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Farewell Brodie Grundy

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8 hours ago, binman said:

I might have missed it, but what is the Pies rationale for trading Grundy?

Do the pies think he doesn't suit how they want to play or is it as simple as wanting to get his salary off the books?

Salary off the books l believe…..

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    On 10/11/2022 at 4:46 PM, WalkingCivilWar said:

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    I see that Grundy’s pooch has absconded with Mason’s sunglasses

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    Really hope if Gawn is going to be spending more time forward he improves his goal kicking otherwise it won’t work. 

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    3 minutes ago, DemonOX said:

    Really hope if Gawn is going to be spending more time forward he improves his goal kicking otherwise it won’t work. 

    I believe the club has sent he and Ed Langdon to Italy to work on their goalkicking

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    1 hour ago, Dees2014 said:

    Salary off the books l believe…..

    Graeme Wright on record as saying their high-investment in ruckmen was at odds with their list profile strategy. It wasn’t necessarily just to clear cap-space, it was to redress the balance of the list (in line with their list strategy)

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    I'm glad Grundy is the sort of bloke who isnt over the moon to have been shipped out of a place he put so much time and effort into. Upto the coaches and his new team mates to turn that passion into a point to prove for his, and our,  benefit. The bloke is a gun.

     

    I hope they play both Gawn and Grundy in tandem with one drifting back behind the play (Gawn for contested marks) and one drifting forward (Grundy with his mid-like footskills). Could do some real damahe

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    1 hour ago, Demon Disciple said:

    I see that Grundy’s pooch has absconded with Mason’s sunglasses

    I’m just all in on footballer who have cute dogs. Dogs are definitely the way to my heart 

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    We're going to be difficult to match-up against because of the acquisition of Grundy

    For the working model we only have to look at how we went about it with Gawn & Jackson (more than 2 years worth of a sample size)

    We'll go about it with a few differences but Grundy is a big upgrade on the actual output of Jackson.  So the results should be more fruitful in an area where we already hold sway

    From what I've seen of Grundy he serves as a link player through the middle as well. Regularly exceeding 20 possessions which included a couple of seasons where he exceeded 500 possessions.  That's apart from his stellar ruckwork

    In simple terms both ruckman can patrol a certain area of the ground swapping roles occasionally. The reason why we don't often see 2 ruckman in the starting 18 is that most teams usually only have 1 decent ruckman/follower

    We've got 2 and that is an advantage.  And both just happen to be 2 of the very best

     

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    2 hours ago, Supreme_Demon said:

    Brodie Grundy looks much better in a Melbourne Demons jumper! 😍

    If I do say so myself! :D

    Everyone does.

    3 hours ago, I'va Worn Smith said:

    I just love this.

    https://twitter.com/ranahuss/status/1579756101637410817

    What was that about not being a decent leader? Sounds like a pretty good one to me. Not afraid to have the tough conversations. No wonder Taylor Adams came out so forcefully against the accusation.

    And like others, I reckon he comes across as a top bloke in that interview. Usually someone who says they're pretty down to earth isn't, but he bucks the trend.

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    8 hours ago, The Jackson FIX said:

    Graeme Wright on record as saying their high-investment in ruckmen was at odds with their list profile strategy. It wasn’t necessarily just to clear cap-space, it was to redress the balance of the list (in line with their list strategy)

    In other words a salary dump

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    8 hours ago, Supreme_Demon said:

    Brodie Grundy looks much better in a Melbourne Demons jumper! 😍

    If I do say so myself! :D

    Seems like a really thoughtful, self aware and considered dude. Glad to have him.

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    If this was 6 years ago we would expect Grundy to be the saviour- 

    its great that we can bring a guy in of this quality who can play a role in a very good team . 

    Go Dees 

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    1 hour ago, CityDee said:

    If this was 6 years ago we would expect Grundy to be the saviour- 

    its great that we can bring a guy in of this quality who can play a role in a very good team . 

    Go Dees 

    It's very likely six years ago Grundy wouldn't have chosen us.

    We are a destination club, even if both of our top acquisitions were salary dumps for their original clubs.

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    3 hours ago, A F said:

    It's very likely six years ago Grundy wouldn't have chosen us.

    We are a destination club, even if both of our top acquisitions were salary dumps for their original clubs.

    We just don't seem to be a destination club for big KPF... Oh how I wished McKay would be available next year!!

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    14 hours ago, Demon Disciple said:

    I see that Grundy’s pooch has absconded with Mason’s sunglasses

    Not sure any of the DA girls noticed the pooch’s glasses. Nor the pooch for that matter. 

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    54 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    Not sure any of the DA girls noticed the pooch’s glasses. Nor the pooch for that matter. 

    Is that objectification? 🤨

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    1 hour ago, Engorged Onion said:

    Is that objectification? 🤨

    Sure is! 😃

    I’m not a participant though, purely a spectator. I can’t speak for the others.

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    21 hours ago, Demon Disciple said:

    Unleash the beard and bun in 2023

    Don't think Grundy has had a bun for about 2 years, has he?

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