Luke Davies-Uniacke | |||
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![]() Davies-Uniacke playing for North Melbourne in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
Full name | Luke Davies-Uniacke | ||
Nickname(s) | LDU | ||
Date of birth | 8 June 1999 | ||
Original team(s) | Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup) | ||
Draft | No. 4, 2017 national draft | ||
Debut | Round 1, 2018, North Melbourne vs. Gold Coast, at Cazaly's Stadium | ||
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | North Melbourne | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2018– | North Melbourne | 124 (46) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of round 17, 2025. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Luke Davies-Uniacke (born 8 June 1999) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the North Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Davies-Uniacke won the Syd Barker Medal in 2024.
Davies-Uniacke grew up in the Victorian seaside town of Rye and attended Haileybury College in Melbourne. [1] He was widely touted as a junior, with his game-breaking stoppage ability and skilful kicking evident from an early age. He was described by Haileybury coach Matthew Lloyd as "the best junior [he] had ever come across", [2] and was touted as an early contender in the 2017 draft as a potential pick 1.
Davies-Uniacke was drafted by North Melbourne with its first selection and fourth overall in the 2017 national draft. [3] He made his debut in the sixteen point loss to Gold Coast at Cazaly's Stadium in the opening round of the 2018 season. [4]
Davies-Uniacke won North Melbourne's best and fairest award, the Syd Barker Medal, in the 2024 season. [5]
Updated to the end of round 17, 2025. [6]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
2018 | North Melbourne | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 36 | 73 | 13 | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 10.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0 |
2019 | North Melbourne | 9 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 102 | 106 | 208 | 39 | 30 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 14.9 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0 |
2020 [a] | North Melbourne | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 83 | 156 | 19 | 21 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 17.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2 |
2021 | North Melbourne | 9 | 20 | 6 | 12 | 229 | 211 | 440 | 97 | 64 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 22.0 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 4 |
2022 | North Melbourne | 9 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 267 | 255 | 522 | 90 | 92 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 24.9 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 8 |
2023 | North Melbourne | 9 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 175 | 208 | 383 | 52 | 63 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 12.5 | 14.9 | 27.4 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 13 |
2024 | North Melbourne | 9 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 316 | 322 | 638 | 85 | 89 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 13.7 | 14.0 | 27.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 18 |
2025 | North Melbourne | 9 | 16 | 5 | 8 | 180 | 205 | 385 | 52 | 61 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 11.3 | 12.8 | 24.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | |
Career | 124 | 46 | 43 | 1379 | 1426 | 2805 | 447 | 437 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 11.1 | 11.5 | 22.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 45 |
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