Chris Grant
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| Birth | December 13, 1972, Daylesford, Victoria |
| Recruited from | Daylesford Football Club |
| Height/Weight | 193cm / 99kg |
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| Debut | Round 1, 1st of March ,1990, Footscray Football Club vs. St Kilda Football Club, at Whitten Oval |
| Team(s) | Western Bulldogs (1990-)
336 games, 550 goals |
| ¹ Statistics to end of 2006 season | |
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Chris Grant (born December 13, 1972) is an Australian rules football player in the Australian Football League. He was born in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia.
Grant was recruited by the Footscray Football Club (now Western Bulldogs) in the 1988 VFL Draft at an amazing pick no. 105 and played his first AFL game in 1990 at the age of 17. Grant scored 51 goals that season The youngest player in VFL-AFL History to archive this feat, to be the leading goalkicker for the club.
Over the following years, Grant established himself as a respected player in the half-forward position. He earned All-Australian Honours and gained the most number of votes in the 1997 Brownlow Medal count, however was ineligible due to suspension.
In 2001 he was named team captain, and was selected as a member of the Footscray & Western Bulldogs 'Team of the Century' in 2002. He relinquished captaincy at the end of the 2004 season.
Grant has played over 300 games and scored more than 500 goals throughout his career. He won the Best & Fairest Award in 1994 and 1996 (and came second in 1997, 1998, and 1999, and third in 2001). He gained third place in the 1996 Brownlow Medal. He received All-Australian Honours in 1997, 1998, and 1999. He was the leading goal-kicker in 1990 and 1994.
In playing his 330th game on 5 August 2006, Grant broke Doug Hawkins' record for most number of games played for the Western Bulldogs.
Near the end of 1996 Grant was offered a large amount of money to change clubs but his mind was changed when a little boy named Jack Quinn sent him a letter with an attached 20 cent coin saying it was all he had and he could keep it if he stayed with the Western Bulldogs.
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| Preceded by Leon Cameron |
Western Bulldogs Best and Fairest winner 1994 |
Succeeded by Scott West |
| Preceded by Scott West |
Western Bulldogs Best and Fairest winner (tied) 1996 |
Succeeded by Scott West |
