A Grundy thread

[Pies4shaw]

^ The statistics show that Grundy has had no more free kicks paid against him in the last season than at any other time in his career. The umpires are paying him slightly more frees than in the past. The figures are (using averages per game): career - 1.74 for, 1.71 against; 2020 - 2.26 for, 1.47 against. On the raw numbers, it was 53 for/47 against in 2019 and 43 for/28 against in 2020.

[Ronnie McKeowns boots]

Can't begrudge him for squeezing every penny he can, you gotta take it while you can get it at the pies, just ask Adam! Anyone see that Herald sun interview with his missus?

[Magpietothemax]

[K]

‘No reprieve’: How hub life got the better of Grundy

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/no-reprieve-how-hub-life-got-the-better-of-grundy-20210311-p579pg.html

"To spend time with the Collingwood ruckman is to realise that there is much more to the man than football. Sure he has hobbies and interests: red wine, travel, surfing and has recently started an MBA after finishing a health sciences degree at the end of last year.
...

He can at least laugh that his 2020 dip didn’t come during his monster seven-year contract extension signed early last year.

“With regard to the contract, I can’t feel guilty because I was still on my old contract last year,” he said.

Grundy couldn’t escape the hub quickly enough. Overseas travel remained an impossibility but the South Australian could do the next best thing. He went with his mum ... to the Red Centre."


[I reckon he should probably not make jokes about his contract...

And I laugh that our society regards "red wine" as a hobby or interest.]

[didick]

Getting $1M a season and at the end he implies there’s more to his career being a success than winning a flag.....

[Jezza]

I celebrated when Grundy extended his contract. A player of his position is rare, so to have one of the best rucks in the competition is always beneficial.

His comments about not defining himself around being a premiership player or not are a little disheartening. If you're not striving for the ultimate success, you may as well pack up and go home.

Last year was poor, but considering the circumstances I'm willing to write it off as an abberation. Hopefully he recaptures his best form this year.

[Dave The Man]

Guess he comes the New Whipping Boy and nothing he can do can stop people sooking about him

[Piesnchess]

[What'sinaname]

[Pies4shaw]

^ That's quite possibly true - but Thor is coming up for his 9th season in a row at Collingwood and has already played as many games for us as Ricky Barham did and more than, eg, Ray Shaw, Darren Millane and James Clement. When he plays in round 1, he will equal Bob Rose and Mick McGuane's games for us. It isn't like he hasn't turned up and put in.

[Pies2016]

I’m happy to judge a player by his actions rather than his comments.
If any player knows in his heart of hearts that he’s given it his best shot and still didn’t leave the game with a premiership medal, why should only a flag be what ultimately defines him.
Not everyone leaves the game with a flag. If it was that easy, we’d all be doing it.

[Lazza]

Great deserving players like Trevor Barker, Bobby Skilton and Robbie Flower, among tons of others, never won a Brownlow medal. Unbelievable 🥺

[Pies2016]

[Lazza]

[Pies4shaw]

It would be closer to the mark to say that two of them never won a final, let alone a premiership medal. Luckily for Flower, Melbourne weren't their useless completely hopeless selves at the end of his career and he got to kick a few goals in finals (but not, of course, in the Preliminary Final, when it really mattered).

Skilton, of course, was a wonderful player. It's a pity he didn't ever play for a good team. I remember listening to that 1970 first-semi against St Kilda and hoping like hell that Skilts would be on the winning team. They weren't even close - but he was one of their best handful on the day (along with Stevey Hoffman and Peter Bedford, IIRC - but then it's over 50 years ago, now).