Brodie Grundy's ruck work

[Doc63]

[Adz]

For what it's worth, Gawn I think still palms it to his players much more effectively than Grundy.

[Pies2016]

The big man gives off with some very quick hands when he takes the ball at stoppages too. They should call Grundy “ the package “. He’s well ahead of the one trick show pony at Essendon

[ronrat]

There must be a few recruiting managers being asked during the season reviews who overlooked Grundy "what the eff were you thinking". If another club wanted him now they had better have 1.2m a year for him and quality KPD and 2 first round draft choices (one in top 5) for us.

[Pies4shaw]

[Jezza]

[Pies4shaw]

I appreciate that no-one will feel great about what just happened but our wonderful champion just had 73 hitouts in a game of football, his highest ever (and, of course, therefore, Collingwood’s highest ever) to go with his 25 disposals, 4 tackles, 20 contested possessions and 10 clearances. I feel very sorry for him that the mids failed so hopelessly to back him up.

He is quite simply the best ruckman I have ever seen and certainly the greatest of the last 60 years.

Great credit to him to turn up and do that on such a poor day for the Club. His skill, hard work, determination and drive stand him head and shoulders above most players I have ever seen in the black and white.

He almost carried them home on his shoulders in the last quarter. Alas, there were just a few too many spudding it up around him.

Well done, Grundy. What an effort.

[shawthing]

I love Grundy too and share your enthusiam Pies4shaw. But I fear this game might be the straw that breaks the camel's back. Grundy might ask himself now, "will this club ever win a flag for me". If he gets a great offer with another club he thinks can win, he just might jump ship.

I don't think we have a list that can win. We are too small for a start.

[Millane42]

If they don’t sign Grundy - this club will be in the wilderness for the next 10 years

[mgh3536]

60 more hit outs
20 less clearances

Something wrong with that dominance

[Pies4shaw]

What’s wrong is that our running mids can’t run. The opposition sat on Pendles and Treloar and Adams could do nothing about it. It’s not Grundy, it’s everybody else.

[derkd]

Grundy played an amazing game they have to sign him.

[eddiesmith]

The more hitouts he has, the more likely we are too lose. Maybe one day people will realise just how overrated ruckmen are

[Mr Miyagi]

Wills couldn't get to the ball, he was wrapped in a bear hug the second the ball was bounced. Literally being held and blocked from getting to it. GWS tested the tactic to see if they could get away with it... and they did. Pendles same, several times held to the ground "accidentally" so he couldn't get up and contest the ball. I"d say we need to play dirtier, no more Mr Nice Guy character building bullshit -- but then we'd get pinged every single time.

[Adz]

We’ve had the best of Grundy in 2 big finals and it’s counted for little. Not fussed if he walks. I mean it’s not like we’d be loosing a massive clearance advantage without him.