Grundy lifts his tempo

[Jeffers1984]

http://sydneyswans.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=248411

"It is definitely exciting being at a club where you know you will be given opportunities and can earn your position in the senior side."

[giant]

Gotta say, didn't impress me on Saturday. Like all the forwards, he suffered from some appalling delivery, but didn't seem to have the ticker of either the incumbents or some of the other challengers (Richards & Vogel in particular).

[gazza]

giant you surprise me,didn't think anyone agreed with me about grundy.i said in oct that we kept the wrong rookie,campbell was a much better prospect.
still predicting that grundy will NEVER be a senior player.
if he does i'll cop the abuse,but i am rarely wrong with my assessment of players

[Bleed Red Blood]

Originally posted by gazza
giant you surprise me,didn't think anyone agreed with me about grundy.i said in oct that we kept the wrong rookie,campbell was a much better prospect.
still predicting that grundy will NEVER be a senior player.
if he does i'll cop the abuse,but i am rarely wrong with my assessment of players

We couldn't have kept Campbell as a rookie regardless of whether it was a choice between Grundy or not.

Heath is only 19. Leo Barry was about 25 before doing anything much except glimpses. One game in which he got terrible, infrequent delivery does not tell you everything.

Grundy didn't impress me either, but I still have a lot of hope for him. He looks like a smart footballer and his frequent best on ground efforts for Canberra suggest he knows what to do, adjusting to AFL takes time, again see Leo Barry.

[SimonH]

Originally posted by gazza
giant you surprise me,didn't think anyone agreed with me about grundy.i said in oct that we kept the wrong rookie,campbell was a much better prospect.
still predicting that grundy will NEVER be a senior player.
if he does i'll cop the abuse,but i am rarely wrong with my assessment of players

But at least you're not big-noting yourself. Care to share some hits & memories of your great forecasts from yesteryear?

[Hitman44]

Yeah I am also interested Gazza ??

Why did you think of G Bennett ??

[gazza]

Originally posted by SimonH
But at least you're not big-noting yourself. Care to share some hits & memories of your great forecasts from yesteryear?

a few that come to mind.selected at practice matches in their 1st yr.
francis bourke(rich)paul kelly,shannon grant,jude bolton,matthew nicks,adam goodes.
bill stephenson (stk) while still playing in the country.

best dud selected " ryan fitzgerald"

i do have a lot of years playing,coaching and watching behind me .

[Monty Burns2]

You are a legend Gazza.

[Ruck'n'Roll]

Originally posted by gazza
best dud selected " ryan fitzgerald"

So you identify him as a dud at the time he was drafted . . . . . . . or after he broke down with injuries for the 40th time?

[Jeffers1984]

Originally posted by gazza


best dud selected " ryan fitzgerald"

I disagree with this. I very much doubt we would have Barry Hall if Fitzy stayed injury free. The man was a freak when he got going. Just a great one grab player who had a great goal sense and consistently got us 2-3 goals a game when he wasn't in the stands.

[gazza]

Originally posted by Ruckman
So you identify him as a dud at the time he was drafted . . . . . . . or after he broke down with injuries for the 40th time?

about 2 appearances,no footy brains,created most of his own injuries with reckless efforts.
gone on to much more suitable occupation now,gets paid for being a goose