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Full name
Brent Grgic
Known as
Brent Grgic
Born
8 October 1979 (age 44)
Age at first & last AFL game
First game: 17y 271d
Last game: 23y 222d
Height and weight
Height: 192 cm
Weight: 93 kg
Senior clubs
Melbourne; Geelong
Jumper numbers
Melbourne: 48, 4
Geelong: 25
Recruited from
Melbourne (2002)
Club | League | Career span | Games | Goals | Avg | Win % | AKI | AHB | AMK | BV |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Melbourne | AFL | 1997-2001 | 77 | 29 | 0.38 | 45% | 6.95 | 4.00 | 3.34 | 1 |
Geelong | AFL | 2002-2003 | 13 | 3 | 0.23 | 23% | 5.62 | 3.00 | 3.46 | 0 |
AFL | 1997-2003 | 90 | 32 | 0.36 | 42% | 6.76 | 3.86 | 3.36 | 1 | |
Total | 1997-2003 | 90 | 32 | 0.36 | 42% | 6.76 | 3.86 | 3.36 | 1 |
AFL: 10,814th player to appear, 2,709th most games played, 2,863rd most goals kickedMelbourne: 1,182nd player to appear, 229th most games played, 243rd most goals kickedGeelong: 981st player to appear, 650th most games played, 634th most goals kicked
Boasting obvious talent, but lacking consistency, Brent Grgic never quite managed to produce the breakout season he threatened. Nevertheless, he certainly produced some good football with Melbourne in a variety of roles over the course of a 77 game, 29 goal career from 1997 to 2001. A highlight, apart from the result, was playing in the 2000 grand final clash with Essendon. At the outset of his career it was mooted that he might be capable of stepping into the shoes of recently retired Demons champion Gary Lyon, but implicit comparisons of this sort are seldom helpful.
In 2002 Grgic moved to Geelong, where he had earlier played under 18s football, but in the main he found the going tough, and after scratching out 13 appearances and three goals over two seasons he was de-listed. Ironically, his best performance for the Cats probably came in a match against his former club, Melbourne, in 2002, the same season that saw him play in Geelong’s VFL premiership-winning team.
Author - John Devaney