For folks who like game data (e.g. QM67, P16, tbaker, ...):
Play-by-play data for all of Brodie Grundy's hit outs in random complete games in the 2020-21 seasons.
Grundy's greatest hit outs -- play by play
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vs. Hawthorn, Round 6, 2020
Q1 0:17 takes front position against Ceglar; HO forward to oppo (#26 Shiels); Grundy immediately tackles him.
07:21 centre bounce; HO forward; bounces twices and Elliott picks up, so 'to advantage'.
12:43 throw in favours him; HO nowhere; oppo get clearance.
13:50 shallow throw in in back pocket; HO two hands straight to ground.
17:13 centre bounce HO behind him to advantage to Elliott.
22:23 throw in; HO to right to ground; Adams chases but does not get ball.
24:55 centre bounce HO with left hand to right to advantage to Treloar on bounce in clear.
25:25 throw in; HO to ground in front of him.
Q2 04:19 centre bounce HO to right; bounces twice and Adams picks up, so 'to advantage'.
07:58 centre bounce HO with left hand to right; bounces a couple of times; Wills tries to collect and oppo gets in his back for free kick, so counts as 'to advantage'.
08:56 shallow throw in; HO two hands to left & behind him; bounces at Treloar's feet & Treloar collects, so 'to advantage'.
15:20 throw in goes to right of ruckmen; gets fingertips of outstretched right hand to it, so 'HO'; ball bobbles in clear and Treloar tracks it and collects, so 'to advantage'.
Q3 01:51 throw in; HO two hands forward to advantage to Adams; Adams takes it above his head and handballs as he is tackled; ball gets turned over.
02:19 throw in; HO fisted to right and back over boundary for another throw in.
09:36 throw in; HO two hands forward towards boundary; bounces twice and Wills picks up just before boundary, so 'to advantage'.
14:06 back-handed HO to right to ground, somewhere near Stephenson; Stephenson does not collect.
16:57 HO to advantage down to Treloar at his feet; Treloar's quick kick is not 15m.
Q4 0:02 centre bounce HO forward; oppo (#10) picks up but then loses it.
02:33 HO to right to nowhere; oppo (Mitchell) picks up but can't effectively dispose of it.
13:29 centre bounce HO forward; Pendlebury runs forward and tries to collect it on the bounce;
Pendlebury is tackled by oppo (#10) and gets a holding free, so counts as 'to advantage'.
14:44 throw in; HO forward to oppo (#10) on bounce.
15:09 HO to ground; ball bounces up back to him and he's able to get a handball away to Maynard.
Q1 0:17 takes front position against Ceglar; HO forward to oppo (#26 Shiels); Grundy immediately tackles him.
07:21 centre bounce; HO forward; bounces twices and Elliott picks up, so 'to advantage'.
12:43 throw in favours him; HO nowhere; oppo get clearance.
13:50 shallow throw in in back pocket; HO two hands straight to ground.
17:13 centre bounce HO behind him to advantage to Elliott.
22:23 throw in; HO to right to ground; Adams chases but does not get ball.
24:55 centre bounce HO with left hand to right to advantage to Treloar on bounce in clear.
25:25 throw in; HO to ground in front of him.
Q2 04:19 centre bounce HO to right; bounces twice and Adams picks up, so 'to advantage'.
07:58 centre bounce HO with left hand to right; bounces a couple of times; Wills tries to collect and oppo gets in his back for free kick, so counts as 'to advantage'.
08:56 shallow throw in; HO two hands to left & behind him; bounces at Treloar's feet & Treloar collects, so 'to advantage'.
15:20 throw in goes to right of ruckmen; gets fingertips of outstretched right hand to it, so 'HO'; ball bobbles in clear and Treloar tracks it and collects, so 'to advantage'.
Q3 01:51 throw in; HO two hands forward to advantage to Adams; Adams takes it above his head and handballs as he is tackled; ball gets turned over.
02:19 throw in; HO fisted to right and back over boundary for another throw in.
09:36 throw in; HO two hands forward towards boundary; bounces twice and Wills picks up just before boundary, so 'to advantage'.
14:06 back-handed HO to right to ground, somewhere near Stephenson; Stephenson does not collect.
16:57 HO to advantage down to Treloar at his feet; Treloar's quick kick is not 15m.
Q4 0:02 centre bounce HO forward; oppo (#10) picks up but then loses it.
02:33 HO to right to nowhere; oppo (Mitchell) picks up but can't effectively dispose of it.
13:29 centre bounce HO forward; Pendlebury runs forward and tries to collect it on the bounce;
Pendlebury is tackled by oppo (#10) and gets a holding free, so counts as 'to advantage'.
14:44 throw in; HO forward to oppo (#10) on bounce.
15:09 HO to ground; ball bounces up back to him and he's able to get a handball away to Maynard.
vs. Fremantle, Round 9, 2020
Q1 0:21 swivels and HO to advantage to Adams in close, who's tackled to ground immediately.
01:04 throw in; HO to right to Crisp on bounce, so 'to advantage'.
03:55 throw in; works to front and HO two hands, loops up in air to Treloar's outstretched hands, so 'to advantage'; Treloar can't control it.
05:53 throw in; HO with right fist to space, no one in particular.
08:30 HO forward to Sier on the move, so 'to advantage'.
10:34 throw in; given as HO but it looks like it was oppo ruckman's; bounces in space and Fyfe runs on to it.
11:36 throw in; works to front and HO two hands to right; Treloar and Fyfe battle for it; Fyfe wins ball.
19:44 throw in; H0 forward and left to advantage to Treloar.
20:34 throw in; HO to ground in front of Mayne; Mayne does not get it.
21:29 HO to left to ground.
Q2 0:03 centre bounce HO forward to ground; ball in dispute and oppo (#22) wins it.
0:26 HO to advantage to Adams?
2:07 throw in; HO to right to ground; oppo runs on to it and picks up on second bounce.
2:48 throw in; HO nowhere; ball bobbles off his chest to oppo, who is immediately tackled by Sier.
8:44 throw in; HO to oppo (#19), who can't control it.
9:38 HO to oppo (#6 Conca); who kicks into his own teammate.
10:54 throw in: works to front and HO two hands foward and left with air; oppo (#16) picks up on the bounce.
20:25 HO to Fyfe; but commentator thinks it's oppo HO & says: "Oh, the palm down to Fyfe, delightful!"
23:04 centre bounce HO forward to advantage to Sier.
Q3 0:03 centre bounce HO (but some doubt over whose) to advantage to Adams's outstetched right hand; Adams is tackled by oppo ruckman and hand-balls to oppo (#22 Serong).
01:30 throw in; works to front and HO in air towards boundary & over for another throw in.
03:56 HO to right to advantage to Treloar in close & under pressure.
04:54 throw in; HO upwards and left to no one.
07:17 centre throw up; HO forward straight to oppo (#16) with some space (he and Elliott standing off each other).
11:13 throw in; HO with left hand to ground in front of oppo (#19), who picks up but is tackled; spillage ends with Treloar.
11:46 throw in; HO to left to oppo (#46), who taps it to oppo teammate.
14:15 centre bounce HO to right to advantage to Sier.
15:16 throw in; behind his ruck oppo, HO straight to ground at his feet; eventually oppo get clearance.
16:38 HO behind him but past/over Adams; contested ball then ends with oppo (Serong) in the clear.
21:15 swivels and HO behind him to oppo (Mundy).
26:09 centre bounce HO to left to oppo (#22 Serong) on the move.
Q4 04:30 centre bounce HO with left hand forward; Adams runs on to it from back of circle, picks up on bounce and quickly chips forward 20m, so 'to advantage'.
05:14 throw in; backhand HO to right; ball goes to ground with Fyfe lurking.
06:53 throw in; HO with left hand to right; ball bounces and oppo (Mundy) collects; but oppo delays kicking and is caught HTB.
07:28 throw in in forward pocket; ruckmen grapple, HO from chest height to advantage to Sidebottom on the move; Sidebottom kicks a point.
13:02 throw in; HO forward to ground; Treloar in the pack tries to take it over his head but can't.
16:02 centre bounce HO with left hand to right past oppo's (Serong's) hand to space; eventually Serong gets the ball.
17:18 throw in; HO forward deflects off hands (Adams & Mundy) and gets to oppo (Serong) with some space.
17:45 throw in in back pocket; works to front and HO to ground in front of him & in front of Sidebottom; Sidebottom takes it and is immediately tackled.
21:07 throw in; works to front and HO two hands forward to oppo (Mundy).
23:08 centre bounce HO to left to advantage to Adams, who gets the clearance.
23:53 throw in; HO forward to ground; Elliott soccers the bouncing ball and is pinged for deliberate out of bounds.
24:43 bad throw in (too short); Grundy rushes forward and HO from on his knees; contested ball.
25:38 throw in; HO back over his head to space; contested ball.
27:32 throw in just inside D50; HO two hands to left just outside the 50m line but straight to Fyfe in the clear.
Q1 0:21 swivels and HO to advantage to Adams in close, who's tackled to ground immediately.
01:04 throw in; HO to right to Crisp on bounce, so 'to advantage'.
03:55 throw in; works to front and HO two hands, loops up in air to Treloar's outstretched hands, so 'to advantage'; Treloar can't control it.
05:53 throw in; HO with right fist to space, no one in particular.
08:30 HO forward to Sier on the move, so 'to advantage'.
10:34 throw in; given as HO but it looks like it was oppo ruckman's; bounces in space and Fyfe runs on to it.
11:36 throw in; works to front and HO two hands to right; Treloar and Fyfe battle for it; Fyfe wins ball.
19:44 throw in; H0 forward and left to advantage to Treloar.
20:34 throw in; HO to ground in front of Mayne; Mayne does not get it.
21:29 HO to left to ground.
Q2 0:03 centre bounce HO forward to ground; ball in dispute and oppo (#22) wins it.
0:26 HO to advantage to Adams?
2:07 throw in; HO to right to ground; oppo runs on to it and picks up on second bounce.
2:48 throw in; HO nowhere; ball bobbles off his chest to oppo, who is immediately tackled by Sier.
8:44 throw in; HO to oppo (#19), who can't control it.
9:38 HO to oppo (#6 Conca); who kicks into his own teammate.
10:54 throw in: works to front and HO two hands foward and left with air; oppo (#16) picks up on the bounce.
20:25 HO to Fyfe; but commentator thinks it's oppo HO & says: "Oh, the palm down to Fyfe, delightful!"
23:04 centre bounce HO forward to advantage to Sier.
Q3 0:03 centre bounce HO (but some doubt over whose) to advantage to Adams's outstetched right hand; Adams is tackled by oppo ruckman and hand-balls to oppo (#22 Serong).
01:30 throw in; works to front and HO in air towards boundary & over for another throw in.
03:56 HO to right to advantage to Treloar in close & under pressure.
04:54 throw in; HO upwards and left to no one.
07:17 centre throw up; HO forward straight to oppo (#16) with some space (he and Elliott standing off each other).
11:13 throw in; HO with left hand to ground in front of oppo (#19), who picks up but is tackled; spillage ends with Treloar.
11:46 throw in; HO to left to oppo (#46), who taps it to oppo teammate.
14:15 centre bounce HO to right to advantage to Sier.
15:16 throw in; behind his ruck oppo, HO straight to ground at his feet; eventually oppo get clearance.
16:38 HO behind him but past/over Adams; contested ball then ends with oppo (Serong) in the clear.
21:15 swivels and HO behind him to oppo (Mundy).
26:09 centre bounce HO to left to oppo (#22 Serong) on the move.
Q4 04:30 centre bounce HO with left hand forward; Adams runs on to it from back of circle, picks up on bounce and quickly chips forward 20m, so 'to advantage'.
05:14 throw in; backhand HO to right; ball goes to ground with Fyfe lurking.
06:53 throw in; HO with left hand to right; ball bounces and oppo (Mundy) collects; but oppo delays kicking and is caught HTB.
07:28 throw in in forward pocket; ruckmen grapple, HO from chest height to advantage to Sidebottom on the move; Sidebottom kicks a point.
13:02 throw in; HO forward to ground; Treloar in the pack tries to take it over his head but can't.
16:02 centre bounce HO with left hand to right past oppo's (Serong's) hand to space; eventually Serong gets the ball.
17:18 throw in; HO forward deflects off hands (Adams & Mundy) and gets to oppo (Serong) with some space.
17:45 throw in in back pocket; works to front and HO to ground in front of him & in front of Sidebottom; Sidebottom takes it and is immediately tackled.
21:07 throw in; works to front and HO two hands forward to oppo (Mundy).
23:08 centre bounce HO to left to advantage to Adams, who gets the clearance.
23:53 throw in; HO forward to ground; Elliott soccers the bouncing ball and is pinged for deliberate out of bounds.
24:43 bad throw in (too short); Grundy rushes forward and HO from on his knees; contested ball.
25:38 throw in; HO back over his head to space; contested ball.
27:32 throw in just inside D50; HO two hands to left just outside the 50m line but straight to Fyfe in the clear.
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vs. North, Round 8, 2021
Q1 0:04 centre bounce HO to ground to left; ball bobbles along ground and Tyler Brown picks up, so 'to advantage'.
0:31 from throw in favouring him, HO straight back to boundary for another throw in.
11:40 bad centre bounce; rushes forward and barely gets fingertips to ball, so 'HO'; ball drops to Tyler Brown, as it may have without the fingertips, so given as 'to advantage'.
17:34 HO from throw in; up in air to nowhere, off oppo player's hands; Sidebottom collects.
21:35 HO to advantage to Sidebottom, as Goldstein falls over.
Q2 04:40 HO from throw in, to right, way over Daicos's head to ground between three oppo players.
10:46 centre bounce slightly favours him, HO to ground to right.
11:24 Throw in; given as HO, but it looks like it was oppo ruckman's; ball to ground, but closest to oppo (#24).
14:13 HO to right; ball gets to Daicos over a couple of oppo hands, so 'to advantage'.
20:55 centre bounce favouring him; HO to oppo (Simkin), who gets clearance and I50.
27:05 centre bounce favouring him; double palm forward to advantage to Crisp, who wheels around and gets clearance and I50.
Q3 05:11 bad centre bounce; HO to ground to left.
11:46 shallow throw in; HO to right, to oppo on the bounce.
26:55 centre bounce HO straight to oppo (Cunnington) in clear.
28:45 centre bounce HO forward to oppo, but off oppo's hands goes to ground.
Q4 0:01 centre bounce HO to advantage to Pendlebury.
4:12 centre bounce HO to left and clear of circle, as Goldstein falls over (again!); on bounce gets to Pendlebury, so 'to advantage'
13:17 throw in; HO to right, to advantage to Pendlebury.
22:08 throw in; HO straight to ground.
24:45 centre bounce HO to oppo (Cunnington).
25:17 HO straight to ground in front of oppo (Cunnington); Cunnington picks up but is tackled by him and Tyler Brown.
25:28 HO to ground to right.
27:32 centre throw up; HO to advantage, forward to Sidebottom's feet; Sidebottom picks up.
Q1 0:04 centre bounce HO to ground to left; ball bobbles along ground and Tyler Brown picks up, so 'to advantage'.
0:31 from throw in favouring him, HO straight back to boundary for another throw in.
11:40 bad centre bounce; rushes forward and barely gets fingertips to ball, so 'HO'; ball drops to Tyler Brown, as it may have without the fingertips, so given as 'to advantage'.
17:34 HO from throw in; up in air to nowhere, off oppo player's hands; Sidebottom collects.
21:35 HO to advantage to Sidebottom, as Goldstein falls over.
Q2 04:40 HO from throw in, to right, way over Daicos's head to ground between three oppo players.
10:46 centre bounce slightly favours him, HO to ground to right.
11:24 Throw in; given as HO, but it looks like it was oppo ruckman's; ball to ground, but closest to oppo (#24).
14:13 HO to right; ball gets to Daicos over a couple of oppo hands, so 'to advantage'.
20:55 centre bounce favouring him; HO to oppo (Simkin), who gets clearance and I50.
27:05 centre bounce favouring him; double palm forward to advantage to Crisp, who wheels around and gets clearance and I50.
Q3 05:11 bad centre bounce; HO to ground to left.
11:46 shallow throw in; HO to right, to oppo on the bounce.
26:55 centre bounce HO straight to oppo (Cunnington) in clear.
28:45 centre bounce HO forward to oppo, but off oppo's hands goes to ground.
Q4 0:01 centre bounce HO to advantage to Pendlebury.
4:12 centre bounce HO to left and clear of circle, as Goldstein falls over (again!); on bounce gets to Pendlebury, so 'to advantage'
13:17 throw in; HO to right, to advantage to Pendlebury.
22:08 throw in; HO straight to ground.
24:45 centre bounce HO to oppo (Cunnington).
25:17 HO straight to ground in front of oppo (Cunnington); Cunnington picks up but is tackled by him and Tyler Brown.
25:28 HO to ground to right.
27:32 centre throw up; HO to advantage, forward to Sidebottom's feet; Sidebottom picks up.
vs. Geelong, Round 11, 2021
Q1 1:05 HO to advantage to Crisp.
4:17 centre HO to ground behind him; his direct opponent (Esava) runs on to the loose ball and collects.
4:35 HO to oppo; rebounds off oppo's hands back to him; failed attempt to kick.
4:50 HO to oppo; rebounds off oppo's hands back to him; failed attempt to kick. (Repeat!)
5:08 HO forward & clear of pack but straight to oppo (#30) on his own.
11:30 Shallow throw-in, given as HO but down by the ruckmen's knees and straight to ground.
26:21 HO fisted to ground in clear space; Pendlebury runs and collects ahead of his opponent, so given as 'to advantage'.
Q2 0:03 centre HO forward to JdG & Selwood; ball spills to ground off JdG's hands; JdG runs and collects ahead of Selwood, so given as 'to advantage'.
7:51 centre HO to his left, straight to Narkle in the clear.
18:36 HO to his right from boundary throw-in, straight to Selwood in the clear. (He then tackles Selwood around the neck and Selwood gets the free...)
23:19 Shallow throw-in, given as HO but down by the ruckmen's knees and straight to ground; and it looked like both ruckmen had a piece of it.
25:13 HO below waist after wrestle with opponent, to ground; players chase and oppo picks up.
Q3 0:03 centre HO up in air as he falls; ball in dispute; Parfitt and Narkle collect.
1:46 Throw-in, given as HO but not really; Grundy collects the spillage and goals.
2:52 centre HO to ground; JdG swoops and collects, so 'to advantage'; nice moves by JdG after to get clear.
3:42 HO to left & to ground, vaguely near Poulter, but it bounces up to Narkle.
6:44 Throw-in, supposedly HO, but it looked like Stanley's HO; anyway, goes to ground and ends with oppo.
7:10 Throw-in, supposedly HO, but unclear whose; goes to ground in front of ruckmen; IQ picks up, so 'to advantage'.
Q1 1:05 HO to advantage to Crisp.
4:17 centre HO to ground behind him; his direct opponent (Esava) runs on to the loose ball and collects.
4:35 HO to oppo; rebounds off oppo's hands back to him; failed attempt to kick.
4:50 HO to oppo; rebounds off oppo's hands back to him; failed attempt to kick. (Repeat!)
5:08 HO forward & clear of pack but straight to oppo (#30) on his own.
11:30 Shallow throw-in, given as HO but down by the ruckmen's knees and straight to ground.
26:21 HO fisted to ground in clear space; Pendlebury runs and collects ahead of his opponent, so given as 'to advantage'.
Q2 0:03 centre HO forward to JdG & Selwood; ball spills to ground off JdG's hands; JdG runs and collects ahead of Selwood, so given as 'to advantage'.
7:51 centre HO to his left, straight to Narkle in the clear.
18:36 HO to his right from boundary throw-in, straight to Selwood in the clear. (He then tackles Selwood around the neck and Selwood gets the free...)
23:19 Shallow throw-in, given as HO but down by the ruckmen's knees and straight to ground; and it looked like both ruckmen had a piece of it.
25:13 HO below waist after wrestle with opponent, to ground; players chase and oppo picks up.
Q3 0:03 centre HO up in air as he falls; ball in dispute; Parfitt and Narkle collect.
1:46 Throw-in, given as HO but not really; Grundy collects the spillage and goals.
2:52 centre HO to ground; JdG swoops and collects, so 'to advantage'; nice moves by JdG after to get clear.
3:42 HO to left & to ground, vaguely near Poulter, but it bounces up to Narkle.
6:44 Throw-in, supposedly HO, but it looked like Stanley's HO; anyway, goes to ground and ends with oppo.
7:10 Throw-in, supposedly HO, but unclear whose; goes to ground in front of ruckmen; IQ picks up, so 'to advantage'.
vs. Sydney, Round 9, 2021
Q1 03:34 centre bounce HO forward; Sidebottom comes through and is wrapped up.
06:40 HO to right to ground in front of oppo (#8 ) & Crisp.
18:42 centre square ball-up HO to left and slightly behind; Tyler B running in defensive direction gets it and kicks 15m in the wrong direction, so 'to advantage'.
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Q1 03:34 centre bounce HO forward; Sidebottom comes through and is wrapped up.
06:40 HO to right to ground in front of oppo (#8 ) & Crisp.
18:42 centre square ball-up HO to left and slightly behind; Tyler B running in defensive direction gets it and kicks 15m in the wrong direction, so 'to advantage'.
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Can the OP writer also edit the times Grundy tapped to distinct disadvantage: oh right not measured.
Can the OP writer edit the number of missed marks: oh right not counted.
Can the OP writer also edit the times Grundy ought to have spoiled when he had the chance and didn’t? Oh right not counted.
Stats, stats and more stats.
At the end of the day it was simple arithmetic. We just couldn’t afford him. End of story.
Next.
Can the OP writer edit the number of missed marks: oh right not counted.
Can the OP writer also edit the times Grundy ought to have spoiled when he had the chance and didn’t? Oh right not counted.
Stats, stats and more stats.
At the end of the day it was simple arithmetic. We just couldn’t afford him. End of story.
Next.
“I even went as far as becoming a Southern Baptist until I realised they didn’t keep ‘em under long enough” Kinky Friedman
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To be fair WPT, I dont think OP was suggesting the above represent the hit outs of a million dollar ruckman....they read pretty poorly for mine.watt price tully wrote:Can the OP writer also edit the times Grundy tapped to distinct disadvantage: oh right not measured.
Can the OP writer edit the number of missed marks: oh right not counted.
Can the OP writer also edit the times Grundy ought to have spoiled when he had the chance and didn’t? Oh right not counted.
Stats, stats and more stats.
At the end of the day it was simple arithmetic. We just couldn’t afford him. End of story.
Next.
For mine, I'm More than happy to have him out of the Club, and looking forward to the season with the squad we have
"You hate a mean man, a grasping man, a man who wants everything and gives nothing. That’s Collingwood. They are a law unto themselves"
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Jack 'Captain Blood' Dyer
It's very quiet in here since Gawn and Grundy horribly exposed Tim English's defective technique on Saturday night.
Melbourne had 12 hitouts to advantage to Footscray's 7. Melbourne's ruckmen kicked 3 goals to Footscray's ruckmens' nil.
Off the back of their ruck dominance, Melbourne turned the game on its head in the late part of the second quarter, kicking 5 goals in the space of 19 disposals (17-2 Melbourne's way). Melbourne won the centre clearances 15 to 8.
Grundy was, of course, eased back into the game after missing so much footy with his knee injury. He played just 69% of the game and attended 29 ruck contests to Gawn's 38. That's just as well for English, of course, because the last time he played Grundy for a full game, he lost the hitouts 4 to 39.
Anyway, even with that limited gametime, Grundy showed (of course) that he is a massive upgrade on Jackson. He had 17 disposals, 12 hitouts and kicked a goal. At Melbourne, Jackson averaged 4 and
a half kicks, 3 marks, 8 handballs, a goal every second game and 10 hitouts. Jackson never had more than 22 hitouts and reached 20 just once.
Also, Grundy's power in the ruck enabled Gawn to play more of the game as a forward (he attended just under half of the ruck contests, with Grundy and McDonald attending 40) - and that caused its own headaches for the Footscray defenders.
The OP is going to be a car crash, as I think those of you who watch football with an open mind well know.
Melbourne had 12 hitouts to advantage to Footscray's 7. Melbourne's ruckmen kicked 3 goals to Footscray's ruckmens' nil.
Off the back of their ruck dominance, Melbourne turned the game on its head in the late part of the second quarter, kicking 5 goals in the space of 19 disposals (17-2 Melbourne's way). Melbourne won the centre clearances 15 to 8.
Grundy was, of course, eased back into the game after missing so much footy with his knee injury. He played just 69% of the game and attended 29 ruck contests to Gawn's 38. That's just as well for English, of course, because the last time he played Grundy for a full game, he lost the hitouts 4 to 39.
Anyway, even with that limited gametime, Grundy showed (of course) that he is a massive upgrade on Jackson. He had 17 disposals, 12 hitouts and kicked a goal. At Melbourne, Jackson averaged 4 and
a half kicks, 3 marks, 8 handballs, a goal every second game and 10 hitouts. Jackson never had more than 22 hitouts and reached 20 just once.
Also, Grundy's power in the ruck enabled Gawn to play more of the game as a forward (he attended just under half of the ruck contests, with Grundy and McDonald attending 40) - and that caused its own headaches for the Footscray defenders.
The OP is going to be a car crash, as I think those of you who watch football with an open mind well know.