Mitch Grigg Explained

Mitch Grigg
Fullname:Mitchell Grigg
Nickname:The Griggmeister General Grigganator
Birth Date:2 January 1993
Originalteam:Athelstone (SAAFL)
(SANFL)
Draftpick:No. 41, 2011 national draft
Debutdate:Round 17, 2013
Debutstadium:AAMI Stadium
Height:183cm (72inches)
Weight:990NaN0
Position:Midfielder
Statsend:2016
Years1:2013 - 2016
Games Goals1:20 (15)
Careerhighlights:

Mitch Grigg (born 2 January 1993) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He was recruited from Norwood Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL) with selection 41 in the 2011 national draft.[1] He won the Magarey Medal in 2017 and 2018 playing for the Norwood Football Club.

AFL career

Grigg did not play an AFL game in 2012, instead playing for the senior and reserves sides in the SANFL.[2] He made his debut late the next season, in round 17 against, after showing strong form in the SANFL.[3] In five games in 2013, he averaged an impressive 16 possessions, returning to Norwood for the finals where he helped them to a premiership. He also re-signed with the club for two years.[4]

Grigg struggled to break into the side in 2014 and 2015, hampered by the substitute rule and untimely injuries, but he performed well in the SANFL for Adelaide's new reserves side, polling the most Magarey Medal votes for the club in both seasons. At the conclusion of the 2016 season, he was delisted by Adelaide without an AFL game being played for the 2016 AFL Season. After he was delisted by the Crows, he returned to the Norwood in the SANFL, the club he played for prior to being drafted by the Adelaide Football Club.[5]

SANFL career

Since returning to Norwood in 2017, Grigg has won back-to-back Magarey Medals and was awarded the Jack Oatey Medal after the 2018 SANFL Grand Final, the first player in SANFL history to be awarded the medal whilst playing for the losing side.

Statistics

[6] |- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2013|| 38 || 5 || 6 || 2 || 53 || 28 || 81 || 12 || 17 || 1.2 || 0.4 || 10.6 || 5.6 || 16.2 || 2.4 || 3.4|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2014|| 38 || 9 || 6 || 6 || 67 || 38 || 105 || 25 || 15 || 0.7 || 0.7 || 7.4 || 4.2 || 11.7 || 2.8 || 1.7|- style="background:#eaeaea;"! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2015|| 8 || 6 || 3 || 4 || 69 || 34 || 103 || 30 || 20 || 0.5 || 0.7 || 11.5 || 5.7 || 17.2 || 5.0 || 3.0|-! scope="row" style="text-align:center" | 2016|| 8 || 0 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || —|- class="sortbottom"! colspan=3| Career! 20! 15! 12! 189! 100! 289! 67! 52! 0.8! 0.6! 9.5! 5.0! 14.5! 3.4! 2.6|}

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rendell: Local lads a bonus. Gill. Katrina. 25 November 2011. AFC.com.au. Adelaide Football Club. 16 June 2016.
  2. Web site: Mitch Grigg - AFC.com.au. AFC.com.au. Adelaide Football Club. 25 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150403182035/http://www.afc.com.au/player-profile/mitchell-grigg. 3 April 2015. dead.
  3. Web site: Grigg to debut against Geelong. Gill. Katrina. 19 July 2013. AFC.com.au. Adelaide Football Club. 16 June 2016.
  4. Web site: Round 20 Rising Star Rory Laird and Mitch Grigg re-sign for the Adelaide Crows. 13 August 2013. news.com.au. 16 June 2016.
  5. News: Crows chop another two, confirm new deals for trio. Gaskin. Lee. 31 October 2016. AFL.com.au. Bigpond. 31 October 2016.
  6. Web site: Mitch Grigg. AFL Tables. 29 September 2015.