Sam Grimley
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Sam Grimley (born 3 January 1991) is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Hawthorn Football Club and Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League.
Sam Grimley | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Sam Grimley | ||
Nickname(s) | Stones | ||
Date of birth | (1991-01-03) 3 January 1991 (age 33) | ||
Original team(s) | Northern Knights (TAC Cup) | ||
Draft | No. 39, 2009 national draft | ||
Debut | Round 9, 2013, Hawthorn vs. Gold Coast, at Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
Height | 199 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
Weight | 91 kg (201 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Forward / Ruckman | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2010–2015 | Hawthorn | 3 (3) | |
2016 | Essendon | 4 (5) | |
Total | 7 (8) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2016. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
After Hawthorn won the 2008 premiership, the Hawthorn recruitment officer concentrated on the younger players in the 2009 AFL draft. Grimley was a third-round selection (Hawthorn), No. 39 overall.
The lightly built former junior basketballer came to Hawthorn as a long-term project. After three years of development, the club started seeing good results. Grimley spent much time close to goal in 2012, hoping to set himself up as a forward/ruck option. He played six games in Box Hill's senior team early in the year but suffered a hand injury. Grimley started 2013 showing strong performances for Box Hill and the selectors were watching. Grimley was named as an emergency for the Hawks on a number of occasions in 2013.[1] An ankle injury to David Hale helped open up an opportunity for Grimley to debut against Gold Coast in Round 9 of the 2013 AFL season. His debut started well by taking an early mark and kicking a goal with his first kick in the AFL. He finished with fourteen possessions and 11 hit-outs before being subbed off at three quarter time.[2]
Grimley did not play a senior game in 2014, and spent the whole season playing with Hawthorn's VFL-affiliate, Box Hill. He tied with Port Melbourne's Daniel Connors as the leading goalkicker in the 2014 VFL home-and-away season, kicking 38 goals for the year.[3] Hawthorn delisted Grimley from its senior list at the end at the end of 2014, but resigned him in the rookie draft.[4] In 2015 he again spent the whole season playing for Box Hill, and with 42 goals was again joint-winner of the Frosty Miller Medal.[5]
He was delisted at the conclusion of the 2015 season.[6] He went undrafted and had signed with WAFL club Subiaco; but in February 2016 he instead signed with Essendon as a top-up player due to the club's supplements controversy.[7]
He is the son of Brett Grimley and the grandson of Ken Grimley, who were both accomplished footballers in the Queensland Australian Football League.