The 341-game great parted ways with the Bulldogs late last year after a club review<\/a> reduced his day-to-day connection with the men\u2019s program and coach Beveridge.<\/p>\nTensions had flared between Grant and Beveridge following the then football manager\u2019s decision at the end of the 2023 season to overrule the coach and move on his long-time assistant Rohan Smith.<\/p>\n
Bulldogs chief executive Ameet Bains strongly denied reports of a rift between the pair. Grant declined to comment, and Bains was contacted for comment.<\/p>\n
It is the second centenary celebration that Grant has missed this year after he stayed away from a past players\u2019 function in round two.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt would have been great to have Chris there [on Monday night] for him, especially when you consider the impact that he\u2019s had on our football club,\u201d Beveridge said at a press conference on Thursday.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven in the struggling times when the club wasn\u2019t financial and our survival was questioned, Granty was a critical figure on the playing field and through that journey to show his loyalty, as Marcus has in recent times.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo it would have been great to be able to acknowledge Chris as part of that recognised 25 but, you know, unfortunately, he wasn\u2019t there. It didn\u2019t diminish the celebration. We celebrated everyone that was there.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs you know, there\u2019s a number of gentlemen who are no longer with us on this Earth, and it was great to have representatives from their families there, to be able to celebrate who they have been, as men who impacted our footy club.\u201d<\/p>\n
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