Past #22: Todd Goldstein - has advised NMFC he will seek opportunity at Essendon in '24 - 316 NM games/156 goals/'15 SBM/'15 AA/most hitouts in lge history

[The acurate one]

Will be sad if Goldy has to move. Surely we can do a one year deal with a coaching pathway or whatever.

He would be the worst coach in the AFL

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[Spud11]

I love Goldy, has been a great player, but we need to resolve our ruck crisis, I am not sold on Xerri, he is injury prone. 4 games in 2020, 8 in 2021, 12 in 2022, 9 in 2023... Shirley we can't be pinning our hops that he is going to be consistently playing all season.

I’m only half joking… but.. can’t Greenwood ruck if needed?

Ruck is a bit overrated anyway.
If a lumbering dude can’t clunk marks around the ground, he’s actually clogging up an extra midfielder spot imo.

We don’t need a slow dude tapping it to advantage maybe 30% of the time and offering little else. A decent utility who is good beneath his knees is required more than that imo.

What does X offer us? What is his factor?

It’s not like Hugh was getting a game anyway btw

Why did we let Brown and Daw go anyway?

:Ron Barassi ‘about to launch into halftime bake circa 1977’ look

 

[swaeney]

I don't understand why we aren't balls deep into Grundy.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

This seems to be the prevailing narrative around here, but one I'm not sure Clarko & co. agree with.

He’s six years deep and is barely c grade.

 

[The Dougster]

I don't understand why we aren't balls deep into Grundy.

Surely the club has spoken about him

 

[krakouers]

I don't understand why we aren't balls deep into Grundy.

We don’t sell ourselves on street corners?

 

[chubbspeterson]

I don't understand why we aren't balls deep into Grundy.

You ask the question but would you go to a team that just played finals (Swans) or to 2nd bottom? We aren't going to get him.

 

[The Dougster]

You ask the question but would you go to a team that just played finals (Swans) or to 2nd bottom? We aren't going to get him.

We can offer him regular football as our main man in the ruck

 

[DunderHead]

Need to pick up some promising young rucks to grow and develop with this squad over the next 5 years

 

[chubbspeterson]

We can offer him regular football as our main man in the ruck

And so can the Swans. Hickey has retired, he'd be the no. 1 and playing finals, it's a no-brainer for Grundy.
A combo of him and McLean more as a forward is an option for them too. Ladhams is rubbish.

 

[kool kangas]

Need to pick up some promising young rucks to grow and develop with this squad over the next 5 years

l thought thats what we did with Xerri, Edwards and to a lesser extent CCJ...

 

[DunderHead]

l thought thats what we did with Xerri, Edwards and to a lesser extent CCJ...

And Free. We should pick another from the VFL early 20s in age, and a kid from the draft. Give Edwards the flick.

4 blokes need to be competing for 1-2 senior spots.

We’ve invested very little in Rucks over the last 6 years

 

[hellas_johnny]

And Free. We should pick another from the VFL early 20s in age, and a kid from the draft. Give Edwards the flick.

4 blokes need to be competing for 1-2 senior spots.

We’ve invested very little in Rucks over the last 6 years

Left field option. Cooper keogh from our vfl was impressive. Possible rookie option?

 

[Makeshift Park]

I don't understand why we aren't balls deep into Grundy.

I reckon it’s because the Dees would want a second rounder, and a second rounder for bridging talent who won’t be around when we’re having our next tilt isn’t the best use of our limited draft hand.

If it was just a case of stumping up for his salary and a fourth rounder, it’d be different, I reckon.

Also, seems like he might wanna get out of Melbourne?

 

[Elite Master]

How has Grundy sunk so low? A few short years ago, when he was at Collingwood, Grundy was telted as the next big thing. It's quite staggering.

 

[Engimal v3]

How has Grundy sunk so low? A few short years ago, when he was at Collingwood, Grundy was telted as the next big thing. It's quite staggering.

Gawn/Grundy combo didn't work. Similar to us with Goldy/HMac. Both good ruckmen, but didn't fit as a duo.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

How has Grundy sunk so low? A few short years ago, when he was at Collingwood, Grundy was telted as the next big thing. It's quite staggering.

He inexplicably decided to go to a club that had a ruckman who plays one out, and he has no forward ability.

Ludicrous.

 

[Elite Master]

He inexplicably decided to go to a club that had a ruckman who plays one out, and he has no forward ability.

Ludicrous.

Gawn/Grundy combo didn't work. Similar to us with Goldy/HMac. Both good ruckmen, but didn't fit as a duo.

Yeah, but I seem to recall that even in his last season or 2 with Collingwood that the wheels were slowly falling off so to speak. He has only gotten worse with his time at Melbourne.

 

[King Corey]

He inexplicably decided to go to a club that had a ruckman who plays one out, and he has no forward ability.

Ludicrous.

Max Gawn must be a hell of a salesman. Preuss and Grundy both thought it'd be great trying to play equal 1st ruck with a premiership grade 1st ruck.

Maybe Tim English, Sean Darcy and Kieran Briggs can all request trades to Melbourne this offseason.

 

[big_e]

I don't understand why we aren't balls deep into Grundy.

It's been mentioned in another thread that we have asked the question and he said no.

That said, Port have cooled on him since then so it's probably worth asking again.

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Yeah, but I seem to recall that even in his last season or 2 with Collingwood that the wheels were slowly falling off so to speak. He has only gotten worse with his time at Melbourne.

He was injured and out of the team for a lot of his last season there - I don’t think his form at the Pies dropped off otherwise, but in his absence McCrae realised he could run his team better with Darcy Cameron and Cox rucking and the extra cap space. His Melbourne stint has been a black hole. I think with a proper role and regular senior play he’ll surprise a few and make Sydney better.

 

[bengrina]

What do * want with him? Is he a back up ruckman or Brad looking at the quick fix top up?

 

[speedy]

Brodie Grundy

4

Brodie Grundy

Age

30

Ht

202cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.5

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

9.6

5star

CL

4.1

5star

HO

32.0

5star

D

16.4

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

9.6

5star

CL

4.0

5star

HO

34.6

5star

D

13.8

4star

K

5.2

2star

HB

8.6

5star

CL

2.6

5star

HO

20.6

5star

? He's 30 next year, and we won't get him for nothing. Is it just me, or is it beyond stupidity?

 

[wazza03]

Matt Flynn is the one that we should be targeting. Looked good in the games that I watched and is only 26.


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[ferball]

What do * want with him? Is he a back up ruckman or Brad looking at the quick fix top up?

I don't think Brad really has any idea what he's doing.