Jack Grant
For the former Carlton and St Kilda player, see Jack Grant (footballer, born 1883).
| Jack Grant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1915 | ||
| Date of death | 1 December 1982 (aged 67) | ||
| Original team(s) | Chilwell (GDFL) | ||
| Height / weight | 183 cm / 82 kg | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1935–1941 1942–1943 1945–1946 Total - |
Geelong Fitzroy Geelong |
99 (71) 26 (58) 20 (28) 145 (157) | |
|
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1946. | |||
Jack W. Grant (24 September 1915 – 1 December 1982) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club and Fitzroy Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Grant usually played on the half forward or half back flank.
He had exceptional pace, winning the 1938 130-yard Stawell Gift in eleven and eleven-sixteenths of a second, off a handicap of 11½ yards.[1][2][3]
A member of Geelong's premiership team in 1937, Grant won their best and fairest award in 1939 and was their leading goalkicker in 1940 with 47 goals. In 1942 he moved to Fitzroy and spent two seasons with the club, topping their goalkicking in 1942 with 43 goals. He returned to Geelong in 1945 and captained them the following season.
Footnotes
External links
- Jack Grant's statistics from AFL Tables
- Paul Daffey, "The ten best footballers at the Stawell Gift" (The Sunday Age, 27 March 2005)
- Geelong Football Club Honour Roll
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