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FAREWELL JACK GRIMES

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19 hours ago, Mach5 said:

Glad he got his ton.

Time's up.

Especially pleased that the club got him to 100 games given how he was treated in the early days.

 
1 minute ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Another ex captain crucified by the club !!

 

Not crucified at all. Hes just not a good enough footballer.

 

Grows up supporting the  Demons

iNamed Captain

Plays100games 

A Dream come true for most 

 


interesting that barrett thinks he'll get picked up by another club.

 

i personally have my doubts.

 

the poor bugger is in the wrong age demographic for rebuilding sides, and not good enough for the good sides.

 

it's such a shame what's happened to both grimes and trengove.

Model professional. Good overhead. Courageous.

Decision making and disposal are not AFL standard.

Glad he got to 100 games for the club.

A shame that he hasn't developed in the way we had hoped he'd would. Was one of the most promising up and comers in the league 2010-2012.

I have no doubt that he'll be picked up next year by another team; decent player, strong leader and clubman.  A team like Brisbane could use someone like Grimes around.

Wish him all the best.

 
49 minutes ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

A shame that he hasn't developed in the way we had hoped he'd would. Was one of the most promising up and comers in the league 2010-2012.

I have no doubt that he'll be picked up next year by another team; decent player, strong leader and clubman.  A team like Brisbane could use someone like Grimes around.

Wish him all the best.

Exactly. Many others on MFC list have worse disposal than Grimes... Lamumba, t.mcd, o.mcd, bugg, wagner. all miss key targets regularly but seem to get Roos' approval. Grimes will get another go. 

I'm thrilled that Jack got his Century.  Not only is it doing the right thing by the player, but it's simply good planning as long as the Father/Son (or Parent/Child) rules exist.  There is no possible negative in making sure that he gets to triple figures and it makes the club look better to find room for him in the side a couple of extra times.  Well done all around. 


I like Grimesy, but like many fans I have had to accept that he is nit going to reach the heights we thought he would when he burst onto the scene and was later made captain.

I wish him well.

16 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

Not crucified at all. Hes just not a good enough footballer.

He never was. Thoroughly overrated from day dot.

Definitely crucified... Was in our best 5 against the Dockers.  Certainly not the worst by any stretch against the Saints but immediately gets dropped.  McDonalds combined cost us 6 goals against the Saints and two of Wagners turnovers (resulting in goals). Then rebounds with a BOG effort in the VFL only for Vandenburg (poor for 3 weeks before his injury) gets back in. Again Oscar Mcdonald is spared.

Jack's card is marked but he hardly has been treated fairly or responsibly.  Another ex captain crucified.

1 minute ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Definitely crucified... Was in our best 5 against the Dockers.  Certainly not the worst by any stretch against the Saints but immediately gets dropped.  McDonalds combined cost us 6 goals against the Saints and two of Wagners turnovers (resulting in goals). Then rebounds with a BOG effort in the VFL only for Vandenburg (poor for 3 weeks before his injury) gets back in. Again Oscar Mcdonald is spared.

Jack's card is marked but he hardly has been treated fairly or responsibly.  Another ex captain crucified.

Terrible against the saints on a fast track, to slow, not in our best 25, time to move on...

Sad given his service, sacrifice and leadership but Jack needs to reinvent himself at another place. I really feel for the two Jacks, they deserve so much more but as part of the AFL slaughterhouse of dreams and ambitions they are our Paschal lambs. 


1 hour ago, Vineytime said:

Terrible against the saints on a fast track, to slow, not in our best 25, time to move on...

too slow? I thought posters said it was his disposal, which was good. Now its pace ...come on, Vandenburg, White, Wagner, Bugg, Jetta are hardly jets!! 

1 hour ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Definitely crucified... Was in our best 5 against the Dockers.  Certainly not the worst by any stretch against the Saints but immediately gets dropped.  McDonalds combined cost us 6 goals against the Saints and two of Wagners turnovers (resulting in goals). Then rebounds with a BOG effort in the VFL only for Vandenburg (poor for 3 weeks before his injury) gets back in. Again Oscar Mcdonald is spared.

Jack's card is marked but he hardly has been treated fairly or responsibly.  Another ex captain crucified.

OK. Oscar out and grimes to play chb on wright.

54 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

too slow? I thought posters said it was his disposal, which was good. Now its pace ...come on, Vandenburg, White, Wagner, Bugg, Jetta are hardly jets!! 

I think his decision making is extremely slow, he holds the ball up and stops the run we have. I don't think his style of play compliments an attacking game style at all. 

Edited by Ethan Tremblay

Thanks again Jack. Similar to Dunne was around in a terrible time to have been at our club, shouldered a huge burden and did it with dignity.


Thanks Jack. Great clubman. Solid warrior in dark times. Heart and soul player that we love.

If he could hit targets he would be a gun.

Thank you Jack. Top quality clubman and person.

 

Thank you, brave heart, good bloke.

Thanks for your professionalism Jack


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