Any word why Grundy is an emergency?
Preview Round 18 2018 Sydney Swans hosting the Gold Coast Suns Saturday 2:10 PM AEST
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Id leave it to Arwib to explain it in any greater detail, but, perhaps unsurprisingly, Grundy is almost a purely defensive player. And, of I understand it correctly, we tend to suffer slightly in attack when he’s in the side. So he’s perhaps best utilised against teams with particularly potent attacks (ie: not Gold Coast)
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modern stats have gotten a bit out of hand imo
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Maibaum is great, just needs opportunity.
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Rest more than anything would be the clubs word, but I do feel it is a matchup thing- Suns don't have many talls. Marsh, Rampe and AA is plenty.
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Maybe there's a question about a defender in case they can't get up. Probably want to rest him, but just in case he has to play he needs to be on the list to avoid the fine?
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Hope so otherwise Longmire reckons he's our 4th best tall defender all of a sudden!
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I still don't get it, TBH. Aliir being in the team means Reg is injured? Rested? Refusing to play?
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Rohan is still resting up:O
I reckon they played him against Richmond when there really was no matchup and realised that maybe they need to be a bit more flexible down back. I think last week they weren't expecting Majak to play forward. They did seem perfectly happy to play Melican, Grundy and Rampe in the same side though.
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There will be some teams where we need him- Geelong and Port the obvious two. However there are probably some games where we don't necessarily have to play him. This might be a way of trialing something just in case as we were burnt for speed a few times against Richmond and you have to beat them to win it.
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Imagine when Melican is healthy again too....
Will you shut up already!
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According to the daily Grundy is out because he was to slow and got ahold by JR and Hawkins
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Let’s be real Reg is old and has the turning circle of the QE2 at the best of times. I honestly think the coaches still see him as the pillar of our back line, just like Kennedy in the midfield and Buddy in the forward line. Last year Horse rested Kennedy for a couple of matches. This year Buddy’s already had a few weeks off due to injury. Grundy has been incredibly durable but he probably can’t take as much and in order to get the best out of himself come finals time, a less is more approach is the best way to go about it. Let’s not forget, he was a late out last week. It’s not like Horse just dropped him. This board is always complaining about how Horse runs his best players into the ground every year. Well now one of his best players is out of the senior side being managed and the panic button has been hit???
At least see if he plays reserves this week before we go apocalyptic
At least see if he plays reserves this week before we go apocalyptic
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But I want answers now!
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Was dropped
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Maybe it is more about giving Cameron a game than resting Reg. Cameron needs a reward, bringing Reg back means 2 changes to winning side, one was probably enough and we will get away without Reg’s presence down back this week.
If Reg comes back in the question would be for who? O’Riordan....there would be a meltdown if that happened. More upside in rewarding DC and giving Reg another week than no DC and Reg returning imo.
If Reg comes back in the question would be for who? O’Riordan....there would be a meltdown if that happened. More upside in rewarding DC and giving Reg another week than no DC and Reg returning imo.
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What are you meaning by this? Anything in particular or just sick of the numerous stats being sprouted by all and sundry?
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I'd really like to think you are right, but I don't believe it. If he was being 'managed', then either Harley or Horse would have said something, I reckon. I read the Wu piece in the Sun and the Age, and then went and re-watched those games. Our last 6 games are Suns, Bombers, Pies, Demons, Giants and Hawks. And really, the only one I could see him playing would be the Hawks, but they wouldn't want to upset the team at that stage. I think that baring injury, he is done...
PS. My post is based on a huge lack of knowledge and understanding of the game, lots of emotion, and nil experience coaching or playing AFL.
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Nah no issue with people here etc
Just thinking when you watch fox footy etc they just talk crap
Watch the game
Is it an off field thing with Gaz?
I like to think about what off field event has changed his life this season. Is it all affecting him?
So knowing how big Horse is on mental wellness, I won't rule out that Gaz may not be at his best mentally when he runs out onto a football field of late.
Hence no NEAFL footy.
Sometimes it's not black & white & as fans we miss that stuff.
Who knows Ted it wouldnt surprise me if he has lost his passion for the game after everything that has happened.
The Laidler treatment?
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