Past #17: Nathan Grima

[hilly]

They've done the surgery with more than this year in mind. He is only 29 and at his best he is our first choice CHB, while he has been injury prone I'm sure this year won't be his last.

Big call. I can't see him going on.

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Ha. Really?

Well his offensive work doesn't seem as effective and I think his best is past him. His kicking in particular seems especially dodgy at times.

Happy to be proven wrong but with Thommo and Hansen as locks, with Tippett and Taz fighting for another spot along with Spud in almost career best form as a player who can play tall or small, I just feel Grima is not in the comfortable position he once used to be.......and would have been guaranteed a spot considering the state of the current list.

Grima is comfortably our second best key defender (when fit). Is the best spoiler at the club and reads the game very well.

I'm dreading the day we use Spud on a genuine key position forward. I still have nightmares about his time as one of our KPB.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Grima is comfortably our second best key defender (when fit). Is the best spoiler at the club and reads the game very well.

I'm dreading the day we use Spud on a genuine key position forward. I still have nightmares about his time as one of our KPB.

Spud got smashed in the Collingwood '13 game. Thankfully, everything else went to plan.

 

[Saintly31]

Grima is comfortably our second best key defender (when fit). Is the best spoiler at the club and reads the game very well.

I'm dreading the day we use Spud on a genuine key position forward. I still have nightmares about his time as one of our KPB.

I have always rated Grima highly. I'm just not sure he is as effective as he used to be, plus we are better placed now in terms of options and I think consistency in selection is important if players are performing.

I thought Tippett showed a fair bit defensively plus I keep getting told Taz will have a spot.

I agree about Spud for sure. He is not a KPP and never has been.

 

[Firebat]

Shattered .

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Big call. I can't see him going on.

if he gets through this surgery and plays out the rest of the season he'll go round again next year.

If he has more injury set backs he may just call time on his career. At this stage I know for a fact he wants to stay in the blue and white in 2016.

 

[Arthur Cloke]

Mr. Scott has said he is confident that Grima will come back "better than ever". I'm not so naive as to believe such nonsense as I am a grown man.
Already I am finding myself writhing in pain when Mr. Scott fronts the media.
Sure, Mr. Scott wears his arm in his sleeve, but it's time to let the football do the talking.

 

[Zondor]

Mr. Scott has said he is confident that Grima will come back "better than ever". I'm not so naive as to believe such nonsense as I am a grown man.
Already I am finding myself writhing in pain when Mr. Scott fronts the media.
Sure, Mr. Scott wears his arm in his sleeve, but it's time to let the football do the talking.

Sure you may be a "Grown Man" but didn't you once "barrick" for the "Demons"? :stern look

Anyways it's good to see that BS is living up to his name. :stern look

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

Oh great. Coach bashing has started before a ball has been bounced.

 

[KillaKanga]

Oh great. Coach bashing has started before a ball has been bounced.

It's Arthur Cloke take everything he says with a silo of salt.

He's tonguing his cheek like it's prom night 1969 all over again

 

[Zondor]

Oh great. Coach bashing has started before a ball has been bounced.

 

[KillaKanga]

Thanks, that's all I'll ever see now ha even the eyes are the same

 

[Daz]

Lynch? Bloke has a massive tank.

Bit of a tricky matchup but he's still a pretty shit footballer. We've used Atley on him in the past and that worked out fine.

 

[Dan]

Why didn't the club make this decision earlier like when our season finished?

 

[Heaps of fun]

Why didn't the club make this decision earlier like when our season finished?

Because he wasn't having significant trouble with it. Apparently was flying before Christmas before he started to break down in the new year.

 

[Winter]

Why didn't the club make this decision earlier like when our season finished?

Grima ran his best 1km time about 3-weeks ago, he wasn't having back trouble in October.

 

[Dan]

Because he wasn't having significant trouble with it. Apparently was flying before Christmas before he started to break down in the new year.

Grima ran his best 1km time about 3-weeks ago, he wasn't having back trouble in October.

Narni always had back problems.

 

[kangaspurs]

Why didn't the club make this decision earlier like when our season finished?

I'm pretty sure if the medical professionals who are paid handsomely by the club to make critical decisions in the best interest of the players deemed it was worth operating on after the season then I'm sure they would have done so. Without knowing the finer details of the injury and it's management then I think it's best to trust the medical staff's judgement.

 

[TooUglyForFugly]

I'm guessing people can't let go after Fishy's circumstances.

 

[Devington]

Narni always had back problems.

I'll admit. I'd like to hear from the medicos themselves about what happened. It sounds like it flared up, and they thought it was under control, but I can't shake the feeling that putting him in for surgery at the end of the season was also a viable option. Then again, hindsight makes us all look like fools.

Also, anyone else think this could be a good opportunity to a glimpse what rehab is really like? We had Man vs Majak last year as a big project, I wonder if there is any chance of them following Narni through rehab. He performs well for the cameras, and I think it would be interesting to say the least.

 

[Flawed Genius]

Also, anyone else think this could be a good opportunity to a glimpse what rehab is really like? We had Man vs Majak last year as a big project, I wonder if there is any chance of them following Narni through rehab. He performs well for the cameras, and I think it would be interesting to say the least.

cc: No Bull

 

[Devington]

cc: No Bull

Bump

 

[ThePezDispenser]

Pretty hard hitting stuff from Grima. Could easily get another 30 mins out of him in a recovery special!

 

[Flawed Genius]

How many weeks does he have left? Nobody say 2.

 

[Donkey Chop]

How many weeks does he have left? Nobody say 2.

5-6 weeks according to AFL site.