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  • ItsAllGoodes
    Regular in the Side
    • Dec 2003
    • 675

    Shannon Grant, 300 games and retirement

    Whilst some may see this guy as a traitor its still appropriate to acknowledge a former Swan (1996 GF player) who went on to achieve considerable success at the Kangaroos and this weekend plays his 300th game, is set to play in another Finals series and has just announced he will retire at the end of the season

    Well done Shannon Grant


    Official Website of the Australian Football League > NEWS ARTICLE > Shannon Grant calls it quits
    Red and white till I die
  • AnnieH
    RWOs Black Sheep
    • Aug 2006
    • 11332

    #2
    Traitor.

    (Should have stayed at the Swans.)
    Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
    Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light.

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    • Lohengrin
      On the Rookie List
      • Jul 2008
      • 641

      #3
      Originally posted by AnnieH
      Traitor.
      Like Hall, Williams, Schauble, Ball, etc...?

      Grant was a fine player for us and a great player for North. An excellent career.

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      • ItsAllGoodes
        Regular in the Side
        • Dec 2003
        • 675

        #4
        And don't forget Schwass, who we got in the swap for Grant.
        At least in the short term (3-4 years) it was a win-win for both teams.

        Whilst I would love every player who goes to Sydney to stay there and become 300-game players, that isn't the reality of modern football

        He gave the Sydney experience a chance and wanted to come home to VIC...I dont blame him for that. And at that early stage of his career he wouldnt have been chasing $$$$
        Red and white till I die

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        • Industrial Fan
          Goodesgoodesgoodesgoodes!
          • Aug 2006
          • 3318

          #5
          I'd like to thank him for getting capsicum sprayed at a Lionel Ritchie concert.

          Funniest football news for some time (and it was last year).

          Hellooo....
          He ate more cheese, than time allowed

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          • cruiser
            What the frack!
            • Jul 2004
            • 6114

            #6
            Swans supporters are too forgiving. He's a sooky mummy's boy and I hate the traitor (in a football hate way ), especially as he always seems to play well against us. Good riddance.
            Occupational hazards:
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            • Triple B
              Formerly 'BBB'
              • Feb 2003
              • 6999

              #7
              Originally posted by cruiser
              Swans supporters are too forgiving. He's a sooky mummy's boy and I hate the traitor (in a football hate way ), especially as he always seems to play well against us. Good riddance.
              Not completely accurate.

              His Mum and brother both moved to Sydney and stayed with him the whole time. He stayed an extra year after his original compulsory 2 year deal finished, unlike Rocca who was out of the joint in a flash as soon as his 2nd year finished.

              He just decided he wanted to return to his mates and life in Melbourne. We brokered a reasonable deal in the end. At the time it was a win/win, but we always knew eventually North would be getting the better of the deal provided Shagga stayed injury free and became the 10 year player he has with North.
              Driver of the Dan Hannebery bandwagon....all aboard. 4th April 09

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              • Lucky Knickers
                Fandom of Fabulousness
                • Oct 2003
                • 4220

                #8
                I never had much of an issue with Grant. I thought he always played really well for us and was sad to see him go.
                Good to see he's had a great career at North.
                Best of luck to him.

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                • ScottH
                  It's Goodes to cheer!!
                  • Sep 2003
                  • 23665

                  #9
                  There was a documentary about that draft and followed a few players fortunes. One of which was Grant.
                  He and his family were devastated and quite angry that Sydney had selected him.

                  Good on him for giving us a good couple of years, before jumping ship.

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                  • cruiser
                    What the frack!
                    • Jul 2004
                    • 6114

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Triple B
                    Not completely accurate.

                    His Mum and brother both moved to Sydney and stayed with him the whole time.
                    His mummy moved to Sydney with him! That's a mummy's boy. It's pathetic. Was he still tied by his umbilical cord?
                    Occupational hazards:
                    I don't eat animals since discovering this ability. I used to. But one day the lamb I was eating came through to me and ever since then I haven't been able to eat meat.
                    - animal psychic Amanda de Warren

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                    • ScottH
                      It's Goodes to cheer!!
                      • Sep 2003
                      • 23665

                      #11
                      Originally posted by cruiser
                      especially as he always seems to play well against us. Good riddance.
                      Except when the Bevanator is on him.

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                      • Lohengrin
                        On the Rookie List
                        • Jul 2008
                        • 641

                        #12
                        Originally posted by cruiser
                        His mummy moved to Sydney with him! That's a mummy's boy. It's pathetic. Was he still tied by his umbilical cord?
                        Seems pathetic to ridicule someone who wants to be with their family and obviously has a close bond with them, especially when he would have been 17 or 18 at the time.

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                        • Darren Thomson
                          On the Rookie List
                          • Jul 2008
                          • 291

                          #13
                          No escaping the reality that this guy was a good player who developed well while at Sydney and was indeed a great loss. Good on him for his career. I don't care if he brings his Teddy Bear to games if he plays good footy and is good to watch, on the other hand, I wish he had played the 300 here


                          Paul Roos for PM

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                          • cruiser
                            What the frack!
                            • Jul 2004
                            • 6114

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Lohengrin
                            Seems pathetic to ridicule someone who wants to be with their family and obviously has a close bond with them, especially when he would have been 17 or 18 at the time.
                            He was born in April 77. He was 20 years old when he sooked back to Melbourne holding mummy's hand. I sure as hell wasnt being looked after by my mother when I was 20, or 19, or 18. Then again, when I was at school kids weren't being picked up from school by a convoy of clutching parents in 4WDs, so maybe my independent attitude is generational.
                            Occupational hazards:
                            I don't eat animals since discovering this ability. I used to. But one day the lamb I was eating came through to me and ever since then I haven't been able to eat meat.
                            - animal psychic Amanda de Warren

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                            • Lohengrin
                              On the Rookie List
                              • Jul 2008
                              • 641

                              #15
                              Originally posted by cruiser
                              He was born in April 77. He was 20 years old when he sooked back to Melbourne holding mummy's hand. I sure as hell wasnt being looked after by my mother when I was 20, or 19, or 18. Then again, when I was at school kids weren't being picked up from school by a convoy of clutching parents in 4WDs, so maybe my independent attitude is generational.
                              When he came to Sydney he was only 17, which was when his family came to Sydney with him. Most 17-20 year olds still live at home.

                              He chose to move back home to Melbourne to be with friends and family, which happens with a lot of people in all walks of life.

                              You seem to be adding something harsh that doesn't seem to be there. I don't see the point.

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