Collingwood fans warned ahead of Grundy reunion

Former Collingwood president Eddie McGuire has urged Magpies fans not to boo Brodie Grundy erstwhile helium lines up against his aged broadside connected Monday.

Grundy, a two-time Magpies champion and fairest winner, was traded distant against his volition to Melbourne during past year's commercialized period.

McGuire declared that helium inactive had "love" for the now-Melbourne large man, and urged the Magpie Army to retrieve what helium gave the nine successful his time.

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"Brodie Grundy didn't privation to permission Collingwood and was shown the door, elemental arsenic that," McGuire told Nine's Footy Classified.

Brodie Grundy volition enactment up against his aged nine for the archetypal clip connected Monday (AFL Photos via Getty Images)

"He's 1 of the champion players that person travel done (Collingwood). When they bounce the shot connected Monday I won't person a brushed spot for him, but if helium tin beryllium champion connected crushed and the Pies triumph by 10 goals I wouldn't beryllium excessively disappointed.

"He's a large guy. I anticipation nary 1 boos him either due to the fact that helium wanted to enactment and helium was moved on.

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"He doesn't merit a boo, if thing helium deserves a circular of applause from the Collingwood crowd.

"He's a two-time champion and fairest victor who loved the nine and didn't privation to go, (but) it's a portion of business.

Grundy was not keen connected leaving Collingwood but was forced retired owed to a wage headdress compression astatine the nine (Getty)

"That's nary sound connected what they (the Magpies) did, due to the fact that they've got (Tom) Mitchell, who volition beryllium astatine the autumn of the ball, and (Bobby) Hill who is an excitement machine, and that could beryllium a truly bully illustration of astute database management."

Grundy has formed a potent ruck tandem with Melbourne skipper Max Gawn astatine his caller club.

Speaking up of the blockbuster clash, Gawn revealed that Grundy had requested to instrumentality the archetypal bounce against Collingwood.

The King's Birthday clash betwixt the first-placed Magpies and third-placed Demons is the header enactment successful circular 13.

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