Jack Grimes (born 11 May 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for and is a former captain of the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
He was named as an All-Australian at the 2007 NAB AFL U18 Championships. He was drafted by Melbourne in the 2007 National Draft at pick 14, but was placed on the long-term injury list due to stress-related back problems. He made his debut in the final game of the 2008 AFL season but suffered a further back injury in the early part of the 2009 season.[1]
He returned in round 7 and played eleven games in 2009, including Round 14 against West Coast when he was awarded three Brownlow Medal votes and was nominated for the AFL Rising Star award.[2]
Jack Grimes suffered a season-ending injury in the round 7 match against the Adelaide Crows.
On 3 February 2012 he was named, alongside fellow youngster Jack Trengove as the co-captain of Melbourne Football Club. At 22 years of age he was one of the youngest ever captains in VFL/AFL history.[3] In 2014, Grimes continued on as co-captain, this time with Nathan Jones.[4] However, on 1 December 2014 it was announced that he had stepped down as the club's co-captain.[5]
Grimes was delisted at the conclusion of the 2016 season, during which he played his 100th and final AFL game.[6][7]
For the 2017 season Grimes signed with the Hurstbridge Football Club in the Northern Football League.[8]
