Pick #73 Riley Grundy

[Jonts]

Great late selection, 195cm lockdown key defender brother of Brodie Grundy

Put him in the Nathan Bassett defender program and wait a couple of years

there's your Key depth backman we needed

 

[Visenfest]

Welcome Riley!

 

[Long live PAFC]

Yea fills a need. Is super athletic. Can shut opposition down well. No rebound whatsoever. Some good traits to work with and he may be able to work on providing more with the ball.

At pick 74 why not.

Hope he makes it but haven’t lost anything if he doesn’t.

Hopefully gives the SANFL some more structure to allow players to play more to their roles than the team’s needs.

 

[Macca19]

Needs to work on intensity and providing an option but i'm glad we drafted someone over 190cm.

 

[philthy05]

Not playing Garner as a fb now is so worth it

 

[Spadge]

Knightmare had him at pick 51

 

[philthy05]

Add blanck and blanck Grundy lienert is pretty good for the magpies ...

 

[dirty2]

Stoked with this!!!!

 

[It Just Is]

Not playing Garner as a fb now is so worth it

Grundy is very raw. I’m not sure he’ll automatically hold down a key defensive post at SANFL level.

That’s not to say I don’t like the pick but this is a very long term selection.

 

[philthy05]

Grundy is very raw. I’m not sure he’ll automatically hold down a key defensive post at SANFL level.

That’s not to say I don’t like the pick but this is a very long term selection.

He will have to. We’ve had smalls in that role so ...

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Grundy, who in just three years has gone from playing his first football match at age 15 to being one of just 13 SANFL players invited to this week’s AFL Draft Combine in Melbourne, is so inquisitive that he drove SA under-18 coach Tony Bamford mad during this year’s national carnival.

But Bamford said he loved every minute of question time.

“This kid is a really different personality — and I guess Brodie’s the same — but the thing I found most intriguing about Riley was that almost after every training session he would come in after I’d be packing up my computer or putting stuff away and he’d want to revisit the training session with me,’’ Bamford said.

“He just wanted clarity and to know that when he was going home that night that he was 100 per cent clear on what we were trying to teach him, that there was no grey area.

“I loved that about him because it is quite rare to be questioned by players like that. He’s switched on and I really enjoyed working with Riley.’’

Grundy, who showcased his mental ability at the combine by recording the highest score in the psychomotor test, said without all of his questions and the resulting feedback he would not be in draft contention.

“I’ve come from a long way back, not playing football until three years ago, so without seeking so much feedback I would have struggled to get to this point,’’ he said, adding that he had also leaned on Crows All-Australian backman Brodie Smith for advice in his role as under-18s defensive coach.


https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/spor...s/news-story/515bcf48efd5a566779697541a181833

 

[El Zorro]

Finally someone over 185 cm.

 

[El Zorro]

The next Westhoff?

 

[Chrizzt]

We've done alright in developing Howard from a raw athlete into a KPD, so I'll back our judgment to do the same with Grundy

 

[Janus]

Hopefully will be one of those draft smokeys in a few years.

I like that he’s asking for feedback and taking it on board. As long as his skill level can match his thirst for knowledge he’ll end up being a really great defender and the prototype for all our defenders, simply because he’s a blank slate.

 

[S.Patrol.G]

Good speculative pick. He's very raw, but well worth bringing into a full-time football environment. Might end up being a steal, and if not, nothing really lost.

 

[Visenfest]

Grundy, who in just three years has gone from playing his first football match at age 15 to being one of just 13 SANFL players invited to this week’s AFL Draft Combine in Melbourne, is so inquisitive that he drove SA under-18 coach Tony Bamford mad during this year’s national carnival.

But Bamford said he loved every minute of question time.

“This kid is a really different personality — and I guess Brodie’s the same — but the thing I found most intriguing about Riley was that almost after every training session he would come in after I’d be packing up my computer or putting stuff away and he’d want to revisit the training session with me,’’ Bamford said.

“He just wanted clarity and to know that when he was going home that night that he was 100 per cent clear on what we were trying to teach him, that there was no grey area.

“I loved that about him because it is quite rare to be questioned by players like that. He’s switched on and I really enjoyed working with Riley.’’

Grundy, who showcased his mental ability at the combine by recording the highest score in the psychomotor test, said without all of his questions and the resulting feedback he would not be in draft contention.

“I’ve come from a long way back, not playing football until three years ago, so without seeking so much feedback I would have struggled to get to this point,’’ he said, adding that he had also leaned on Crows All-Australian backman Brodie Smith for advice in his role as under-18s defensive coach.


https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/spor...s/news-story/515bcf48efd5a566779697541a181833

Has the desire to improve and ability to listen and act on feedback. I like it.

 

[Chachi]

Wow didn't know he only started playing 3 years ago. Definitely worth the late pick. Has natural talent.
Feeling good about this draft.

 

[Grave Danger]

Pies fans not happy...

 

[Killer Power]

Add blanck and blanck Grundy lienert is pretty good for the magpies ...

I know this game. Blankety blanks right?

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Chad Cornes would like to work with Grundy. He wants to learn and work hard and Chad can teach him plenty about being a top line AFL quality defender.

 

[Visenfest]

Chad Cornes would like to work with Grundy. He wants to learn and work hard and Chad can teach him plenty about being a top line AFL quality defender.

Get ready for some brodowns Riley!

 

[Doctor Feel]

Riley's have no place in any Bro-down.

That said, Chad will have him making bigcums within three years. We'll need plenty of time for a lad thats size to develop.

 

[PatientMental]

Holy crap, he's like John Butcher if he was a defender.

I love this.

 

[Pablo Escobar]

Looks like he has potential but his kicking action is very slow, hopefully he can work on that but is usually an innate skill