Heath Grundy

Heath Grundy
Personal information
Full name	Heath Grundy
Nickname(s)	Reg
Date of birth	2 June 1986
Original team(s)	Norwood (SANFL)
Draft	No. 42, 2005 Rookie Draft, Sydney
Height/Weight	192cm / 101kg
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current club	Sydney
Number	39
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
2006–	Sydney	188 (23)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of Round 1, 2016 season.
Career highlights
Sydney premiership player 2012

Heath Grundy (born 2 June 1986) is an Australian rules footballer who plays for the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League (AFL).

Nicknamed 'Reg'^[1]due to his namesake Reg Grundy, he was elevated from the Sydney Swans rookie list in 2005 after playing senior football with South Australian National Football League (SANFL) club Norwood and being an All-Australian under-18s player in 2004. He made an impressive senior debut in a Round 16, 2006, kicking three goals in a win against Richmond.

After his three goal debut, Grundy was used predominately in the forward line. After Grundy failed to convert his debut success on a consistent basis, Roos moved Grundy into defence where he has remained. It was only until 2009 that Grundy showed genuine promise as a defender. Grundy's ability to outmark his opponent (usually larger in weight and height) and find the ball more frequently, have been his most notable improvements.

In 2010, after Craig Bolton sustained a season-ending injury and then later on when Lewis Roberts-Thomson injured his hamstring, Grundy was called on by Roos to play on the competition's best forwards. He marked players including Nick Riewoldt, Matthew Pavlich, Jonathan Brown, Barry Hall and Lance Franklin.^[1] He finished 5th in the Bob Skilton Medal.

2011 was another fairly consistent year for Grundy. He formed a stable partnership with Ted Richards as the Swans' key position defenders and held down the centre half-back position with aplomb. He was forced out of the Swans' run into and through the finals due to contracting glandular fever late in the year.^[2]

Statistics

Statistics are correct to the end of Round 3, 2015^[3]

Legend
G	Goals	B	Behinds	K	Kicks	H	Handballs	D	Disposals	M	Marks	T	Tackles

Season	Team	#	Games	G	B	K	H	D	M	T	G	B	K	H	D	M	T
			Totals								Averages (per game)
2006	Sydney	39	6	9	3	34	11	45	21	4	1.5	0.5	5.7	1.8	7.5	3.5	0.7
2007	Sydney	39	8	1	1	29	22	51	21	11	0.1	0.1	3.6	2.8	6.4	2.6	1.4
2008	Sydney	39	10	2	0	68	70	138	49	16	0.2	0.0	6.8	7.0	13.8	4.9	1.6
2009	Sydney	39	22	6	4	181	163	344	126	43	0.3	0.2	8.2	7.4	15.6	5.7	2.0
2010	Sydney	39	24	0	1	287	199	486	158	47	0.0	0.0	12.0	8.3	20.3	6.6	2.0
2011	Sydney	39	20	1	0	250	136	386	110	32	0.1	0.0	12.5	6.8	19.3	5.5	1.6
2012	Sydney	39	24	2	0	258	166	424	117	25	0.1	0.0	10.8	6.9	17.7	4.9	1.0
2013	Sydney	39	25	1	1	198	200	398	97	38	0.0	0.0	7.9	8.0	15.9	3.9	1.5
2014	Sydney	39	25	1	0	224	195	419	117	48	0.0	0.0	9.0	7.8	16.8	4.7	1.9
2015	Sydney	39	3	0	0	26	32	58	14	5	0.0	0.0	8.7	10.7	19.4	4.7	1.7
Career			167	23	10	1555	1194	2749	830	259	0.1	0.1	9.3	7.2	16.5	5.0	1.6

References

1. Conn, Malcolm (16 April 2010). "Heath Grundy gained confidence after becoming a permanent member of Swans team". The Australian.
2. Windley, Matt (20 October 2011). "Illness sapped Swan Heath Grundy's energy". Herald Sun.
3. Heath Grundy's player profile at AFL Tables

External links

• Heath Grundy's profile on the official website of the Sydney Swans
• Heath Grundy's statistics from AFL Tables