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Jarrad Grant (born 6 July 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs and Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Jarrad Grant | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Jarrad Grant | ||
Nickname(s) | Microphone Head, Spindleshanks | ||
Date of birth | 6 July 1989 | ||
Original team(s) | Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup) | ||
Draft | No. 5, 2007 national draft | ||
Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2009–2015 | Western Bulldogs | 81 (83) | |
2016–2017 | Gold Coast | 14 (11) | |
Total | 95 (94) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2017. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Recruited from his TAC Cup team, the Dandenong Stingrays, Grant is an AIS/AFL Academy graduate who originally played for the Frankston Bombers.[1]
Grant nominated for the 2007 AFL National draft. He was selected by the Bulldogs with their first selection (#5 overall) in the hope that he would add height and marking power to the Bulldogs small forward line.[2]
On 22 February, Grant (who was named as an emergency for the NAB Cup game later that night against the Essendon Football Club) was stung by a stingray. He was later released from hospital but missed the game.[3]
Grant made his AFL debut in round 5 of 2009, but only played the one game, in which he only had one kick, for the year.[4] He returned to the Bulldogs side in round 5 of 2010 and has maintained his position in the side, showing promising signs of becoming a long-term forward-line player including a personal best performance of 6 Goals on Michael Hurley vs Essendon in round 22, 2010.[5]
Grant was delisted in October 2015.[6] He was recruited by Gold Coast in November 2015, before being delisted from the Suns in September 2017.[7]
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