Grundy re-signs.

[Pies4shaw]

I guess if he told the truth, “Pendlebury, Treloar, Adams and Wills sucked”, you’d know he’d made his mind up.

[duggieboy]

It's interesting Pies4shaw, It often looks to me like he doesn't tap to the right spots ie: where our mids are, and perhaps this is what he's alluding to.

For a leading ruckman, it's strange there's an apparent lack of cohesian between him & the mids

Which makes me wonder how they're coaching it to fit our game plan.

Any thoughts on what the real issue is here?

[Piesnchess]

IF he goes, we are more stuffed than a Thanksgiving Turkey. we are done.

He must stay no iffs, butts, maybes, hes just hitting his peak now. Do it !!

[scoobydoo]

2016
2017
2018
2019
Grand Finals won by teams with 2nd/3rd string ruckmen.
Ruck dominance is a fallacy, it’s midfield dominance that
counts. If he wants 7 yrs see ya later & give us 2 first rounders.
I love Brodie but he is not our most important players

[Cam]

Yes but did any of their opponents, apart from last year, have a notable ruckman in the opposition?

2019 Nankervis & Soldo vs Mummy, who was cooked
2018 Lycett & Vardy vs Grundy, and a midfield that was injured [Pendles]/tagged[Sidey]
2017 Nankervis & Grigg vs Jacobs & Jenkins and a midfield that was crushed
2016 Boyd, Roughead & Bontempelli vs Naismith & Tippet, who was cooked
2015 McEvoy & Hale vs Natanui & Sinclair
2014 McEvoy & Hale & third man up Lewis vs Mike Pike & Tippett
2013 Hale & Lewis vs Sandilands & a midfield that was crushed
2012 Pike & Mummy vs Hale, Roughy & Lewis
2011 Ottens & West vs Jolly, Brown & Daisy
2010 Jolly & Brown vs McEvoy & Goddard

Dominant ruckmen can still be invaluable.

[Pies2020]

I'd like to know what we'd be getting in return if we traded him and who our ruckman would be if he left. Then I'd have a better idea on whether or not I'd want us to trade him.

What do you guys think he'd be worth in a trade?

[BazBoy]

Just walked in and turned on telly—a little news report that Grundy said

No 7 yrs. No signature. Any one else hear

[Lazza]

[Pies2020]

[BazBoy]

If he goes well it is what it is and big important players don’t always cast a big shadow if they depart

Hawks won several flags after Buddy left

[eddiesmith]

If it’s 7 years or he walks, I’d say see you later! Do we really need to be paying a 33 year old over a million a season? Will he even be around then? Clokey is only 32 and he’s long gone!!!

[Cam]

He won't get 7. That's the opening salvo. He'll get a 5 yr extension, plus next year makes 6. I hope.

[SteveH67]

[Pies2016]

The question I would ask is, after Nick Nat, who is else is this wonderful mythical unicorn that rams all these hit outs onto their team mates chest ?
Do they really exist or is it nothing more than a perceived flaw in Grundys game that is of no real consequence anyway
What we all do know is that there isn’t a current ruckman in the game who gets anywhere near the mid field numbers that Grundy does.
Maybe that’s what the other clubs are really recognising in him ??

[RudeBoy]