Star AFL ruck Brodie Grundy has opened up on his former club Melbourne and the moments that led to his departure. Grundy has been a revelation for Sydney this year but it was only last season that the All-Australian found himself scrapping away in the Demons’ VFL team. Now, Grundy is humming again and has helped propel the Swans to the top of ladder midway through 2024 season.
He is also locked in as Sydney’s No.1 tap gun. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today In a revealing interview, he has looked back at his time at Melbourne and what went wrong.
Grundy had been courted by the Demons after signing a big-money deal for Collingwood and then falling victim to that club’s salary-cap dump. The Magpies needed to offload players and Grundy, somewhat surprisingly, was suddenly dispensable. Grundy called it a “crazy” time and said there were some questions about whether his pairing with Melbourne champion Max Gawn could work.
But he said there was also a feeling from Melbourne’s inner-sanctum that if it did work it “could be epic”. Speaking to the ABC , Grundy said there was a “vision” that Melbourne “could win four flags” and the Gawn-Grundy duo could “be the best ruck partnership the game has ever seen”. “We probably needed to unpack that in retrospect a little deeper,” he said, noting that it would only work if one of them could make an impact in the forward line.
“That’s the thing with strategy and vision, it can change and it’s .
