Chris Grant (born December 13, 1972) is an Australian Rules Football player in the Australian Football League. He was born in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia. December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Australian Rules and Aussie Rules redirect here. ... This is a page about the national league in Australian Rules Football. ... Vincent Steet Daylesford (37°20′S 144°08′E) is a town of rural Hepburn Shire in Victoria, Australia, some 115 kilometres northwest of Melbourne, in the foothills of Great Dividing Range. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ...

Grant was recruited by the Footscray Football Club (now Western Bulldogs) in 1988 and played his first AFL game in 1990 at the age of 17. Grant scored 51 goals that season, the highest amount in his team. The Western Bulldogs, formerly known as the Footscray Football Club or The Bulldogs is an Australian Football League (AFL) club based at the Whitten Oval in western suburban Melbourne, Australia, drawing its supporter base from this traditionally poor, industrial, and less leafy part of Melbourne. ...

Over the following years, Grant established himself as a respected player in the half-forward position. He earned All-Australian Honours and gained the most number of votes in the 1997 Brownlow Medal count, however was ineligible due to suspension. The Charles Brownlow Trophy, better known as the Brownlow Medal, is an annual medal awarded to the fairest and best player in the Australian Football League during the regular season (ie. ...

In 2001 he was named team captain, and was selected as a member of the Footscray & Western Bulldogs 'Team of the Century' in 2002. He relinquished captaincy at the end of the 2004 season.

Grant has played over 300 games and scored more than 500 goals throughout his career. He won the Best & Fairest Award in 1994 and 1996 (and came second in 1997, 1998, and 1999, and third in 2001). He gained third place in the 1996 Brownlow Medal. He received All-Australian Honours in 1997, 1998, and 1999. He was the leading goal-kicker in 1990 and 1994.

External links

• Chris Grant profile on WesternBulldogs.com.au
• Chris Grant statistics from RLeague