Grant Wilmot (15 October 1956 – 4 July 2016)[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[2]
| Grant Wilmot | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Wilmot with Collingwood in 1980 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1956 | ||
| Date of death | 4 July 2016 (aged 59) | ||
| Original team(s) | Montmorency | ||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 1977–1979 | Preston | 38 | |
| 1980 | Collingwood | 5 (5) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1980. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
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| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Playing career
editWilmot played his junior football at Diamond Valley Football League club Montmorency and broke into their seniors in 1974.[3] He was a member of Montmorency's 1976 premiership team.[3]
From 1977 to 1979, Wilmot played for Preston in the Victorian Football Association (VFA).[3] He played in the 1978 VFA Grand Final, which Preston lost to Prahran.[3] Wilmot, who had previously fought a professional boxing bout as a middleweight in 1976, received a six-week suspension for his actions during the game.[3][4]
He made five senior appearances for Collingwood in the 1980 VFL season.[5] His best performance, which earned him three Brownlow Medal votes, came in a win over St Kilda at Victoria Park, where he had 20 disposals and kicked four goals.[6]
Injuries brought an early end to his VFL career and he spent the rest of his playing career at Montmorency, Heidelberg West and Eltham.[3] While at Heidelberg West in 1982, Wilmot finished second, to Wayne Headlam, in the Frank Smith Medal.[3]
Coaching
editWilmot started his coaching career in his one-season stint at Eltham, where he was both a player and assistant coach.[3] Eltham defeated Epping in the Division 2 Grand Final that year.[3] In 1990 and 1991 he was senior coach of Croydon, then head coach at Heidelberg for next two years.[3] He coached Eltham to a premiership in 1995 and returned to Montmorency as an assistant coach the following year.[3] In 1997 he was senior coach of Montmorency.[3]
References
edit- ^ http://www.croydonfootballclub.com.au/news/post/grant-wilmot-passing.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "The Grant Wilmot Story". Montmorency Football Club. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
- ^ "Grant Wilmot". BoxRec.
- ^ "AFL Tables - 1980 Stats - Player Lists". afltables.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "AFL Tables - Collingwood v St Kilda - Sat, 3-May-1980 2:10 PM - Match Stats". afltables.com. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
External links
edit- Grant Wilmot's playing statistics from AFL Tables