Been thinking about it a bit and have decided that even if Grundy is available I think we need to choose the best available midfielder.
Point Number 1: We need to challenge for a flag within 3-5 years while our core group are in their prime and just before the GC and GWS tirade sweep the competition, will he have developed into a best 22 player by that stage?
Point Number 2: We need ruck depth, not starting rucks, a Maric and Vickery duo will be a very high level ruck combination as starting 22 players, you can say well Vickery won't make it as a ruck or we need a replacement for Maric, well if we select Grundy thatll probably mean Vickery or Maric is pushed out of the 22 as I cant see us lining up with 3 possibly 4 (Griffiths) 200+cm players in the one line up and as for the replacement for Maric, he is 25, by the time he is 30 and we are in need of replacing him our core group MAY be past its best shot at a premiership. We need someone who can step in RIGHT NOW for the next 3-5 years and compete if Maric is injured
Point Number 3: Very reluctant to use our first selection on a ruckman regardless of our lists position, Most of the games elite ruckman have come from the rookie list and I think ruckman are the hardest to gauge on whether they can translate their junior form into senior form, for this reason alone I think itd be a SOMEWHAT wasted selction to use our first pick on a ruckman (especially considering we have already done this once with Vickery in 08)
Now ive only seen highlights of this lad Grundy and while he looks a very good prospect at pick 9, id be quite reluctant to use it on him because of the reasons stated above. I feel that we need to address our outside class with pick 9 (leaning towards Macrae or Mayes if available) and then use our 3 second round selections on some inside grunt