Barry Grinter
Barry Grinter | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Barry W. Grinter | ||
Date of birth | 1 October 1951 | ||
Original team(s) | Ararat | ||
Height | 191 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Weight | 97 kg (214 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Ruckman / Defender | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
1971–72, 1974–76 | Essendon | 78 (7) | |
1978 | Richmond | 6 (0) | |
Total | 84 (7) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1978. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Barry W. Grinter (born 1 October 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s.
Grinter played most of his football either as a ruckman or in defense. A left-footed player, he was recruited to Essendon from Ararat. From 1974 to 1976, Grinter put together 46 consecutive games and was the runner-up in Essendon's 1975 'Best and Fairest' award. The following year he was the club's equal third best performer in the Brownlow Medal count.[1]
After a season as captain-coach of Hobart in 1977, Grinter resumed his VFL career at Richmond but could only manage six appearances. He went on to coach Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) club Windsor-Zillmere from 1983 to 1984.[2]
References
- ^ "Barry Grinter". AFL Tables.
- ^ "Grinter, Barry W." Essendon F.C. website. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009.
- Use dmy dates from October 2011
- 1951 births
- Essendon Football Club players
- Richmond Football Club players
- Hobart Football Club players
- Hobart Football Club coaches
- Ararat Football Club players
- Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club players
- Australian rules footballers from Victoria (Australia)
- Living people