Barry W. Grinter is a former Australian rules football

Australian rules football

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er who played with Essendon

Essendon Football Club

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 and Richmond

Richmond Football Club

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 in the Victorian Football League

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 (VFL) during the 1970s.

Grinter played most of his football either as a ruckman

Ruckman (Australian rules football position)

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 or in defense. A left-hander, he was recruited to Essendon from Ararat

Ararat Football Club

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. From 1974 to 1976, Grinter put together 46 consecutive games and was the runner-up in Essendon's 1975 'Best and Fairest

W. S. Crichton Medal

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' award. The following year he was the club's equal third best performer in the Brownlow Medal

Brownlow Medal

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 count.

After a season as captain-coach of Hobart

Hobart Football Club

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 in 1977, Grinter resumed his VFL career at Richmond but could only manage six appearances. He went on to coach Queensland club Windsor-Zillmere

Zillmere Eagles Australian Football Club

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in both 1983 and 1984.