Australian rules footballer
| George Grainger | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | George Allan Grainger | ||
| Date of birth | (1921-07-02)2 July 1921 | ||
| Place of birth | Stawell, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 21 April 1998(1998-04-21) (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Stawell, Victoria | ||
| Original team(s) | Stawell | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
| Playing career | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1944 | St Kilda | 2 (0) | |
| Playing statistics correct to the end of 1944. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
George Allan Grainger (2 July 1921 – 21 April 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL). He played two games for St. Kilda in 1944, one of which resulted in a victory over Footscray.
Grainger was a left-footed half-back player who joined St Kilda from Stawell at the start of the 1944 season.
He was the father of Essendon player Gary Grainger.
Notes
- Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. p. 333. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
- "Australian Football - George Grainger - Player Bio".
- "ST KILDA OFFICIALS HOPEFUL". The Argus. No. 30, 467. Victoria, Australia. 21 April 1944. p. 12.
External links
- George Grainger's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- George Grainger at AustralianFootball.com