Dean Greig

Dean Greig
Personal information
Date of birth31 October 1968
Original teamHawthorn U19s
DraftNo. 43, 1991 Pre-Season Draft
DebutRound 21, 10 August 1991, St Kilda
v. Carlton, at Waverly Park
Height/Weight1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)/96 kg (212 lb)
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
1991–1994St Kilda33 (8)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1994 season.

Dean Greig (born 31 October 1968) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League.

Greig played under 19s football for Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s, captaining the team and winning its best and fairest award in 1985; despite this, Hawthorn did not wish to retain him, and it released him at the end of 1985. He trialled a pre-season at Collingwood, but was also not recruited to its senior list.[1]

In 1990, Grieg played for the ailing Camberwell Football Club in the Victorian Football Association. He polled ten J. J. Liston Trophy votes in only nine games, and Camberwell coach Gary Brice described Grieg's performances as the sole shining light in a winless season which turned out to be the club's last in the VFA.[1]

Grieg was subsequently recruited to the Australian Football League (to which the VFL had changed its name in 1990) by the St Kilda Football Club in 1991. On debut in Round 21, 1991, at nearly 23 years of age, he compiled a league record 39 disposals (23 kicks, 16 handballs) against Carlton.

A strongly built midfielder, he didn't progress as expected, nevertheless managed some fine games with the St Kilda and was noted for his creative handball.

In 2001, whilst playing for his suburban club Scoresby, he suffered a broken leg and due to the onset of gangrene, following infection, had his lower leg amputated, after an on-field mishap.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ashley Browne (11 June 1992). "St Kilda hero emerges from the VFA's cellar". The Age (Melbourne, VIC). p. 28.

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