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Presti35 wrote:My mail is that Melbourne and Collingwood have had an agreement for some time now. No one is bending anyone over a barrel. But I've also heard that very recently Grundy has flipped and is desperate to stay at the club. Who knows?
Frampton looking likely.
Fiorini looking less likely.
Mitchell looking like it depends on Grundy.
No links to any of the GWS players.
Henry looking like no deal.
I guess anything can still happen. There's 2 days of trade to go.
Curious on your mail re: Grundy wanting to stay. The speculation has been over the last month that it would be increasingly hard for him to stay. If true, maybe a change of heart (by Grundy) has emboldened the club to go harder??
Not too long to wait for trading to end, but might take until rd 10 next year to see how he goes. I do think that if he stays, he will give us his best. Sure money is important, but I don't think that's why people in elite sport get out of bed every morning...
The salary cap for 2023 has increased by nearly 750,000 according to one report. I wonder what that does for any new deals and the remote prospect of keeping Grundy
As someone highlighted elsewhere - I think Grundy would already be factored into our cap so if he doesn't go then we're still good from a TPP compliance perspective. We'd still be spending to much on a ruckman however...
The question is also are we a better chance to trade him next year or is this the best time right now? Melbourne might not be there then, but maybe someone else would be?
Twin deals. Collingwood has traded Grundy to Melbourne for pick 27. Also traded in Frampton from Adelaide for a future third round.
Grundy still has five years to run on a lucrative contract worth around $1 million a year and the Pies will reportedly pay up to $300,000 per annum. (Club saving $700,000 pa over next 5 years).
Last edited by robevpau1 on Tue Oct 11, 2022 1:48 pm, edited 1 time in total.
If the reports are right (and I don’t believe they are 100% accurate) if we receive pick 27 and pay $300k then you can take it to the bank this wasn’t purely a salary dump
There has been speculation and some info there had been a issue with Grundy and a coach dating back to March/April
Pick 27 would be ok if we paid under $100k of his salary
But pick 27 and paying basically 1/3rd if his salary isn’t right
I would have pushed for pick #13 and $300k
I wonder if we will ever know the real story behind his departure
But being reported by multiple sites now the deal has been done
Some say pick 27 and $200k some say pick 27 and $300k one report says 27 and $150k
When fit, is one of the better rucks in the comp. Even if we are paying part of his salary, because we overvalued him 2 years ago, he is still worth $700k, but only get a 2nd rounder for him
Other players of that ilk are a first rounder minimum, if not 1.5-2 first rounders.
I remeber Grundy was pick 18. We also had the next two pick. Both of those went no-where. So the strike rate in that area of the draft is about 30%. Considering pick 27 will end up at pick 30+, it's nothing short of a debacle.
