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

[Billy Not Really]

Future brownlow medallist, he'd just have to be.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Hey mods Twinkletoes thread named changed to Luke *en Davies-Uniacke

Don’t want to mozz him so no change until his 3rd Brownlow and 1st Norm Smith.

 

[tazaa]

2017 AFL Draft

Pick 3: Carlton - Paddy Dow
Pick 4: North Melbourne - Luke Davies-Uniacke

I was at the night noodle market that November evening and followed the top selections on the North app. I screamed when Brisbane too Rayner at 1 but when Carlton took Dow at 3 I was doing cartwheels.

Somehow, somehow we were able to draft Luke Davies-Uniacke. Kissed on the you know what

 

[barnrokn]

 

[tales129]

Into $18 now

I got on at $67 and my cash out is a measly $9.45 more than the punt.

Give it a few more rounds and a dominant head to head vs Cripps and he will be into single digits and we will all be seeing the $$$$

 

[giantroo]

 

[giantroo]

 

[giantroo]

 

[Twinkletoes]

Well he’ll be on thread #2 before today’s out and he snags another 10 coaches’ votes.

 

[ferball]

Well he’ll be on thread #2 before today’s out and he snags another 10 coaches’ votes.

Probably should have been there quicker.

 

[giantroo]

 

[rickety]

Probably should have been there quicker.

Kinda just took a while for the thread to get going .... had moments with a mad flurry of comments, then it calmed a bit, but most recently .... BOOM! The bloke is non stop comment worthy, better than sliced bread and as polite as can be, F bombs aside. This thread has kind of exploded to the top .... reminiscent of the bloke himself

 

[DuckYeah]

 

[Kanga Glory]

Getting the plaudits he deserves

 

[Scottroo]

Some guys can find the footy and some guys the footy finds them. LDU is the former and they are in crucial parts of the ground

 

[Swallow_Wood]

For the leading contested possession player and second in clearances, to be going at 80.6% disposal efficiency is sensational.

 

[giantroo]

 

[lockheed]

The Buck Stops Here: Heart and soul players, the emerging star it's all come together for and more!

Nathan Buckley reflects on the Round 2 that was.

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Almost a transcript of Buckley on the video above:

"It’s all come together for Luke Davies-Uniacke

9

Luke Davies-uniacke

Age

24

Ht

188cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.1

3star

K

6.5

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

2.0

4star

D

7.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

1.0

2star

CL

2.0

4star

D

9.8

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.8

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

1.8

4star

CL

1.2

4star

“One of the most influential players over the last 12 games in terms of stats and impact, Luke Davies-Uniacke

9

Luke Davies-uniacke

Age

24

Ht

188cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.1

3star

K

6.5

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

2.0

4star

D

7.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

1.0

2star

CL

2.0

4star

D

9.8

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.8

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

1.8

4star

CL

1.2

4star

.

“Clarko (Alastair Clarkson) is rapt… LDU’s performances have been through the roof.

“It’s all come together for this kid, and North Melbourne are the beneficiaries of it.

“It’s all credit to him and them for being patient enough and working through the hardship to be able to get to this point

“He’s had 30 touches in each of the first two rounds, he’s an equal handball/kick (ratio) because his contested work inside is so good. He’s had ten clearances and 11 clearances, he’s had five tackles and six tackles, so he gets to work in the harder elements of the game.

“He’s averaged five or six inside 50s a game and he’s kicked a goal a game. There’s players that are winning more footy, but there are not many players who are as impactful.

“He was in a two-win season (last year) but still took steps forward and now there’s a little bit more happening around him and we’re going to see the best of him.”

 

[DesertRoo]

Hahaha he hasn’t even started yet, there’s going to be a game where he single handed drags us back from 50 points down.

 

[giantroo]

Hahaha he hasn’t even started yet, there’s going to be a game where he single handed drags us back from 50 points down.

Won't be the first time he's done it in his career. Did it for the Stingrays in a final against the Eastern Ranges.

 

[DesertRoo]

Won't be the first time he's done it in his career. Did it for the Stingrays in a final against the Eastern Ranges.

When you know, you know..

 

[giantroo]

 

[giantroo]

Meanwhile, Davies-Uniacke has carried the outstanding form he showed at the back-end of last year into the 2023 season.

The 23-year-old averaged 30.4 disposals and polled eight Brownlow votes from his last eight games in 2022. There’s every chance he’s already polled six votes after his first two games this season.

“This guy is so powerful, so clean,” King said. “He loves contact, he loves being a game-breaker, he loves stepping out of traffic, he loves embarrassing you. He wants to offend, he wants to kick goals.

Luke Davies-Uniacke

9

Luke Davies-uniacke

Age

24

Ht

188cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.1

3star

K

6.5

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.5

3star

T

2.2

4star

CL

2.0

4star

D

7.0

1star

K

3.0

1star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

1.0

2star

CL

2.0

4star

D

9.8

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.8

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

1.8

4star

CL

1.2

4star

of the Kangaroos. Picture: Daniel CarsonSource: Getty Images


“This guy gets numbers and impact. He was a treat to watch on the weekend. He’s in for a big year, he’s in the prime of his football life, he’s got a coach that’s giving him a first-class ride to take care of this midfield and I just can’t wait to see where he can go.”

Montagna said Davies-Uniacke was proof some players taken early in the draft need time in the AFL system before scratching the surface of their potential.


“It’s a great lesson that some players are just a slow burn,” he said. “Not everyone is going to be Nick Daicos or Sam Walsh

18

Sam Walsh

Age

23

Ht

184cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.1

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

11.6

5star

M

5.1

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

3.4

5star

No current season stats available

D

26.2

5star

K

15.4

5star

HB

10.8

5star

M

6.0

5star

T

3.2

5star

CL

4.8

5star

and be as good as they are straight away. Some need the slow burn – and he’s a perfect example of it.

“He is probably the hottest player in the competition since midway through last year.”

 

[giantroo]

August 2022:

 

[giantroo]

New thread:

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

Part 1: Player Watch - #9: Luke Davies-Uniacke - signs until end 2025! Runner up in the 2022 Syd Barker Medal Award

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