Collingwood Magpies star Brodie Grundy has signed a whopping seven-year contract extension that all-but assures the ruckman will be at the club for life.
The 25-year old announced the news via his Twitter on Friday morning, and said he loves the club he has played his whole career at to date.
Love this club. Love this group. Magpie Army, I’ve signed on.🔒🦄 pic.twitter.com/pIby9jFkCq
— Brodie Grundy (@brodiegrundy) January 16, 2020
The club also confirmed the news that the two-time Copeland Trophy winner and two-time All-Australian will be at Collingwood until at least the end of the 2027 season.
Despite being a year out from free agency, Grundy said that the Magpies are his home and he wants to continue the 'best version' of himself at the club.
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“Clearly, at this age and point in my career, it was an important decision,” he said.
“I took my time to consider all of the things that mean the most to me - my football, my ambitions, my life beyond the game, my family, friends, team-mates and the football club – and settled on what I believe is best for all of those relationships, needs and passions.
“I want to be able to find the very best version of myself, as a person and a footballer, but I also want to contribute to the greater good, to the whole.
"I know that, in a football sense at least, what ‘Bucks’ and the group are creating is a cause worth continuing to invest in passionately.
“There is so much more to come, personally and collectively.”
The 202cm star has played 132 games to date for the Pies since debuting in 2013, and has become one of their most reliable assets.
Collingwood list manager, Ned Guy, said Grundy is only going to improve throughout the coming seasons.
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“Brodie is clearly a very, very good footballer who is important to Collingwood’s future,” he said.
“Brodie is physical in the way he plays the game. He prepares exceptionally well which explains, in part, his durability.
"He wants to lead, wants to improve, wants to set an example and dominate. He is rarely content with his game.
“We love the fact that he sees so much scope for improvement and is determined to be as good as he can possibly be even though, at 25 years of age, he is already an influential player on the field and, increasingly, in the change room.
“If you look at Brodie’s performances, he is on an upswing. It will be fascinating, and a joy, to see Brodie’s future unfold.”
