Keith Greig

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Keith Greig

Personal information
Birth	October 23, 1951 (1951-10-23) (age 56),
Recruited from	Brunswick
Height and weight	187cm / 89kg
Playing career¹
Debut	1971, North Melbourne vs. Carlton, at MCG
Team(s)	North Melbourne (1971-1985) 297 games, 48 goals
¹ Statistics to end of 1985 season
Career highlights
Brownlow Medal 1973, 1974 Syd Barker Medal 1980 North Melbourne Premiership Team 1975 North Melbourne Captain 1976 - 1979 State representative: 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 State captain 1978 AFL Team of the Century Wing

Keith Greig (born October 23, 1951) played on the wing for the Australian rules football North Melbourne Football Club from 1971 to 1985. He is considered as one of the most exciting players of the era, earning the nickname "Racehorse" because of his blistering speed on the field.

Greig was recruited from Brunswick in 1971. Greig captained the club from 1976 to 1979, and played a then club record 297 games. He represented Victoria 13 times in the state games, captaining the side once in 1978, and was named an All-Australian in 1983. He won the Brownlow medal twice, in 1973 and 1974.

He is a life member of North Melbourne, and was selected in the AFL's Team of the Century as a wingman. In 1996 Greig was inducted into the Australian Football Hall of Fame.

[edit] References

• Ross, John (1999). The Australian Football Hall of Fame. Australia: HarperCollinsPublishers, p. 72. ISBN 0-7322-6426-X. 
• AFL: Hall of Fame