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3 minutes ago, YearOfTheDees said:

The clubs reason for Brodie Grundy going back to the VFL simply does not smell right. So if he is to play in the VFL he is out for at least two weeks. 

Smells perfectly right.

He's going back to play as a forward.

To develop his forward craft.

Wouldn't expect to see him doing any or hardly any ruck time at Casey.

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Can we just ease up on the Grundy disrespect? Kind of falling into the self-hating MFC supporter trope.

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No, rpfc. No they can’t. Even in matters other than footy. For example, I didn’t drop/dump my ex. He was being managed for a while then unfortunately in September last year he was delisted. 😁 I told h

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I really like the selected team, and I’m really confident that we w’ll beat Brisbane.  We are working nicely towards September!

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1 minute ago, rjay said:

Smells perfectly right.

He's going back to play as a forward.

To develop his forward craft.

Wouldn't expect to see him doing any or hardly any ruck time at Casey.

Hope they find someone knowledgeable to teach that craft..

Reckon Grundy know more about rucking than Stafford knows about being a forward.

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4 minutes ago, rjay said:

Smells perfectly right.

He's going back to play as a forward.

To develop his forward craft.

Wouldn't expect to see him doing any or hardly any ruck time at Casey.

It smells a bit worse than what you are saying. 

They are telling a 29 year old ruck we just recruited, who has famously been a poor forward player, to learn forward craft in the VFL…

(record scratch)

Tom Cruise What GIF

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At 29 years old and not a known forward or great overhead mark, I think the club have miscalculated this move. Sending him back to VFL for try to work on his "forward" craft is too little too late IMO.

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Who cares why he’s omitted. He’s a quality human and footballer. I’ve no doubt he’ll be back better for it. Looking at Grundy and Gawn I’d say Gawn has another year and Grundy has 4-5 more. He’ll be number 1 ruck next year and beyond. 

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2022..  Dees coup - land AA Ruck for bargain bucks..

Nek minit... 2023 ... 

MFC...we roll......different

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5 minutes ago, rpfc said:

It smells a bit worse than what you are saying. 

They are telling a 29 year old ruck we just recruited, who has famously been a poor forward player, to learn forward craft in the VFL…

(record scratch)

Tom Cruise What GIF

Not to mention a costly one at that..

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10 hours ago, rpfc said:

This FD needs an honest review of itself at the end of the year if the above means what I think it means.

I, and others, said before we picked him up that it’s a lot to invest in the ruck position.

But now it’s done we have to lean into it, and they sound like we are readdressing the concept…

Max needs to realise he is a fwd first, and the sooner he does, the better he will be and the team.

We are not losing because of the ruck situation.

Bumping because it was what I thought it was. 

They brought in a ruck knowing one of them had to be more forward than the other - the bloke who was earmarked to do it saw his form diminish as he struggled to embrace that new role - now the ruck who Champion Data had in the AA team a few weeks back is ‘learning to play forward’ in the VFL.

A perfectly laughable situation that was wholly foreseeable tbh.

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Yep Grundy is out but it will definitely be interesting to see Jvr and Bbb in the same line up.

I guess Goody is never going back to the Petty fwd option. I do wonder why the long experiment in the first place. 

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Now I know it should be positive thoughts and all, but having Nicholls, Williamson and Findlay all umpiring ****cough conspiring cough**** against us makes it all the harder to win tomorrow night.

Its a who’s who of umpires you don’t want officiating in your match, and we hit the jackpot.

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Just now, Demon Disciple said:

Now I know it should be positive thoughts and all, but having Nicholls, Williamson and Findlay all umpiring ****cough conspiring cough**** against us makes it all the harder to win tomorrow night.

Its a who’s who of umpires you don’t want officiating in your match, and we hit the jackpot.

Christ that’s the trifecta of Melbourne haters

 

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I’ve said for sometime the ruck “dream team “ isn’t working 

it’s not just Grundy either

I think they are both getting on a bit and Grundy is a weak field mark and offers SWA in front of goal

i like the dropping of Grundy but would prefer Smith not as sub as he can offer Max a chop out and has merits as a fwd

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2 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

Now I know it should be positive thoughts and all, but having Nicholls, Williamson and Findlay all umpiring ****cough conspiring cough**** against us makes it all the harder to win tomorrow night.

Its a who’s who of umpires you don’t want officiating in your match, and we hit the jackpot.

Nichols should have retired years ago 

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6 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

Now I know it should be positive thoughts and all, but having Nicholls, Williamson and Findlay all umpiring ****cough conspiring cough**** against us makes it all the harder to win tomorrow night.

Its a who’s who of umpires you don’t want officiating in your match, and we hit the jackpot.

Nicholls... Still sulking over Max punching the ball.

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God I hope Brodie comes back in and plays an absolutely blinding finals series.

I’d like nothing more for him to show what a good player he is. Far too many being smug about a guy whose best makes him a top 20 in the comp player.

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