Heath Grundy
Sydney
AFL career
256 games24 goals
- Debut
- R16 2006 v RCH22 July 2006
- Most recent
- R1 2019 v WBD23 Mar 2019
Stats
2019 | SYD | 1 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 48 | 55 |
2018 | SYD | 18 | 9.1 | 7.9 | 16.9 | 6.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 64 | 78 |
2017 | SYD | 24 | 9.3 | 7.5 | 16.8 | 5.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 62 | 71 |
2016 | SYD | 26 | 10.2 | 6.2 | 16.3 | 4.8 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 63 | 76 |
2015 | SYD | 23 | 9.9 | 8.5 | 18.4 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 68 | 76 |
2014 | SYD | 25 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 16.8 | 4.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 62 | 73 |
2013 | SYD | 25 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 15.9 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 56 | 66 |
2012 | SYD | 24 | 10.9 | 6.9 | 17.8 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 63 | 74 |
2011 | SYD | 20 | 12.5 | 6.8 | 19.3 | 5.5 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 70 | 86 |
2010 | SYD | 24 | 12.0 | 8.3 | 20.3 | 6.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 78 | 90 |
2009 | SYD | 22 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 15.6 | 5.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 65 | 70 |
2008 | SYD | 10 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 13.8 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 53 | 61 |
2007 | SYD | 8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 6.4 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 28 | 33 |
2006 | SYD | 6 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 7.5 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 40 | - |
Bio
Recruited from Norwood with pick 42 in the 2005 Rookie Draft, Heath Grundy carved out a remarkable career as one of the Sydney Swans' most durable defenders. Initially debuting as a forward, his early career was defined by the heartbreak of being omitted from the 2006 Grand Final side despite playing in the Preliminary Final victory. Grundy eventually reinvented himself as a key defender, using his physical strength and ability to read the play to become an immovable object in the Swans' backline. Affectionately known as "Reg," he formed a formidable defensive partnership with Ted Richards that served as the backbone of the team's success for over a decade.
Grundy was instrumental in Sydney's 2012 premiership victory, famously curbing some of the competition's best key forwards, and he featured in two further Grand Finals in 2014 and 2016. A master of the one-on-one contest and an underrated intercept mark, he was renowned for his consistency and rarely missed a game during his prime. He retired early in the 2019 season due to a lingering back injury, concluding his career as one of the greatest rookie list success stories in VFL/AFL history and sitting inside the top ten for all-time games played for the club.
Profile
- Born
- 02 June 1986 (age 40y 142d)
- Height
- 192 cm
- Weight
- 101 kg
Teams
Honours
- Premiership2012
- Sydney B&F
- 3rd
- 2016
- Top 10
- 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Norwood with pick 42 in the 2005 Rookie Draft, Heath Grundy carved out a remarkable career as one of the Sydney Swans' most durable defenders. Initially debuting as a forward, his early career was defined by the heartbreak of being omitted from the 2006 Grand Final side despite playing in the Preliminary Final victory. Grundy eventually reinvented himself as a key defender, using his physical strength and ability to read the play to become an immovable object in the Swans' backline. Affectionately known as "Reg," he formed a formidable defensive partnership with Ted Richards that served as the backbone of the team's success for over a decade.
Grundy was instrumental in Sydney's 2012 premiership victory, famously curbing some of the competition's best key forwards, and he featured in two further Grand Finals in 2014 and 2016. A master of the one-on-one contest and an underrated intercept mark, he was renowned for his consistency and rarely missed a game during his prime. He retired early in the 2019 season due to a lingering back injury, concluding his career as one of the greatest rookie list success stories in VFL/AFL history and sitting inside the top ten for all-time games played for the club.