| Barry Grinter | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Barry W. Grinter | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1951 | ||
| Original team | Ararat | ||
| Height/Weight | 191 cm / 97 kg | ||
| Position(s) | Ruckman / Defender | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1971–72, 1974–76 1978 Total – |
Essendon Richmond |
78 (7) 6 (0) 84 (7) |
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1 Playing statistics to end of 1978 season .
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Barry W. Grinter (born 11 October 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s.
Grinter played most of his football either as a ruckman or in defense. A left-hander, he was recruited to Essendon from Ararat. From 1974 to 1976, Grinter put together 46 consecutive games and was the runner-up in Essendon's 1975 'Best and Fairest' award. The following year he was the club's equal third best performer in the Brownlow Medal count.[1]
After a season as captain-coach of Hobart in 1977, Grinter resumed his VFL career at Richmond but could only manage six appearances. He went on to coach Queensland club Windsor-Zillmere in both 1983 and 1984.[2]