Barry Grinter

Barry W. Grinter (born 1 October 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s.

Barry Grinter
Personal information
Full name Barry W. Grinter
Date of birth (1951-10-01) 1 October 1951
Original team(s) Ararat (WFL)
Height 191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 97 kg (214 lb)
Position(s) Ruckman / Defender
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1971–72, 1974–76 Essendon 78 (7)
1978 Richmond 06 (0)
Total 84 (7)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1978.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Grinter played most of his football either as a ruckman or defender. A left-footed player, he was recruited to Essendon from Ararat. From 1974 to 1976, Grinter put together 46 consecutive games and was the runner-up in Essendon's 1975 'Best and Fairest' award. The following year he was the club's equal third best performer in the Brownlow Medal count.[1]

After a season as captain-coach of Hobart in 1977, Grinter resumed his VFL career at Richmond but could only manage six appearances. He went on to coach Queensland Australian Football League (QAFL) club Windsor-Zillmere from 1983 to 1984. Also coached Nambour Football club in 1981/82.[2]

References
  1. "Barry Grinter". AFL Tables.
  2. "Grinter, Barry W." Essendon F.C. website. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009.
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