Brodie Grundy's ruck work

[John LEWIN]

The best assumption about Brodie Grundy's ruck play is that it follows the coaching he's been directed by. If it weren't you would expect the ruck/midfield coaches to correct him during the game and see a different approach to better reflect what they want. I can't recall ever seeing that happen this year. Given his dominance in the hitouts you would think he is putting it where he is told to. Which would seem to imply that they don't want him doing what many here want him to. (I tend to agree with the posters by the way, more movement away in the air from the tap) So IMHO no blame or responsibility should attach to the player. Unless of course he is stubbornly refusing to play as directed, which is highly unlikely. If it were the case you would expect some rumbling and action to be taken. No sign of that at all and no expression of dissatisfaction with his style of play is evident. However, for mine, I'm not so sure he is as happy as he would like to be where he is. That is entirely speculative, however, Nathan Buckley's comments about his contract ( for next year ) not being a matter of concern "in the short term" leave the long term somewhat uncertain. There have been other signs that the relationship between Brodie and the club hasn't quite settled as best it might. Criticsm of the culture and an uncharacteristic ho hum from the coach about one game come to mind. If Mumford can nullify him and we can't regularly win clearances with him is a trade such an outlandish concept given the price he would command? I'd be reluctant but really any trade depends on what you give and what you get. While there may be some astonishment that the discussion is taking place at all given his stats, nevertheless, in my observation the issue has been evident previously and if I am not mistaken commented upon here at Nicks. In any event my money is on Brodie to Adelaide in 2021.

[John LEWIN]

The best assumption about Brodie Grundy's ruck play is that it follows the coaching he's been directed by. If it weren't you would expect the ruck/midfield coaches to correct him during the game and see a different approach to better reflect what they want. I can't recall ever seeing that happen this year. Given his dominance in the hitouts you would think he is putting it where he is told to. Which would seem to imply that they don't want him doing what many here want him to. (I tend to agree with the posters by the way, more movement away in the air from the tap) So IMHO no blame or responsibility should attach to the player. Unless of course he is stubbornly refusing to play as directed, which is highly unlikely. If it were the case you would expect some rumbling and action to be taken. No sign of that at all and no expression of dissatisfaction with his style of play is evident. However, for mine, I'm not so sure he is as happy as he would like to be where he is. That is entirely speculative, however, Nathan Buckley's comments about his contract ( for next year ) not being a matter of concern "in the short term" leave the long term somewhat uncertain. There have been other signs that the relationship between Brodie and the club hasn't quite settled as best it might. Criticsm of the culture and an uncharacteristic ho hum from the coach about one game come to mind. If Mumford can nullify him and we can't regularly win clearances with him is a trade such an outlandish concept given the price he would command? I'd be reluctant but really any trade depends on what you give and what you get. While there may be some astonishment that the discussion is taking place at all given his stats, nevertheless, in my observation the issue has been evident previously and if I am not mistaken commented upon here at Nicks. In any event my money is on Brodie to Adelaide in 2021.

[RudeBoy]

[PyreneesPie]

There's yet another article questioning the value of Brodie's ruck work just published on afl.com.au

[Pies4shaw]

Good on them. Let's hope the folk in Adelaide swallow it hook, line and sinker and withdraw their offer(s).

[K]

[Pies4shaw]

Luke Darcy. How many prelims did he ruck his way to victory in? Was it 25 or 26? I just can’t quite recall.

[K]

P4S, if Darcy bothers you, you probably shouldn't listen to what Don Scott said.

Look away, now!



("Jumps too early."
"Scared.")

[PyreneesPie]

[BigKeyForward]

[BigKeyForward]

^
Grundy actually stripped 8kg in the pre-season

For better or for worse?

[Mr Miyagi]

Geez the knives are out, aren't they? Took them longer than I thought it would.

[BigKeyForward]

[Mr Miyagi]

More referring to the articles, BKF. Yeah Mummy hurt Grundy a bit. Got him in the eye at one stage. Just like our game earlier in the season, he stuck the knee into Grundy every opportunity he had. There were times he didn't even bother trying to tap the ball, just got physical with Grundy.

I think the articles, especially Sam Mitchell's, are a bit off when criticising Grundy for not belting the ball clear. There were many times Grundy grabbed the ball and kicked it forward. Our mids obviously weren't doing it.

With Grundy's tap dominance, and the 6-6-6 rule, we should be romping inside 50s like no tomorrow. But we're not. I don't think it's an issue with Grundy, but our mids positioning. GWS had Wills wrapped up (literally at some stages) at every bounce, and Adams blocked -- that killed our inside work and forced Pendles, Treloar and Sidey to forego their usual outside role and try to muscle the ball. What we got was stacks on and congested stoppages, which the Giants wanted because it killed out run and handball game.

[BigKeyForward]