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

[jay317]

Interesting the comment on training at 100% when the general sentiment around here is he cruises around at training...

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Interesting the comment on training at 100% when the general sentiment around here is he cruises around at training...

His movement and change of direction is effortless which makes it look like he’s cruising.

The question is, like a lot on our list, is are they actually training/playing flat out or do they just ‘think’ they’re doing so?

Results across the list over five years point to the latter.

 

[Ura]

I think the improvement I would like to see him make this season is being able to hit kicks up a little better.
He has such an ability to escape traffic and get to the outside he would be an all Australian if he was able to hit advantage side of contests alittle more

 

[ferball]

I watched the video. Gee, he looks like he is carrying a whole lot of grief still. Poor campaigner

That shit never goes away. It'd be so much worse when your old man was so young too.

 

[Passmore]

His movement and change of direction is effortless which makes it look like he’s cruising.

The question is, like a lot on our list, is are they actually training/playing flat out or do they just ‘think’ they’re doing so?

Results across the list over five years point to the latter.

What's happened on game day would suggest the latter. How many of them come from the ground after getting pumped again and actually delve into why?

 

[zoomba23]

I think the improvement I would like to see him make this season is being able to hit kicks up a little better.
He has such an ability to escape traffic and get to the outside he would be an all Australian if he was able to hit advantage side of contests alittle more

He'd probably be the Brownlow Medallist. I'm no kicking mechanics expert but the way he kicks the ball clearly lends itself to high floaters. There's some weird lean he does, along with what looks like a high ball drop.

It won't change. Not at 26. The ideal scenario is he spins out of traffic, gives it to Sheezel running past, and he spots up the forward. But that would become quite predictable even if we managed to implement it

 

[ferball]

He'd probably be the Brownlow Medallist. I'm no kicking mechanics expert but the way he kicks the ball clearly lends itself to high floaters. There's some weird lean he does, along with what looks like a high ball drop.

It won't change. Not at 26. The ideal scenario is he spins out of traffic, gives it to Sheezel running past, and he spots up the forward. But that would become quite predictable even if we managed to implement it

Predictable doesn't matter if its effective enough to be hard to stop.

 

[zoomba23]

Predictable doesn't matter if its effective enough to be hard to stop.

True. Arjen Robben and Tim Duncan say hello

 

[ferball]

Interesting the comment on training at 100% when the general sentiment around here is he cruises around at training...

He's a surfer and its multi generational for him. So he'll go with the flow, its a pretty Taoist kind of thing really.

You can't surf the way George Wardlaw plays footy. You have to work with the flow of the ocean, you can't impose your will on it, its too big and powerful. For all those smartarse comments I made about lessons learned and what have you LDU is the player he is cos he surfs. His core strength, his ability to spin thru tackles, even what GW alluded to - his ability to read small subtle things in the contest and exploit them - all that stuff is trained and improved by surfing.

I love that he spends as much time as he can surfing in pre season. Especially after a morning of training. Its more fitness, more core strength, more time in his body developing subtle co-ordination skills and reading his immediate environment. I wish he'd take more players with him to be honest.

 

[guapo]

Spot on Ferbs - might have missed 2 games from 8 seasons to surfing injuries? As you say, the benefits massively outweigh the negatives

 

[Passmore]

He's a surfer and its multi generational for him. So he'll go with the flow, its a pretty Taoist kind of thing really.

You can't surf the way George Wardlaw plays footy. You have to work with the flow of the ocean, you can't impose your will on it, its too big and powerful. For all those smartarse comments I made about lessons learned and what have you LDU is the player he is cos he surfs. His core strength, his ability to spin thru tackles, even what GW alluded to - his ability to read small subtle things in the contest and exploit them - all that stuff is trained and improved by surfing.

I love that he spends as much time as he can surfing in pre season. Especially after a morning of training. Its more fitness, more core strength, more time in his body developing subtle co-ordination skills and reading his immediate environment. I wish he'd take more players with him to be honest.

Tell him not to surf he'd probably give footy away.

 

[Chip Scab1]

Kind of like buying your folks a dream home, in Frankston.

Don't wanna stand up for Frangas or anything, but Frankston South or Frankston North (Pines)... makes a bit of a difference.

 

[amaz199]

Frankston isn't the suburb it once was. Lots of change over the years.

 

[My Left Foote]

He's a surfer and its multi generational for him. So he'll go with the flow, its a pretty Taoist kind of thing really.

You can't surf the way George Wardlaw plays footy. You have to work with the flow of the ocean, you can't impose your will on it, its too big and powerful. For all those smartarse comments I made about lessons learned and what have you LDU is the player he is cos he surfs. His core strength, his ability to spin thru tackles, even what GW alluded to - his ability to read small subtle things in the contest and exploit them - all that stuff is trained and improved by surfing.

I love that he spends as much time as he can surfing in pre season. Especially after a morning of training. Its more fitness, more core strength, more time in his body developing subtle co-ordination skills and reading his immediate environment. I wish he'd take more players with him to be honest.

He asked Comben to catch some waves with him but was told, “Charlie don’t surf”

 

[ferball]

And you know that ain't no good!

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

He'd probably be the Brownlow Medallist. I'm no kicking mechanics expert but the way he kicks the ball clearly lends itself to high floaters. There's some weird lean he does, along with what looks like a high ball drop.

It won't change. Not at 26. The ideal scenario is he spins out of traffic, gives it to Sheezel running past, and he spots up the forward. But that would become quite predictable even if we managed to implement it

He polls votes as he is.

We win 12 games, then he goes real
close.

Daicos hard-on notwithstanding.

 

[King Corey]

He's a surfer and its multi generational for him. So he'll go with the flow, its a pretty Taoist kind of thing really.

You can't surf the way George Wardlaw plays footy. You have to work with the flow of the ocean, you can't impose your will on it, its too big and powerful. For all those smartarse comments I made about lessons learned and what have you LDU is the player he is cos he surfs. His core strength, his ability to spin thru tackles, even what GW alluded to - his ability to read small subtle things in the contest and exploit them - all that stuff is trained and improved by surfing.

I love that he spends as much time as he can surfing in pre season. Especially after a morning of training. Its more fitness, more core strength, more time in his body developing subtle co-ordination skills and reading his immediate environment. I wish he'd take more players with him to be honest.

It's a great positive past time. For Luke or anyone really.

Really well summed up ferbs.

 

[zoomba23]

He polls votes as he is.

We win 12 games, then he goes real
close.

Daicos hard-on notwithstanding.

Nah. He's not getting 30, even in that situation. And that's the minimum required these days.

So weird having a player who moves so beautifully out of traffic and then executes that kicking action. It's like mixing poetry with fan-fiction

 

[DuckYeah]

Nah. He's not getting 30, even in that situation. And that's the minimum required these days.

So weird having a player who moves so beautifully out of traffic and then executes that kicking action. It's like mixing poetry with fan-fiction

He kicks the footy with his shin.

Remember this moment, might have been in his second season. Lining up for a set shot and left his laces undone and missed the goal?

That was the moment I accepted he wont be a decent kick of the footy

 

[Roo316]

You can't surf the way George Wardlaw plays footy.

You seen Chippa Wilson surf Ferbs?

 

[Shermanator]

You seen Chippa Wilson surf Ferbs?

I thought Caroline’s nickname was the Serpent but Chippa will do..

 

[ferball]

You seen Chippa Wilson surf Ferbs?

LOL. Never heard of him ... have now.

Fair call. He's still pretty smooth but does have some very Wardlaw moments.

 

[giantroo]

 

[Passmore]

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Blue and white stripes with blue shorts. Looks so good it should be illegal.

Blows my mind that anyone would think this is not our best strip.

 

[Chip Scab1]

True. Arjen Robben and Tim Duncan say hello

Great Player Arjen. His right foot was purely ballast.