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Agree and his stats aren't too bad for those that love them. Played nearly every game since his second season. Only played 6 games before injury this year, so a light year for his body. I am sure the rationale is to let him do all the heavy lifting and extend Max's career. If you got another 5 years out of both of them, that would be a great result. If we ended up paying him $600k-$650k a year and give up a lowish pick, for an AA ruckman, who prolongs Max's career into the bargain, that is again another great result. Imagine a fesh and fit Max coming into a finals series, he could be a match winner like the 2021 PF. Brodie Grundy Born:15-Apr-1994 (Debut:19y 103d Last:28y 10d) Height:203 cm Weight:100 kg VFL/AFL: 12223rd player to appear, 882nd most games played, 1754th most goals kicked Collingwood: 1110th player to appear, 57th most games played, 140th most goals kicked Year Team # GM W-D-L KI MK HB DI GL BH HO TK RB IF CL CG FF FA BR CP UP CM MI 1% BO GA Totals 177 89-2-86 1406 615 1674 3080 60 55 5629 741 193 382 722 653 307 314 64 1784 1371 158 51 406 30 53 Averages 17.70 50.85% 7.94 3.47 9.46 17.40 0.34 0.31 31.80 4.19 1.09 2.16 4.08 3.69 1.73 1.77 0.38 10.08 7.75 0.89 0.29 2.29 0.17 0.30 2013 Collingwood 35 7 4-0-3 35 18 53 88 1 3 151 22 3 15 17 22 8 16 52 42 3 3 13 1 2014 Collingwood 4 15 8-0-7 73 36 79 152 3 8 272 51 16 28 24 47 11 29 77 79 11 7 29 1 7 2015 Collingwood 4 19 9-0-10 156 66 137 293 8 3 462 85 24 34 61 61 28 30 154 137 9 5 30 1 6 2016 Collingwood 4 21 9-0-12 190 81 197 387 11 8 548 92 20 43 81 85 39 39 7 205 194 14 10 49 6 5 2017 Collingwood 4 20 9-1-10 166 73 202 368 4 5 714 78 27 42 81 74 26 26 2 197 172 17 3 45 3 5 2018 Collingwood 4 26 17-0-9 206 92 319 525 9 8 1038 134 28 61 138 91 55 43 17 318 223 32 5 73 8 9 2019 Collingwood 4 24 16-0-8 237 105 274 511 7 11 1022 104 28 50 146 102 53 47 23 329 202 29 4 64 4 4 2020 Collingwood 4 19 10-1-8 105 57 168 273 3 3 593 68 14 37 61 48 43 28 6 169 110 20 5 41 2 6 2021 Collingwood 4 20 4-0-16 185 72 197 382 12 6 647 84 28 49 80 92 31 43 9 218 174 20 9 42 3 5 2022 Collingwood 4 6 3-0-3 53 15 48 101 2 182 23 5 23 33 31 13 13 65 38 3 20 2 5

It's not a Court. It's an AFL appointed Board.

WC have pick 2 this year, which they probably wont have in the future.

To succeed he would have to establish that the decision the Tribunal made, was not open to them on the evidence. That is an extremely high bar. Essentially you are asking for a finding that the Tribunal completely stuffed up the case.

That is why I want a key forward from Freo, a ruckman and a high pick, to get another key forward in the draft. That would solve our key forward problems and with possibly Grundy, our ruck ones as well. We can then look to improve the list again, through FA or draft. Would it be a better list without Jacko, but with say Treacy, Meek, Cadman/Jefferson and Grundy? I would think so. Key forwards JVR, Treacy, Cadman/Jefferson with BBB and Tom to mentor for one more year. Max's career extended, by Grundy doing a lot of the heavy lifting.

He now has a stress fracture in his foot. Would need to be very careful. Pies may not be only wanting to salary dump, but crock dump too.

IF we want Grundy I would be offering about $600k per year, with Pies to pay the rest and receive around pick 50. If they don't like it Grundy can say he is staying. Step 1 is to get Grundy onside and to say he will only go to the Dees or stay a Pie. Then we do the negotiating. I would never give the Pies a round one pick for him, nor would I accept two lowly round one picks for Jackson. That would be absolutely ridiculous, for trading a 20 year old potential champion, premiership player and former pick 3.

Rowell continued playing, not hurt.

Yes probably $600k-$700k. I would guess they would be doing it to preserve Max’s body and lengthen his career. They then could get key forwards in the LJ trade, by getting one from Freo, plus a high pick to get another and maybe a Meek as the Insurance or a young rookie ruck. Could solve most problems with the list in one hit.

It will be a salary dump and he will go for a late pick and Pies paying a chunk. He holds the cards. They want his salary out. They do the deal, or he stays for 5 years on full pay. Does sound like we have accepted LJ going.

Noel McMahon, Barassi, Jim Durnan, Cameron Clayton, Byron Pickett, Crackers, Mark Jackson, Stewart Gull, Phil Carman to add a few more.

That was studs up into the face.

I think player was pushed into him, or he was pushed into player.

If we win our 2 and Pies beat Swans you get your wish.

Gerard Whately described it as good entertainment. A bloke being attacked, head driven into the ground, elbows and fists on his face, while on the ground defenceless, against 5 players. Yep great entertainment. Stuff the rules. I think we need some nastiness back in our play. Maynard smashed Langdon and ANB and also belted Max in the back of the head, in a spoil in our forward pocket. No free to Max of course. We need to get nasty and ruthless with our tackles and tackle to hurt. Teams need to know that we mean business. I think we have become nice guys, helping the opposition up off the ground and joking with them during the game. Harden up guys and hit hard and often.

Has been going on all season.

How do you reckon Paddy Ryder will feel, considering he stopped, stood still and a player ran into him and got whiplash? He copped 2 weeks. No concussion, no bump.

Did you think Chandler's legal tackle, until a concussion resulted, deserved his two? Did you think ANB's sling deserved 4 in a 17 week season?

You may only have to wait a few weeks for our chance to dish out some punishment. We win both and Pies beat Swans and it’s on.

I have mentioned it in 3 threads. Do you mean the media, they are agenda based?

ANB has just fainted. MRO reason was head smashing into the ground was not severe enough. Give us a break.

In the Hibberd and Viney goal frees, the ball was immediately knocked from their grasp, just as they grabbed it. McCreary was allowed ages to just keep trying to get rid of the ball, until he dropped it and Sidebottom was swung around 360 twice and both play on. Lipinski and Crisp both dropped the ball, after being held by one arm, in our goals square and play on. There is 6 decisions all going one way to one club no matter what the circumstances. Is it incompetence, or fear of the crowd, just like the Crows deliberate last year, which wasn't paid. I know players make mistakes and umpiring is difficult, but seriously, how does it go one way?

We win our 2 games and Pies beat Swans, then we play Pies at G in a QF. ( Third time lucky? ) That will do me.

Another problem is he made no attempt to touch the ball, just braced for the bump and got him.

That’s what I said. Disgraceful umpiring, but what can you expect with 40000 screaming all game at them.