| Jack Grimes | |
| Fullname: | Jack Grimes |
| Nickname: | Grimey |
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1989 |
| Originalteam: | Northern Knights (TAC Cup) |
| Draftpick: | No. 14, 2007 National Draft |
| Debutdate: | Round 22, 2008 |
| Debutstadium: | MCG |
| Height: | 187 cm |
| Weight: | 84 kg |
| Position: | Defender |
| Statsend: | 2016 |
| Years1: | 2008 - 2016 |
| Games Goals1: | 100 (11) |
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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).
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]
[9] |- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2008| || 16 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 2 || 1 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 3.0 || 5.0 || 8.0 || 2.0 || 1.0|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2009| || 16 || 11 || 2 || 1 || 134 || 92 || 226 || 94 || 24 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 12.2 || 8.4 || 20.6 || 8.5 || 2.2|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2010| || 16 || 14 || 0 || 1 || 181 || 124 || 305 || 81 || 32 || 0.0 || 0.1 || 12.9 || 8.9 || 21.8 || 5.1 || 2.2|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2011| || 16 || 6 || 1 || 1 || 68 || 46 || 114 || 32 || 11 || 0.2 || 0.2 || 11.3 || 7.7 || 19.0 || 5.3 || 1.8|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2012| || 16 || 21 || 1 || 6 || 301 || 166 || 467 || 122 || 81 || 0.0 || 0.3 || 14.3 || 7.9 || 22.2 || 5.8 || 3.9|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013| || 31 || 15 || 1 || 3 || 150 || 124 || 274 || 69 || 63 || 0.1 || 0.2 || 10.0 || 8.3 || 18.3 || 4.6 || 4.2|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014| || 31 || 18 || 3 || 2 || 178 || 157 || 335 || 86 || 40 || 0.2 || 0.1 || 9.9 || 8.7 || 18.6 || 4.8 || 2.2|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015| || 31 || 12 || 3 || 3 || 133 || 105 || 238 || 70 || 29 || 0.3 || 0.3 || 11.1 || 8.8 || 19.9 || 5.8 || 2.4|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016| || 31 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 22 || 25 || 47 || 13 || 10 || 0.0 || 0.0 || 11.0 || 12.5 || 23.5 || 6.5 || 5.0|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 100! 11! 17! 1170! 844! 2014! 569! 294! 0.1! 0.2! 11.7! 8.4! 20.1! 5.7! 2.9|}