Australian Football

Grenville Dietrich was a full forward of considerable talent who was sometimes let down by a lack of discipline. He joined North Adelaide from Mildura club Bambill and was the Roosters’ top goal kicker every year between 1982 and 1986. In 1983 and 1984 he kicked in excess of 100 goals, but was not the league’s leading goal kicker in either year. He remains the only SANFL footballer to suffer this misfortune twice.

At the end of the 1986 season, after kicking 445 goals in 103 matches for North, Dietrich was somewhat surprisingly cleared to West Torrens, allegedly because of “philosophical differences” with Roosters coach Mick Nunan. Dietrich topped the Eagles goal kicking list in 1987 with 54 goals but the following season played just a couple of games before quitting both the club and league football.

Dietrich’s interstate career comprised two games in 1986 during which he booted seven goals.

Author - John Devaney