List Mgmt. Welcome Pick 28 - Luke Partington

Jun 24, 2009
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13. Luke Partington (SA – MID/FWD)
Height: 182cm, Weight: 75kg, DOB: 05/03/1997
Recruited from: Port Adelaide
Reminds me of: A poor man’s Jack Steven.
Best position/role: Midfielder (outside leaning) who can rotate forward.
Strengths:
Production – Partington’s in SA in the Maccas Cup, Reserves and League levels has produced strong numbers at each level as well as through the U18 championships whereby he finds lots of the ball, uses it efficiently and also offers some scoreboard impact.
Footskills – Partington is an efficient kick of the footy over both short and long distances and consistently hits his targets by foot. He is particularly damaging in general play with his ball use with his ability to make quick decisions and hit meaningful targets up the field.
Composure – Partington has excellent composure with ball in hand and rarely feels rushed. It’s just easy for him when under pressure. He can use his pace to break away from opponents or alternatively just take his time to assess his options and execute by hand or foot without a worry in the world.
Vision and decision making ability – Partington has the vision and decision making ability to consistently find the best options whether the it is a short or long target, but then also the skill to execute the pass.
Scoreboard impact – Partington when push forward has the ability to provide some scoreboard impact and is also has shown on several occasions from around 50m from goal that he can finish.
Pace/movement – Partington overall is a very well rounded athlete with an excellent combination of pace, agility and endurance. With ball in hand Partington can use his acceleration in game to get enough space to get a clean kick away, finish on goal or to provide some run and carry. Just that run and carry given his running ability is something you’d like to see him do more often as it is something that can become a real weapon to his game.
Inside/outside balance – Partington offers an excellent inside/outside balance to his game as a good contested ball winner who also finds plenty of outside ball.
Questionmarks:
Decision making and skill execution when at full speed – Partington in generally play is consistently an excellent and composed decision maker who will execute and hit his targets. When at full speed with ball in hand though I have found on a few occasions that Partington has failed to execute, and he just needs to slow down a step before disposing of the ball to ensure he hits his desired target, and that applies by both hand and foot.
Weaknesses:
Lack of a point of different – Partington has his weapons as someone who is above average in many categories. The question with Partington is what he can be great at so as to separate himself from all the other midfielders.
Tackling and pressuring ability – Partington at this stage is not a particularly high energy tackler who applies a ton of pressure around the ball or someone who will do damage when he lays a tackle. His tackle numbers overall are below average.
Defensive running – At this stage Partington is more an offensive running player who will find the ball in bunches and do damage, without being as strong going the other way.
Summary:
Partington has the opportunity to be a 150 gamer for a club as someone who through the midfield and at times up forward can be productive and do some damage over the course of his career.
 

The Stid

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I haven't followed the potential and now new draftees this year but I, like many liked the look of Bonner any reason we would have passed him up? Still quite a few good players to be available around our second pick though.
 
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*'s sake we've drafted an obese midget, this is typical Eagles, sack the lot of them.
 

The Stid

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Must've rated Partington higher.
Go and read the phantom drafts, WC weren't the only ones.

Seems most clubs are passing on him so far, and we must not rate him much to pass on him at 36, watched Partingtons highlights, I like this selection.

EDIT: Gone to Port, wonder if he told clubs he wanted to stay home?
 
Sep 3, 2005
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Pretty happy with Partington. Kid can play.
Was good this year for Norwood and isn't a Masten. He will get his hands dirty.
Came from Immanuel College.
Good disposal, can kick a few goals.

Knightmare had him from Port, he's from Norwood but used to be on Port's list. He was re zoned last year by the SANFL.
 

Breezly66

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Luke Partington (5/03/1997, 181cm, 72kg. Norwood)

Medium midfielder

AFL biography: Hard working medium midfielder with good speed and excellent endurance. Can find the ball around the stoppages, however his ability to spread quickly from the contest makes him equally as dangerous on the outside. Composed player who uses the ball well by hand and foot and plays with great passion. Member of NAB AFL Academy. Averaged 24.3 possessions (eight contested) across six games at the NAB AFL Under-18 Championships winning All-Australian honours.

"He had a really good under-18 grand final and was probably second best on ground. He just keeps coming out every week and racking them up, that's Parto. He runs and runs and spreads really hard. He needs to do a bit of work on the defensive side of his game, but offensively he's as good as there is going around. And he's level headed. He's a really good kid who wants to grow."

Brenton Phillips, SA talent manager
 

getgaff

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Welcome Luke. Happy with this pick, seems not only a quality ball winner but a quality person

No Parti Pies to celebrate tonight but.
 
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