better example than Mr 4 Shoulder reco’s himself, Robbie Tarrant, to guide him in his strength rebuilding.

 

[Hojuman]

Sam Wright has taken him under his wing in the off season....

As long as he doesn't drag him to Katamatite for a country x-mas we'll be o.k.

 

[shinboner magic]

This doesn't look like a young bloke lacking confidence to me mate.

Mason wood looks like Carey during preseason

 

[Snake_Baker]

Mason wood looks like Carey during preseason

If that's the case for you, then this might explain you pessimism.

 

[Groin guru]

Agree, and he has no better example than Mr 4 Shoulder reco’s himself, Robbie Tarrant, to guide him in his strength rebuilding.

good point. Patch now too.

 

[shinboner magic]

If that's the case for you, then this might explain you pessimism.

Yes almighty one.

Please send a pair of those rose coloured glasses over

 

[Snake_Baker]

Yes almighty one.

Please send a pair of those rose coloured glasses over

Fair enough mate. I am not as pessimistic as you about Luke, I just acknowledge that players of his type take time.

We'll revisit this in the middle of 2021 and see who was closer to the mark.

 

[The Y Factor]

Apart from using brute strength to physically break away from tackles, the ability to assess the situation and get off an advantageous handball while being tackled should be a skill being practiced by the entire squad, always more than 1 way to skin a cat.

You mean practicing the “Cunnington”

 

[shinboner magic]

Fair enough mate. I am not as pessimistic as you about Luke, I just acknowledge that players of his type take time.

We'll revisit this in the middle of 2021 and see who was closer to the mark.

I don’t have doubts mate.

Think in two years he’ll be in our best 5 players with tarryn

 

[Snake_Baker]

I don’t have doubts mate.

Think in two years he’ll be in our best 5 players with tarryn

Good to read that. I suppose you're a little anxious to see him really arrive, and I suspect we'll see it in bursts this year.

I'm VERY bullish about Luke.

 

[Clarke is King]

Acquiring tuck shop lady arms in the off-season is an interesting choice for Luke

 

[Uber Roo]

In 3 years time LDU is gonna embarrass a lot of experts in here .
Can’t come quick enough


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[Groin guru]

petition to remove 'season over - shoulder reconstruction' from the title.

I nearly have a seizure every time thinking he's injured again!

 

[DrZaius]

Can't remember where the quote came from but a good metric for judging how a player will turn out is something along the lines of "it's not what they do, it's how they do it" and I feel this is very applicable to Luke. You can see him try to take on players, and burst / spin his way out of trouble. Problem is he just isn't physically strong enough yet to pull it off.