DOB: 26 May 1965

Debut: Round 2, 1985 against Hawthorn at Princes Park
Last Game: Round 16, 1994 against Geelong at Kardinia Park

From: Katandra West

Number: 57 (1983 Reserves), 14 (1985-1994)

Honours
Best First Year Player - 1985
Grand Final team - 1988
Under 19s Premiership player - 1983
Reserves Best and Fairest - 1992
Reserves captain - 1995
Life Member - 1994
150 Heroes selection

Games: 134
Goals: 57
Career Statistics

Wins	Draws	Losses	Winning %
73	1	60	54.47

Statistical categories led:
Most weeks suspended (31)

Grinter had a lengthy apprenticeship in the club's lower levels, debuting in the senior side two years after playing in an Under 19s premiership. He played 11 games as a forward across his first two seasons, kicking five goals in his third game, but by the time he became a regular in 1987 he had been moved to defence.

Soon to become one of the most controversial hard-men of the league, Grinter played 18 matches in 1987 but missed five matches of his senior career through suspension. He had a part in the famous end of that year's Preliminary Final, standing the mark that Jim Stynes ran across, costing Melbourne a place in the Grand Final.

In Round 2, 1988 Grinter was suspended for six weeks after allegedly striking Terry Wallace of Footscray with a forearm behind the play. The fourth report of his senior career was the first case ever referred to the tribunal by video evidence. In 1990, he and Melbourne were sued by Wallace over the incident.

Though Grinter was one of his side's most important players he continued to get in trouble with the Tribunal. In 1989 he was suspended for five matches with three suspended for striking, and was outed three more times through 1992. His last two suspensions cost him 13 matches combined. With his career in jeopardy Grinter switched to attack and found a new lease of life, kicking a career best 21 goals in 1993. It was his first serious stint in the forward line since a surprise bag of four in the 1990 Semi Final loss to West Coast.

Grinter was out of favour at the start of 1991 and opened the year in the Reserves. After the Round 2 game, Fitzroy complained to the league about a clash between Grinter and one of their young players that left the youngster unconscious. The Lions conceded that the bump was legal but complained about Grinter's actions after it occurred.

He struggled for opportunities in 1994 and only played nine games. It was his last senior season, he remained with the club as a supplementary player, captaining the Reserves in 1995.

After leaving Melbourne, Grinter captain-coached New Norfolk is Tasmania between 1996 and 1998, but when he announced he would leave at the end of his final season he was dismissed immediately. Grinter returned to play at Katandra West, helping the side win their first premiership in six years.

In 1999 he joined East Burwood in the Eastern Football League, winning a premiership under future St Kilda coach Alan Richardson in 1999 and serving as Melbourne's runner in the early 2000s.

Grinter was later vice president of the Past Players association.

Year	Games	Goals	Brownlow
1985	11	13	0
1986	11	9	2
1987	18	2	2
1988	19	0	0
1989	19	4	0
1990	13	5	0
1991	16	1	0
1992	3	0	0
1993	15	21	0
1994	9	2	0

Tribunal

Match	Charge	Sanction
Round 19 1983 Under 19s	Striking	Unknown
Round 21, 1986 Reserves	Striking	Unknown
Round 5, 1987	Striking	Not Guilty
Round 10, 1987	Striking	2 matches
Round 21, 1987	Striking	3 matches
Round 2, 1988	Striking	6 matches
Round 22, 1988	Striking	Not Guilty
Round 2, 1989	Striking	5 matches
Round 8, 1990	Striking	2 matches
Round 8, 1990	Striking	7 matches
Round 11, 1992	Striking	6 matches
1993 Practice Match	Striking	Not Guilty
Round 1, 1994	Striking	Not Guilty

Lists
Tribunal

Media
Canberra Times - 11/04/1989
Canberra Times - 09/07/1990
Age - 07/04/1991
Age - 11/06/1995
Age - 01/11/1995
aflplayers.com.au - 03/03/2014

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