Dylan Grimes

Who they were

Dylan Grimes is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is a three-time premiership player with the club, winning in 2017, 2019 and 2020. In 2019 he was selected in the All-Australian team and was the recipient of the AFL Players Association's Robert Rose Most Courageous Player Award. Grimes was announced as co-captain alongside Toby Nankervis ahead of the 2022 season.

Early life

Educated at: Loyola College.

Early life and junior football Grimes grew up on a hobby farm in Panton Hill , 32 kilometres north-east of Melbourne . [ 1 ] He played junior football at Hurstbridge in the Northern Football League before playing TAC Cup football with the Northern Knights in 2009. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] He was educated at Diamond Valley College [ 4 ] and Loyola College [ 5 ]

Path and career

Honours and achievements Team 3× AFL premiership player ( Richmond ) : 2017 , 2019 , 2020 McClelland Trophy ( Richmond ) : 2018 Individual All-Australian : 2019 AFLPA Robert Rose Most Courageous Player Award : 2019 Maurie Fleming Medal (3rd place, Richmond B&F) : 2019 2× Kevin Bartlett Medal (5th place, Richmond B&F) : 2017 , 2018 All-Australian squad nominee : 2018, 2020 AFL Rising Star nominee : 2012 2× Francis Bourke Award (RFC players award) : 2017, 2018

Why this date

Dylan Grimes appears on our July 16 calendar for 1991 as a birth entry.