Jarrad Grant
| Jarrad Grant | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Jarrad Grant | ||
| Date of birth | 6 July 1989 | ||
| Original team(s) | Dandenong Stingrays (TAC Cup) | ||
| Draft | No. 5, 2007 National Draft, Western Bulldogs | ||
| Height / weight | 192cm / 82kg | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Gold Coast | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2009–2015 2016– Total |
Western Bulldogs Gold Coast |
81 (83) 12 (11) 93 (94) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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Jarrad Grant (born 6 July 1989) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Gold Coast Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
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]
Grant was delisted in October 2015.[6] He was recruited by Gold Coast in November.[7]
References
- ↑ westernbulldogs.com.au (24 November 2007). "Jarrad Grant".
- ↑ Jennifer Witham (24 November 2007). "Bulldogs' 'mixed bag' of talent".
- ↑ Western Bulldog Jarrad Grant stung by stingray during training
- ↑ Stevens, Mark (23 April 2010) Development of Jarrad Grant
- ↑ Emerging Grant looks to old Dogs
- ↑ Schmook, Nathan (23 October 2015). "Dogs delist former No.5 draft pick Jarrad Grant". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ↑ Bowen, Nick (6 November 2015). "Jarrad Grant signs with Gold Coast as a delisted free agent". AFL.com.au. Bigpond. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
External links
- Jarrad Grant's profile on the official website of the Gold Coast Football Club
- Jarrad Grant's statistics from AFL Tables