Jarrad Grant

Jarrad Grant
Personal information
Full nameJarrad Grant
Date of birth6 July 1989
Original teamDandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup)
Draft#5, 2007 National Draft, Western Bulldogs
Height/Weight192cm / 82kg
Position(s)Forward
Club information
Current clubWestern Bulldogs
Number1
Playing career1
YearsClubGames (Goals)
2009–Western Bulldogs58 (70)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 2013 season.
Career highlights

Jarrad Grant (born 6 July 1989) is an Australian rules footballer who has played for the Western Bulldogs Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL) since 2008.

Recruited from his TAC Cup team, the Dandenong Stingrays, Grant is an AIS/AFL Academy graduate who originally played for the Frankston Bombers.[1]

Grant nominated for the 2007 AFL National Draft. He was selected by the Bulldogs with their first selection (#5 overall) in the hope that he would add height and marking power to the Bulldogs small forward line.[2]

On 22 February, Grant (who was named as an emergency for the NAB Cup game later that night against the Essendon Football Club) was stung by a stingray. He was later released from hospital but missed the game.[3]

Grant made his AFL debut in Round 5 of 2009, but only played the one game, in which he only had one kick, for the year.[4] He returned to the Bulldogs side in Round 5 of 2010 and has maintained his position in the side, showing promising signs of becoming a long-term forward-line player including a personal best performance of 6 Goals vs Essendon in Round 22, 2010.[5]

References

  1. ↑ westernbulldogs.com.au (24 November 2007). "Jarrad Grant".
  2. ↑ Jennifer Witham (24 November 2007). "Bulldogs' 'mixed bag' of talent".
  3. ↑ Western Bulldog Jarrad Grant stung by stingray during training
  4. ↑ Stevens, Mark (23 April 2010) Development of Jarrad Grant
  5. ↑ Emerging Grant looks to old Dogs

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