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Adam The God   29,568

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It's sentimentality that gets people considering Grimes right? He's a trier, but a flawed player. We've moved past needing him and I'd prefer us developing players with less overt flaws.

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I hope Grimes comes back and plays well. Absolute top bloke, and more dependable than most in the current back half.

If he is played in the guts, then I'd probably take him over the young fellas at this point too.

I'd love to see him play well and earn another contract. Yes he has his flaws, but who doesn't. A back man's kicking errors will always seem 50% worse than a forward or mid whose disposal errors are less likely to result in a goal.

 

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19 hours ago, poita said:

Grimes is a better player than at least half our of current side, and will at least give 100% effort each week.

I'm sick of players such as Kent and Harmes who only bother trying when it suits them.

Sadly he seems to have run over Roos' cat, or committed some other unforgiveable sin, and hence cannot be considered for selection.

Who is he currently better then?

No one has ever doubted his commitment on or off the field. 

He was on the outer last year, only coming in when others were injured.

Its clear we are not going to make finals so we need to get games into players who will take us forward. If we're being honest he's had years to prove himself.

Lots of threads keep rolling out the "he's a great bloke" line, can someone please explain to me how being a great bloke helps your kicking?

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On 5/30/2016 at 1:10 PM, Ethan Tremblay said:

Grimes is not the answer to our problems and I rate the guy more than most.

So in your rating should Grimes play at all? Or do you think hes finished?

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1 hour ago, leave it to deever said:

So in your rating should Grimes play at all? Or do you think hes finished?

I don't think he has a future at the club, looks like we're going with youth. He can be serviceable but not what we need. 

I don't see the point in playing him given my above points. 

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On 5/30/2016 at 1:10 PM, Ethan Tremblay said:

Grimes is not the answer to our problems and I rate the guy more than most.

Wouldn

 

2 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

I don't think he has a future at the club, looks like we're going with youth. He can be serviceable but not what we need. 

I don't see the point in playing him given my above points. 

Fair enough but I'm not convinced you rate the guy more than most.

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20 minutes ago, leave it to deever said:

Wouldn

 

Fair enough but I'm not convinced you rate the guy more than most.

Possibly not, I suppose I rate his effort and guts. His days in the middle are numbered and he lacks the polish and skills we need to stick him in the back line. I just don't think there's a position for him. 

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35 minutes ago, Cranky Franky said:

Only about 6 weeks late.  Its a worry when supporters are ahead of the Brains Trust.

Not really - that's why the brain trust picks the team and not the supporters.

If the supporters had their way Hunt, Watts and Nev Jetta would no longer be at the club.

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