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Grigg played 130 consecutive matches between 1904–14, a
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Grigg was a brilliant utility who was skilled in all facets of the game. He was a brilliant high mark and possessed fine anticipation, great style, and plenty of dash. He was regarded as one of the VFL's most accomplished and fairest players.
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1841:1885 births
1726:Dangerfield
1710:Dangerfield
1702:Dangerfield
836:Tommy Quinn
819:Emergencies
788:Interchange
779:Bill Goggin
743:Henry Young
644:George Todd
334:He died at
178:(Half-back)
106:Collingwood
52:8 June 1885
1835:Categories
1642:Ablett Jr.
1626:Ablett Jr.
1442:Ablett Sr.
1130:Fitzgerald
805:Alec Eason
800:Paul Couch
701:Leo Turner
675:Joe Slater
670:Reg Hickey
665:Dick Grigg
649:Sam Newman
580:Dick Grigg
547:References
258:The Herald
188:AFL Tables
104: vs.
27:Dick Grigg
1578:Sanderson
1546:Pickering
1418:Featherby
970:B. Rankin
906:E. Rankin
748:Doug Wade
727:Bob Davis
658:Half-back
632:Full-back
399:The Argus
186:Sources:
1594:Scarlett
1554:Riccardi
1490:Stoneham
1298:Marshall
1162:Flanagan
1154:Morrison
1050:Hardiman
1002:McCarter
986:McCarter
621:•
342:See also
296:Victoria
237:Football
206:for the
146:194 (64)
92:Drysdale
1762:Stewart
1754:Guthrie
1750:Cameron
1742:Stewart
1734:Guthrie
1718:Blicavs
1694:Blicavs
1686:Selwood
1678:Selwood
1670:Hawkins
1662:Enright
1654:Selwood
1646:Enright
1618:Chapman
1538:Hocking
1522:Hocking
1514:Hocking
1506:Hinkley
1498:Hocking
1234:O'Neill
1066:Hawking
1042:Moloney
898:McShane
369:The Age
173:Geelong
142:Geelong
102:Geelong
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1562:Graham
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1394:Clarke
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1338:Clarke
1336:1971:
1330:Goggin
1328:1970:
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1314:Newman
1312:1968:
1306:Goggin
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1296:1966:
1290:Walker
1288:1965:
1282:Farmer
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1274:Farmer
1272:1963:
1264:1962:
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1250:Wooler
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1194:Pianto
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1122:Munday
1120:1944:
1114:Knight
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1106:Arklay
1104:1940:
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1058:Hickey
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1024:1930:
1018:Hickey
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968:1917:
960:1915:
952:1914:
944:1912:
936:1911:
928:1910:
920:1906:
912:1905:
904:1903:
896:1897:
684:Centre
560:
218:Family
1786:This
1634:Corey
1610:Corey
1530:Couch
1482:Couch
1458:Couch
1410:Blake
1226:Davis
1218:Smith
1202:Sharp
1178:Smith
1146:White
1138:Mahon
1098:Grant
1082:Quinn
1074:Quinn
994:Johns
978:Jones
962:Eason
954:Grigg
946:Grigg
938:Grigg
930:Grigg
922:Young
914:Young
354:Notes
330:Death
121:Years
108:, at
97:Debut
1792:stub
1602:Ling
1586:King
1570:King
1434:Card
1322:Wade
1266:Lord
1258:West
1242:Rice
1170:Hyde
1034:Todd
1026:Todd
1010:Todd
762:Ruck
558:ISBN
125:Club
1474:Bos
1466:Bos
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