Denver Grainger-Barras
Denver Grainger–Barras | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Denver Grainger–Barras | ||
Date of birth | 17 April 2002 | ||
Original team(s) | Swan Districts | ||
Draft | No. 6, 2020 national draft | ||
Debut |
Round 15, 2021, Hawthorn vs. Greater Western Sydney, at Melbourne Cricket Ground | ||
Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Hawthorn | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2021– | Hawthorn | 5 (0) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2021. | |||
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Denver Grainger-Barras (born 17 April 2002) is a professional Australian rules footballer with the Hawthorn Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Early career[]
Denver Grainger-Barras started off at his local club Kalamunda, progressing through Auskick, before Swan Districts development coaches invited him to train with their club. Playing in the colts competition he would later step up into the seniors while still eligible for the underage competition.
He was injured in his first senior game requiring shoulder surgery.
Named in the 2018 under 16s All Australian team he represented Australia playing against New Zealand.
Selected as an All Australian in 2020 as a 18 year old Denver also managed to play in all of Swan Districts senior games in 2020.[1]
AFL career[]
Denver injured his knee in the last practice match of the 2021 pre-season.[2] This delayed his debut until round 15. He made his debut against the Greater Western Sydney on the MCG. He was subbed off in his first game after suffering concussion.
He changed his number to number 24 following his debut season.[3]
Statistics[]
- Statistics are correct to 2021.[4]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks |
Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
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G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
2021 | Hawthorn | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 37 | 17 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 0 |
Career | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 12 | 37 | 17 | 11 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ "Denver Grainger-Barras – A Swans star in the making".
- ^ "Howzat! Denver completes Hawks hat-trick of debutants!".
- ^ "A defender's tradition continues | DGB #24".
- ^ "Denver Grainger–Barras stats". AFLTables. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
External links[]
- Denver Grainger-Barras's profile on the official website of the Hawthorn Football Club
- Denver Grainger-Barras's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Living people
- 2002 births
- Australian rules footballers from Western Australia
- Swan Districts Football Club players
- Box Hill Football Club players
- Hawthorn Football Club players
- Australian rules biography, 2000s birth stubs