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Jack Grimes (footballer)

Jack Grimes (footballer)

Australian rules footballer

Jack Grimes (born 11 May 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for and is a former captain of the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).

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He was named as an All-Australian at the 2007 NAB AFL U18 Championships. He was drafted by Melbourne in the 2007 National Draft at pick 14, but was placed on the long-term injury list due to stress-related back problems. He made his debut in the final game of the 2008 AFL season but suffered a further back injury in the early part of the 2009 season.[1]

He returned in round 7 and played eleven games in 2009, including Round 14 against West Coast when he was awarded three Brownlow Medal votes and was nominated for the AFL Rising Star award.[2]

Jack Grimes suffered a season-ending injury in the round 7 match against the Adelaide Crows.

On 3 February 2012 he was named, alongside fellow youngster Jack Trengove as the co-captain of Melbourne Football Club. At 22 years of age he was one of the youngest ever captains in VFL/AFL history.[3] In 2014, Grimes continued on as co-captain, this time with Nathan Jones.[4] However, on 1 December 2014 it was announced that he had stepped down as the club's co-captain.[5]

Grimes was delisted at the conclusion of the 2016 season, during which he played his 100th and final AFL game.[6][7]

For the 2017 season Grimes signed with the Hurstbridge Football Club in the Northern Football League.[8]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Jack Grimes out with stress fracture". Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  2. [2]
    Stevens, Mark (7 July 2009) Melbourne reaps rewards for faith in youngster Jack Grimes
  3. [3]
    Spits, Scott; Lynch, Jared (3 February 2012). "Trengove and Grimes to captain Demons". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  4. [4]
    Nathan Jones and Jack Grimes named Melbourne captains, AFL.com.au official website, 29 January 2014
  5. [5]
    Melbourne Defender Jack Grimes Stands Down As Demons Co-Captain, Triple M, 1 December 2014
  6. [6]
    Burgan, Matt (27 September 2016). "Melbourne makes first list changes". MelbourneFC.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  7. [7]
    Bowen, Nick (29 November 2016). "Former Demon Jack Grimes accepts his career is over". AFL.com.au. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  8. [8]
    Toby Prime (12 December 2016). "Former Melbourne captain Jack Grimes returns to Northern Football League club Hurstbridge". Herald Sun. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  9. [9]
    "Jack Grimes statistics". AFL Tables. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
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