AFL doco reveals broken relationship before trade

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Melbourne prima Brodie Grundy has described his off-season commercialized arsenic a presumption helium "never thought (he'd) beryllium in" aft being dealt by the Magpies.

Collingwood went against Grundy's wishes to commercialized him distant to its Victorian rival conscionable 2 years aft he'd signed a lucrative seven-year, $7 cardinal deal astatine the club.

Grundy's commercialized saga is 1 of galore covered successful Stan Sport's caller documentary Show Me the Money II, which details the play of the 2022 commercialized period.

"That's been 1 of the issues with this twelvemonth with our situation. The echo chambers of societal media and manufacture chatter," helium told his manager Robbie D'Orazio arsenic helium awaited a woody to beryllium completed.

"I ne'er thought that we'd beryllium successful this position, and that's astir apt 1 of the uncomfortable realities that I've had to face, due to the fact that I thought that section was done successful presumption of declaration stuff.

"For me, erstwhile I signed my contract, you deliberation you're going to beryllium a Pie for life. That's the hardest thing.

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"You person what is simply a truly axenic intent which starts erstwhile you locomotion successful the door. You locomotion into a nine arsenic an 18-year-old and there's banners of Nathan Buckley, Peter Daicos ... and deliberation that's wherever you privation to beryllium - you privation to beryllium connected a banner and lend meaningfully to the club.

"I wanted to play 300 games for the club, this twelvemonth has f----d me."

Grundy explained however a deficiency of enactment from Magpies manager Craig McRae allowed him to get his caput astir playing for different club.

"I needed to perceive that (support) from the coach," helium said.

"It's 1 happening to person the suits wanting maine to determination on, but to perceive it from the coach, that's fundamentally my boss.

"So if you deliberation you privation maine successful your team, past cool, if not, I'll ply my commercialized elsewhere and I'll f-----g spot you connected Queen's Birthday."

D'Orazio revealed however a speech betwixt Grundy and Melbourne manager Simon Goodwin had helped the Demons go the two-time All-Australian large man's nine of prime aft Geelong had besides concisely had an involvement successful adding him.

"I've said this openly to them (Collingwood), 'Brodie doesn't privation to go. He really loves the shot club. He mislaid a expansive last by a kick, it hurts'," helium said.

"There's unfinished concern and abruptly that gets taken away, you'll ne'er beryllium a Collingwood premiership player.

"It's a fickle satellite successful the AFL manufacture astatine the moment. We consciousness similar clubs are taking power backmost from the players and that includes putting Brodie Grundy up for a trade.

"I ne'er thought that would happen, but you've got to deliberation connected your feet and fig retired however you support your subordinate successful the crippled for arsenic agelong arsenic you can, and that's what we're doing."

There was a heartwarming country aft the commercialized was finalised, with Melbourne agreeing to nonstop prime 27 successful the 2022 draught to Collingwood to seal the deal, arsenic a intelligibly affectional Grundy received the bully news.

"It's a load disconnected the shoulders mate," the large antheral told his manager connected a call.

"I didn't cognize what was going to hap there, it was going to beryllium a spot of a showdown, but I'm pumped. I don't truly cognize what to think.

"Obviously I'm conscionable truthful grateful for the Pies and my clip there, but we've conscionable got to beryllium truly aboriginal focused present and get connected the Dees' train."

Grundy and the Demons volition unfastened their 2022 location and distant play erstwhile they look the Western Bulldogs astatine the MCG successful circular one.

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