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Re: 16. Shaun Grigg

A bit about my buddy Shaun Grigg:

  • Selected by Carlton with it's thrid pick (no.19 overall) in the 2006 Nationl draft
  • Played TAC with North Ballarat
  • Played with Victoria Country at the 2006 under-18 championships winning all australian honours for his efforts
  • Has good pace highlighted by a strong showing at last year's draft camp
  • Has great ball winning ability
  • Most suited to midfield or half back at the moment
  • Arouses me
 
Re: 16. Shaun Grigg

From the carlton website:

Blues a top gig for Grigg
12:00:00 AM Fri 29 December, 2006 | Back

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carltonfc.com.au take a look back at our new recruits.

When Carlton recruiting manager Wayne Hughes named Shaun Grigg as the club's choice at selection 19 in the 2006 NAB AFL Draft, the Grigg family, huddled around the radio at the family home in Ballarat, erupted with joy.

But the realisation that her son was heading to Carlton was especially sweet for Robyn Grigg, a lifelong fanatical supporter of the Old Dark Navy Blues.

Shaun and his brothers had followed their father Peter's lead and grown up following Essendon in a 'mixed' household, and while cheering on the arch enemy will never come naturally to Peter Grigg, the transition from Bomber to Blue has been as smooth as silk for 18-year-old Shaun.

"It's been fantastic to go to a club with such a proud history and it's going to be exciting in the future and all the boys have been more than willing to help," said Grigg.

"Training has been pretty tough, but all the players have been really helpful and if you have any questions or dramas they're more than willing to help, so settling in and feeling comfortable and getting used to the routine has been fine."

An Under-18 All Australian and Vic Country representative in 2006, Grigg enjoyed an outstanding season with the North Ballarat Rebels in the TAC Cup.

But it was his performance at the NAB AFL Draft Camp where he finished in the top 10 for the 20-metre sprint that firmed-up his standing amongst the club recruiters.

Initially, there were indications he could be heading interstate as a first round draftee.

"I originally thought Adelaide at pick 14, but then when that didn’t happen, I had talked to Carlton in the week leading up to the draft and I was just hoping to get my name read out," Grigg said.

"You can never really count on going here or there, you don’t know for sure until your name is read out, but when it was I was excited, for sure."

For the record, Grigg is set to become just the fifth person with his surname to play VFL/AFL football and the first since 1921 when ******** Grigg, "as fine a player as any in the land" according to the Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers, played the last of his 194 matches with Geelong.

Shaun Grigg isn't aware whether any of his forebears played in the VFL, but he does have a close connection with five of his Rebels team mates who found new homes in the draft, including the Brown brothers, Mitchell and Nathan who were classmates of Grigg's at St Patrick's College.


"We're real close down there and half the boys were at school as well, we would spend all day together. I think we had four in the top 20 (in the draft) and it's a real credit to the program they've got down there," Grigg said.

"Both programs at St Pat's and the Rebels were very professional and they were more than happy to help in any way and they did everything they could to prepare us to be the best we could be."

At 190cm and nudging 80kg, Grigg refuses to be typecast and is looking forward to making an on-field contribution to his new club wherever he's required.

"I've played everywhere over the years and I can fit in anywhere - half-back, wing, on the ball or half-forward," he said.

"I've been working with (Carlton assistant coach) Gavin Crosisca and the defenders early on but, like everyone else, I don't mind kicking a goal."
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Re: 16. Shaun Grigg

My opinion on Shaun Grigg:

Having only had the luxury of seeing grigg at the one training session as well as the under-18 championships, it is hard to make any big calls on him. He definitely looks to have a solid build and from what I've seen just manages to rack up posessions like they're going out of fashion.

In simple French, grigg looks to be a real goer.

Hopefully he'll get a few senior games throughout 2007 so we can see what he's made of. :)
 
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Re: 16. Shaun Grigg

XXX KINGS said:
A bit about my buddy Shaun Grigg:
  • Selected by Carlton with it's thrid pick (no.19 overall) in the 2006 Nationl draft
  • Played TAC with North Ballarat
  • Played with Victoria Country at the 2006 under-18 championships winning all australian honours for his efforts
  • Has good pace highlighted by a strong showing at last year's draft camp
  • Has great ball winning ability
  • Most suited to midfield or half back at the moment
  • Arouses me
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LOL.

Here is a little exercise i did for the phantom draft results thread last november. XXX hope you don't mind be 'sabotaging' your buddy.

Shaun Grigg - North Ballarat Rebels - 190cm, 79kg:

2006 TAC Stats
14 games
Averages:
24.6 posessions (19.1k, 5.5h)
4.2 marks
3.3 tackles
69.3% disopsals effective

Totals:
23 goals 12 behinds
10 times named in best


Not bad stats....compared with another TAC midfielder, Travis Boak who was taken at #5 by Port (granted they are quite different types of players):

2006 TAC Stats
10 games
Averages:
22 posessions (14.8k, 7.2h)
4.3 marks
3.3 tackles
74.5% disopsals effective

Totals:
7 goals 14 behinds
7 times named in best


Grigga's effectiveness percentage is a bit down but one advantage he does have is a high kick to handball ratio. And he has a nice raking left foot, so hopefully this will give him a high hurt factor, combined with his footspeed, we should have some nice quick delivery into the forwards when he is playing off a wing. He also likes to move forward and slot a goal, something we desperately need to take some pressure off the goal kicking load of the tall forwards.
 
Re: 16. Shaun Grigg

Good stuff Gilly:thumbsu:

May the Grigg be with you, there is a little bit of Grigg in us all.
 
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Re: 16. Shaun Grigg

Bit disappointed that he didn't get a game yesterday, but being named in the extended squad shows me that he is doing enough on the track to be considered.

As this is his first few months at the club, that is a positive already, good to see.

Hopefully we see him a few times in the senior team in 2007.
 
Re: 16. Shaun Grigg

gonna be an absolute star. Miles ahead of anyone else in the reserves and was BoG in the practice match last week
 

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Re: 16. Shaun Grigg

He's one of the picks i'm most excited about seeing play.

Would love to watch him run off Half back, because I've been frustrated over the few years with our lack of pace. We now have guys like Bower, Walker, Grigg, Anderson, Benjamin who are quite fast and i really hope Pagan plays two of those kids this weekend, just to give them a run and see what they can do.
 
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AndyWalkersGirl said:
He's one of the picks i'm most excited about seeing play.

Would love to watch him run off Half back, because I've been frustrated over the few years with our lack of pace. We now have guys like Bower, Walker, Grigg, Anderson, Benjamin who are quite fast and i really hope Pagan plays two of those kids this weekend, just to give them a run and see what they can do.
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I'm sure Grigg will get his chance at some stage this year. A very astute pick by WH IMHO, and someone that links up well between HB and HF
 

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Re: 16. Shaun Grigg

Why you ask am i posting about Shaun Grigg?
Last night during the 3rd qtr he sat behind me and my friends i went with, he was sitting with a family friend or something like that.
We left him alone didn't hassle him or anything.
What i want to say about him was his enthuasism for the club and players out there last night was fantastic, he was like a loyal and passionate Blues supporter enjoying the goals we kicked and urging the players on in the contests around the ground i have to admit i am very blaze' about the whole preseason comp, but even i couldn't help but get just a little more excited about the game when of the players not participating is getting pumped over the team he now represents.
I cannot wait for Shaun to get some senior footy soon. If his attitude last night is anything to go by he will be be hopefully a long time member of what is hopefully becoming a successful side once more. :thumbsu:
 
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Mentallo said:
Why you ask am i posting about Shaun Grigg?
Last night during the 3rd qtr he sat behind me and my friends i went with, he was sitting with a family friend or something like that.
We left him alone didn't hassle him or anything.
What i want to say about him was his enthuasism for the club and players out there last night was fantastic, he was like a loyal and passionate Blues supporter enjoying the goals we kicked and urging the players on in the contests around the ground i have to admit i am very blaze' about the whole preseason comp, but even i couldn't help but get just a little more excited about the game when of the players not participating is getting pumped over the team he now represents.
I cannot wait for Shaun to get some senior footy soon. If his attitude last night is anything to go by he will be be hopefully a long time member of what is hopefully becoming a successful side once more. :thumbsu:
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Good story Mentallo. I met his dad at the praccie match on Saturday and I have to say he was a really polite, quiet and unassuming guy as well. Seem like a really nice family. You could tell his dad was very excited about the fact that Grigga had been the emergency the last two weeks and that he was close to senior selection. :thumbsu:
 

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