Gawndy the Great

Nope watch the Blues lift for the performance of the last 20 years. Let’s just hope we can counter it.

We are running out of options. It was always fanciful thinking.

Maybe we get Mark McVeigh to speak to him. I think he may have checked out already.

Dockers players now reaching out to LJ to check in on his welfare. What is the underlying motivation here in making it public on the radio? If he was genuinely interested in his welfare, he would have kept it quiet. https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/department-of-trade/afl-trade-news-rumours-whispers-brodie-grundy-to-hawthorn-hawks-future-at-collingwood-magpies-latest-luke-jackson-to-fremantle-dockers-sean-darcy-melbourne-demons/news-story/9c10b30e4b25dc1e13c0c1ebee3a318f

Maybe we get Lingers on record to give us his thoughts on the AFL and the monumental [censored] this has become. Im pretty sure he wont hold back.

That’s a great idea. Should get the MFC to send an email to all members. That would make some statement.

This year

This is probably the worst part of it all. The person who should get off doesn’t. The two who should bar gotten suspended in Cripps and Rioli get off. .

Can the AFL appeal the appeal? Asking for a mate.

Doesn’t phase me for Sat night, but I think this is a bad decision for football. Protection of popular players in popular clubs is real. No doubt about it now.

He is free to play.

Where you getting thelive feed? I just put some popcorn in the microwave.

Live photo of the appeals board deliberating.

Who cares let him play. Maul him Every time he gets near it.

What injury history? He got a PCL this year - which was the first time in his career i beleive and its a known ruckman injury. Max had one in 2020. Max has had 2 or 3 knee recos so is much much more injury riddled than Grundy. Grundy's most recent injury is an ankle stress fracture not a foot stress fracture. I'm not sure if there is a difference in prognosis long term but we all know that foot based stress fractures are the ones you need to worry about. Just want to set the record straight as many on here seem to think Grundy's body is a liability. I think he has held up pretty well over the years. I have to acknowledge that his form has dropped of since his mega-deal. There could be many reasons for that and i for one believe his duo with Max would be a formidable one - much more impactful than LJ and Gawn.

I would love for that to happen, but in what parallel universe does he leave the Blues as they will be approaching their window soon. It will be interesting to see where De Koning settles into though given they already have McKay and Curnow up front. He has a bit more flare than his brother at the Cats and would for them to give him an opportunity in the forward 50 and let Mckay come to us.

Ive never played competitive footy, but when at training with my son, i rarely miss a kicking target 30-40m away. However put me in front of the goals at a similar distance and the story is significantly different. Surround me with 60000 people and i doubt my foot would even make contact with the ball. Morale of the story, keep it simple, short run-up, kick it at 80-90% power, pick out a target in the crowd. Easier said then done i suppose.

Dont want to get too cocky. Im just starting to feel a bit uneasy about this one.

I thought Amon was a turnover merchant?

I think it’ll get thrown out in minutes on the fact that they don’t meet the conditions of an appeal. No way he is getting off.

I dont necessarily understnd this. Isnt a KPF also quite an intense role, especially given our game style. Cant see it extending his career tbh.

On a slightly tangential point. Article on Roos today. Can you just imagine if they had JUH, Daicos and Ashcroft. All three will be/have been denied to the team that has finished last. You would think those 3 would be enough to turn any team around. If MFC were in the roos position i would be absolutely livid. I know there are many on here that love the F/S but perhaps a slight adjustment to the rule could be priority picks having exclusive access without being out bidded / matched or bids used to match a priority pick selection attract a 20% points penalty (as opposed to the current 20% discount).

They sound very comfortable with Gawn down forward. He actually is a great contested mark, but his shot for goal is really unreliable - similar to Trac. You are just never comfortable with either of them ball-in-hand irrespective of how close they are to goal. If he was more accurate on Friday, we win that game. Need a speical project for these two players in the offseason, where they can really work on their technique and goal kicking accuracy. I think it also answers our questions re KPF plans - hence making Grundy quite an attractive choice in the absence of KPF on the market. My guess is Gawn will play upwards of 70% forward and provide relief in forward stoppages allowing Grundy to setup behind the ball. Whilst we have had LJ, i dont think we have been able to maximise this setup as LJ doesnt impact the contest sufficiently on the wing hence why Grundy IMO will be a huge upgrade here. The more i think about it, the more im liking this. Obviously contingent on the salary we pay for Grundy and the picks we have to handover for him.

They are carrying on like a bunch of sooks. I hope it happens evermore now and that Brundy rediscovers his AA form. Top 10 pick though is a laugh. At best its our 2022 2nd rounder + 3rd.

I think Chandler would bring the highest amount of pressure in the forward area, given his hunger and personality. He just needs a chance. I dont know who comes out though. ANB maybe.