Dick Grant
Collingwood · “Roly”
AFL career
2 games1 goals
- Debut
- R1 1932 v HAW30 Apr 1932
- Most recent
- R2 1932 v GEE7 May 1932
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Beaconsfield in country Victoria, Dick "Roly" Grant was a powerfully built forward who briefly featured for Collingwood during the club's powerhouse era in the early 1930s. Standing 187cm and weighing 93kg—a massive size for a footballer of that period—Grant earned his nickname due to his thickset frame and played as a heavy-hitting forward pocket alongside legendary goalkicker Gordon Coventry. He broke into the senior side for the opening two rounds of the 1932 season, booting his solitary career goal against Geelong at Corio Oval, but struggled to retain his place in a team vying for another premiership. Unable to displace the club's established stars, Grant played just two senior games and a pair of matches in the reserves before his VFL career concluded.
Profile
- Born
- 25 June 1909
- Died
- 04 Mar 1997 (aged 87y 252d)
- Height
- 187 cm
- Weight
- 93 kg
Teams
- Collingwood2 games, 1 goals1932
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Beaconsfield in country Victoria, Dick "Roly" Grant was a powerfully built forward who briefly featured for Collingwood during the club's powerhouse era in the early 1930s. Standing 187cm and weighing 93kg—a massive size for a footballer of that period—Grant earned his nickname due to his thickset frame and played as a heavy-hitting forward pocket alongside legendary goalkicker Gordon Coventry. He broke into the senior side for the opening two rounds of the 1932 season, booting his solitary career goal against Geelong at Corio Oval, but struggled to retain his place in a team vying for another premiership. Unable to displace the club's established stars, Grant played just two senior games and a pair of matches in the reserves before his VFL career concluded.