Reg Grundy

[Ruck'n'Roll]

What is it about Reg Grundy and the first quarter, I think he's kicked 8 of his 9 senior goals there, and he's much less active later in the game.

[Sanecow]

Unfit and lazy?

[giant]

Did lay off a nice goal assist to MOL in the last qr. Not exactly an unknown phenomenon for the youngsters to fall off their game later in a match tho.

[Schneiderman]

Originally posted by Sanecow
Unfit and lazy?

Certainly looks like he is tired towards the end of the game. Even the shot he had for his fourth in the debut looked like a very tired attempt. And it went OOBOTF.

[originalswan]

Our new Craig Braddy.

[liz]

Even though he's not managing to sustain an even effort for a whole game (yet) his two goals (on average) early each game are far more valuable than if he was kicking two goals in junk time each week. At least he's making a contribution when it matters.

[ROK Lobster]

Originally posted by liz
Even though he's not managing to sustain an even effort for a whole game (yet) his two goals (on average) early each game are far more valuable than if he was kicking two goals in junk time each week. At least he's making a contribution when it matters.

LOL, that's the most positive spin on running out of puff ever.

[stellation]

Originally posted by liz
Even though he's not managing to sustain an even effort for a whole game (yet) his two goals (on average) early each game are far more valuable than if he was kicking two goals in junk time each week. At least he's making a contribution when it matters.

MAN you have been taking some happy pills lately

[liz]

Originally posted by ROK Lobster
LOL, that's the most positive spin on running out of puff ever.

But do you dispute it? It's easy to laud a young player's performance when they've sat on the bench for much of a game, then are given a decent run when everyone else has run out of puff and score goals when it doesn't matter. No one else looked like kicking a goal early for us yet he managed to be in the right place at the right time twice.

He's a way off being a complete player yet, but he has only played 5 games. At least his contributions have some value.

The last couple of weeks he's done some nice "one percenters" too - not enough to build a career on, but not to be sniffed at either. Eight or so possessions and a couple of goals a game for a tallish KPP who is the third or fourth target up forward is actually not a bad return for a player early in his career.

[swantastic]

Re: Reg Grundy

Originally posted by Ruck'n'Roll
What is it about Reg Grundy and the first quarter, I think he's kicked 8 of his 9 senior goals there, and he's much less active later in the game.

He's like a pros undies, dont hang round for long.

[goswannie14]

Originally posted by Dr Diabolical
Maybe because he's new the opposition don't pay as much attention to him early in the game.

That's pretty much how I see it too.

[Slick Swans]

Originally posted by liz


The last couple of weeks he's done some nice "one percenters" .

I agree fully, there was an instance in the Geelong game i was impressed with where he went to a marking contest close to the boundry, held of his opponant with one arm and just kind of palmed it back into play hoping someone would run on. No-one ran on of course but I got alot of enjoyment out of that

[Sanecow]

Originally posted by Slick Swans
I agree fully, there was an instance in the Geelong game i was impressed with where he went to a marking contest close to the boundry, held of his opponant with one arm and just kind of palmed it back into play hoping someone would run on. No-one ran on of course but I got alot of enjoyment out of that

That's known as a zero percenter.

[ROK Lobster]

Originally posted by liz
But do you dispute it?

No Liz, I don't. I think it has considerable merit. I just got a giggle from it. I quite like Grundy - liked him in the reserves and liked him since he has been in the seniors. I have not given him a hard time at all (so far as I can recall) and think I actually posted somewhere, maybe even started a thread, where I said that I had been so impressed with him that I hoped that there was still room in the team when Davis returned. I did not see his game on Saturday so cannot comment on that. My comment was a reaction to your comment, not to his performances.

[yoshi]

he reminds me a lot of a right footed chris tarrant - his movement, physique and general nonchalence around the ground.