Australian Football

Although he was a Claremont player for six seasons, from 1961-2, 1964-5 and 1967-8, because of persistent niggling injuries John Grieve only managed to play 44 league games. He is well remembered by Tigers fans of that era, however, largely on the strength of his prodigious kicking. When playing at full back, he "frequently stunned both team-mates and opponents alike with his towering drop kicks that sailed over their heads".¹ His greatest moment came when he participated in the team's 1964 premiership win.

Author - John Devaney