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Former Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley has declared the club never should have re-signedGrundy last week secured his exit from Melbourne and joined Sydney, who will pay part of his wage alongside the Magpies.
But his was a signature the Pies thought they had to secure, given he had helped them reach the grand final in 2018, won the club’s best and fairest in 2018 and 2019 and made the All Australian team in both of those years.Credit: Getty “Some trades that might not make sense from the outside are actually good for both parties,” Buckley said on SEN.“But it was definitely the move we should’ve made. And it should’ve been made.
“I think about it from the human side of it, he’s got to accept, he’s put his hand up, his manager drove a hard bargain at a level, he was playing awesome football, best ruckman in the league with Max Gawn, All Australian, and had proven himself as one of the hottest commodities in the game.Collingwood finished second last on the ladder in 2021 and began to turn themselves around with the appointment of Craig McRae as senior coach, while Nick Daicos was drafted as a father-son pick.
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