News Robbie Gray in recruiting and list management role

[Papa G]

Jeez Robbie was a great player for us but a few of you are going way over the top here. This was always his last year. Everybody moves on at some point. Emotional Crap like the above make it sound like theres been a death in the family. Great player. Ultimately never got us to a Premiership.

 

[jonasshirtfront]

24 hours later and I'm still completed gutted by Robbies announcement. It's not only the fact that Saturday night will be the last time my family and I will have the joy of watching him play - it's the sadness of knowing that when we do finally make it to the big dance he won't be there. As others have said that's the cruelty of footy, you can be a club champion/AA/B&F etc (Nick Reiwoldt, Garry Lyon, Nathan Buckley) and get to being a bees d*ck away from it. One of the things that has always annoyed me in Adelaide was Eddie getting "Eddies pocket" I'd love to see every pocket on Saturday night have a sign with "Robbie's pocket" or "they're all Robbie's pockets".

The third quarter is the Robbie Gray quarter.

 

[AFC AFeederClub]

Robbie is probably the reason Ken's still here but not for the reason you've invented, it's because he's pulled our arses out of the fire that many times and singlehandedly turned so many games around in the last 10 years. But you can't blame him for being a great player, and you really can't blame him for not leading some sort of white anting campaign against his own coach. I want Ken gone as much as you do but don't blame the second best player of our AFL era when there are far more obvious people who actually make the decision to hire and fire coaches at the club.

Yeh, so it's not white anting after you given ken a fair go and then realised he doesn't know what he's doing. It just practical, rational thinking to move this guy on, not give him another list turn over to do the same thing. I was anti ken about half way through 2016, maybe a bit too early for most but it was pretty obvious then he was playing the club, supporters and media with cliches and feel good moments. Rational thinking was 2018 at the latest.

 

[Crow till I die]

Glad that little B****d is retiring...he bloody killed us in the showdowns. Champion player and all the best in retirement.Is he the sort that would get into the coaching gig? He had an ice cold temperament when kicking for goal to win a game and could be a great mentor

 

[JakeNeadeFan]

In the peak Ports bed s**t era that we now live in Robbie Gray

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Robbie Gray

Age

36

Ht

183cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.9

5star

K

9.8

4star

HB

10.1

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.4

5star

D

13.3

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

7.3

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.6

4star

G

0.6

4star

D

10.4

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.4

5star

was quite unique. There aren't very many players who are more accurate, more decisive and more settled when the pressure is on. But Gray certainly fits into that category. In fact, in a low pressure environment he was a below average finisher, but when it mattered you would bet your life on him executing. Boak, Westhoff, Ebert, Wines and other modern greats of the club didn't have this quality.

It's going to be weird not seeing him carrying the ball or on the team sheet next year.

 

[JUSTWORK]

Wow.

 

[Lightning_Rod]

H

Wow.

how insulting to compare the two. Ones elite the other is an honest trier.

 

[Jojay]

Can't help but think that donuts declaring Robbie our best ever AFL player is a dig at Tredders.

 

[Papa G]

Tim didn't want to say it. Lyon wouldn't say it. I get they are pandering to a Vic audience, but this really isn't a debate.

 

[TeeKray]

Can't help but think that donuts declaring Robbie our best ever AFL player is a dig at Tredders.

Yep. I think he'd be saying the same thing if it were Trav retiring. It's just an opportunity to have a crack. Total dickhead.

 

[Hammer#8]

Wow.

What an odd comparison, this is like comparing Matthew Pavlich with Grant Birchall. They're not the same player, and all they have in common is that they're retiring the same week.

 

[jdeezy]

I'm really annoyed that the events if the last two weeks has burnt me out from celebrating this superstar. Like so many before him, walls away without the premiership he so very much deserved - but as to that he was robbed of a Brownlow he so very much deserved and it hurts even more.

Bloody excited, though sad, to see him go around one last time. Thanks you legend.

 

[finbarr]

Tim didn't want to say it. Lyon wouldn't say it. I get they are pandering to a Vic audience, but this really isn't a debate.

It's hilarious that they even think Edwards is in the conversation with Gray. Gray should be in the conversation with the Dangerfield's and Pendlebury's of the competition. lol Shane Edwards.

 

[DaTBird187]

Some complete **** Richmond supporter on that Twitter article saying premiership medallions make Edwards the better player. Yes, and Chad Rintoul

Chad Rintoul

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49

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180cm

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86kg

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D

13.4

3star

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8.8

3star

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4.6

3star

M

3.5

4star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

6.8

2star

K

5.6

3star

HB

1.2

2star

M

3.4

4star

T

0.2

3star

G

0.8

4star

is better than Gary Ablett Snr.

 

[Willsy10]

Shane edwards

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Shane Edwards

Age

35

Ht

182cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

M/F

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D

17.2

4star

K

8.1

3star

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9.1

5star

M

2.6

3star

T

2.9

4star

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3.0

4star

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16.4

4star

K

6.6

3star

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9.8

5star

M

0.6

1star

T

3.0

4star

CL

4.2

5star

D

8.6

3star

K

5.2

2star

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3.4

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M

3.4

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1.2

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great player. Funnily enough similar to a Tyson edwards

Tyson Edwards

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47

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178cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Mid

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19.0

5star

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11.7

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7.3

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4.5

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2.6

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2.1

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No current season stats available

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13.6

4star

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8.0

3star

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5.6

4star

M

2.4

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0.6

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, even though no relation but similar career path and accolades.

Robbie gray

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Robbie Gray

Age

36

Ht

183cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

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Last 5

D

19.9

5star

K

9.8

4star

HB

10.1

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.4

5star

D

13.3

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

7.3

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.6

4star

G

0.6

4star

D

10.4

3star

K

6.6

3star

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3.8

3star

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3.6

4star

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1.4

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G

1.4

5star

needs to be spoken about as one of the all time greats, walk up hall of famer, it shouldn’t even be up for debate.

5 time all Australian not 4 time in my book. Like tredders in 05, he got robbed of 5 in a row. How he missed out on selection in 2016 is beyond me, probably his second best year after 2014 for me. Just because the team sucked he missed out.

When you consider the injuries & illness battles he had throughout his career there could’ve easily been more AA selections and B & F’s if he had a bit more luck.

Tredders and Gray can’t be separated. They are the equals goats.

 

[HugeJohnson]

Can't help but think that donuts declaring Robbie our best ever AFL player is a dig at Tredders.

Whats the beef with Stinkley and Tredders?

 

[MrMeaner]

Can't help but think that donuts declaring Robbie our best ever AFL player is a dig at Tredders.

But he's not smart enough to realise that saying that undermines his argument that he has helped Port overachieve.

 

[jonasshirtfront]

Whats the beef with Stinkley and Tredders?

I don't know about a beef but Tredders was the biggest critic of the prelim final performance last year. He had that interview with Ken in the off-season where he was pretty much the only media person ever to have asked Ken some tough questions.

 

[TeeKray]

Whats the beef with Stinkley and Tredders?

Tredders is the only media identity who isn't part of the Daddy Donuts Protection Racket and has had the temerity to call the fraud out on his lack of success.

 

[Grave Danger]

 

[johnnysix]

Wow.

Never been a better example of Vic bias. It's a ridiculous comparison. Robbie is in the top 2 afl players to ever play for our club.
Another perfect example is AFL 360 this week. They spent a solid 20 minutes blowing smoke up Dangerfield's a$$ for his 300th, Robbie retires on 271 and get's less than 5 minutes. Absolute joke.

 

[Jojay]

I don't know about a beef but Tredders was the biggest critic of the prelim final performance last year. He had that interview with Ken in the off-season where he was pretty much the only media person ever to have asked Ken some tough questions.

Yep, stinkley did his only interview post the prelim debacle with Tredders on 5aa. It was a train wreck. Did not have any answers to what went wrong and said he would not have changed a thing... even in hindsight.

He went from calling him Tredders at the beginning of the interview, to "Warren" at the end. Rumour is they nearly came to blows once they were off air.

 

[Papa G]

Yep, stinkley did his only interview post the prelim debacle with Tredders on 5aa. It was a train wreck. Did not have any answers to what went wrong and said he would not have changed a thing... even in hindsight.

He went from calling him Tredders at the beginning of the interview, to "Warren" at the end. Rumour is they nearly came to blows once they were off air.

Lol. Nearly came to blows. 6 foot 4 Wazza looking like he could still play versus jelly **** old man Hinks. There would have been 1 blow, not blows.

 

[HugeJohnson]

Yep, stinkley did his only interview post the prelim debacle with Tredders on 5aa. It was a train wreck. Did not have any answers to what went wrong and said he would not have changed a thing... even in hindsight.

He went from calling him Tredders at the beginning of the interview, to "Warren" at the end. Rumour is they nearly came to blows once they were off air.

Anyone know if there's a recording of this somewhere?

 

[RossFC]

AFL Record's tribute to Robbie Gray

The Record's online version features Robbie Gray on the cover as a tribute to the Port Adelaide legend.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au