Dick Grigg
Australian rules footballer
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Richard Randolph Grigg (8 June 1885 – 12 November 1972) was an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League, now Australian Football League.
Bellarine, Victoria
North Geelong, Victoria
| Dick Grigg | |||
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Cigarette card of Grigg in 1909 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
8 June 1885 Bellarine, Victoria | ||
| Died |
12 November 1972 (aged 87) North Geelong, Victoria | ||
| Original team | Drysdale | ||
| Debut | Round 1, 7 May 1904, Geelong vs. Collingwood, at Victoria Park | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1904–14; 1921 | Geelong | 194 (64) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1921. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Family
The son of Thomas Tobias Grigg (1851–1930),[1] and Katherine Douglas Grigg (1854–1946), née Williamson,[2][3] Richard Randolph Grigg was born at Bellarine, Victoria on 8 June 1885.[4] One of his brothers, Norman Cecil Grigg (1893–1945), also played VFL football with Geelong.
He married Lyla Daphne Calhoun (1888–1957), at the Cairns Memorial Presbyterian Church, in Melbourne, on 19 June 1915.[5][6][7] They had three children.
Football
Grigg is third from right, middle row.
The Herald, 21 September 1934.[8]
Grigg was a brilliant utility who was skilled in all facets of the game. He was a brilliant high mark and possessed fine anticipation, great style, and plenty of dash. He was regarded as one of the VFL's most accomplished and fairest players.
Geelong (VFL)
Grigg played 130 consecutive matches between 1904–14, a Geelong record that stands as of 2023. After seven years out of VFL circles, he made a brief comeback to play the final two matches of 1921, at the age of 36. He was a captain for two matches.[citation needed]
Best and Fairest
He won Geelong's Best and Fairest award four times: 1910, 1911, 1912 and 1914.[9][10]
Representative football
He represented Victoria in interstate matches on nine occasions.[11]
Geelong's "Team of the Century"
He was named in Geelong's Team of the Century.
Geelong's "Hall of Fame"
In 2007 he was elevated to legend status in the Geelong Hall of Fame.[12]
Death
He died at North Geelong, Victoria on 12 November 1972.[13]
