Les Griggs
Essendon
AFL career
99 games52 goals
- Debut
- R6 1933 v FIT3 June 1933
- Most recent
- PF 1944 v RCH23 Sept 1944
Coaching career
1 games1 wins0 losses0 draws
- First
- R11 1941 v FSC12 July 1941
Stats
Bio
Recruited from Yarragon, Les Griggs was a versatile centreman and centre half-forward whose VFL career was heavily dictated by his profession as a schoolteacher. His teaching postings frequently took him to country Victoria, forcing him to miss several full seasons in his prime and resulting in a disjointed tenure that spanned 11 years but fell just one match short of the 100-game milestone. Despite these interruptions, Griggs was a vital cog in the Essendon lineup when available, enjoying a standout 1941 campaign where he booted 29 goals, played in the Grand Final loss to Melbourne, and even filled in as caretaker coach for a single match. He concluded his time at Windy Hill by winning the Roy Laing Cup as the club's best finals player in 1944 before departing to captain-coach in the country leagues.
Profile
- Born
- 06 May 1914
- Died
- 28 May 1990 (aged 76y 22d)
- Height
- 180 cm
- Weight
- 80 kg
Teams
Coaching
- Essendon (Senior Coach)19411 games (W1 L0 D0), 100.0%
Bio
1 revisionRecruited from Yarragon, Les Griggs was a versatile centreman and centre half-forward whose VFL career was heavily dictated by his profession as a schoolteacher. His teaching postings frequently took him to country Victoria, forcing him to miss several full seasons in his prime and resulting in a disjointed tenure that spanned 11 years but fell just one match short of the 100-game milestone. Despite these interruptions, Griggs was a vital cog in the Essendon lineup when available, enjoying a standout 1941 campaign where he booted 29 goals, played in the Grand Final loss to Melbourne, and even filled in as caretaker coach for a single match. He concluded his time at Windy Hill by winning the Roy Laing Cup as the club's best finals player in 1944 before departing to captain-coach in the country leagues.