Jack Grimes – Northern Knights
Ht: 187 cm Wt: 76 kg
Junior position – Midfield/ Utility
AFL position – Midfield/ Utility
Jack Grimes is an extremely impressive person and possesses natural leadership qualities. Suffered season ending back fractures which is worrying as it is an overuse injury and one that may scare off clubs a touch.
Strengths: A ball magnet! Is able to win his own ball and has the tank to keep running and accumulate possessions. He is extremely strong in one on one contests and excels at stoppages. He reads the play well and runs to space to collect possessions.
Weaknesses: I am not a big rap for Grimes’ kicking although he often disposes of the ball under extreme pressure. He isn’t the fastest player in the TAC which means he rarely breaks lines. He is a workhorse when buyers are often looking for stallions.
Question marks: Will a lack of athleticism hold him back?
Draft Prediction: 15-40. I think his stocks may rise during testing.
Stats: TAC 2007. Grimes only played 9 games this year. However he averaged near 28 disposals per game. Unfortunately of his 209 kicks, 75 were ineffective. He only handballed 48 times which means his kick to handball ratio is about 4 to 1. I would like Grimes to kick less and use his ball winning skills to create run and free better kicks.